Summary

Colour digital photograph of Newmarket Saleyards Administration Building.

One 360 photographs taken in the last years of the operations of the Newmarket Saleyards, culminating with the last auction held in 1987. These photographs were taken by a number of Newmarket employees and were compiled into seven albums and held as part of the Queen Victoria Markets archives.This image is from Newmarket Album 4.

D. Walpole was commissioned by the Markets Division of the City of Melbourne to photograph Newmarket Saleyards during the final days of its operations in early 1987. This photograph was used in an exhibition and published in National Geographic magazine. Vince Crupi was employed by the City of Melbourne. He photographed the final years of the Newmarket Saleyards which he then compiled into eight photograph albums. The eighth album has not been found.

The collection documents the nature of the working life, physical environment, operations and built structure of the saleyards. The photographs provide an important visual record of the following areas: aerial views of the saleyards; night operations; construction and design of the stock yards, laneways and bluestone paving; proximity to housing and Melbourne's CBD; livestock auctions; maintenance; peppercorn trees; stock dogs; buildings on site; workers; sheep and cattle; logistics of moving stock across the site.

Description of Content

Brick building with fence at the front.

Physical Description

Digital image.

Significance

Statement of Significance
This collection is a rare visual document of the Newmarket Saleyards in the final few years leading up to and including the final stock auctions in 1987. The photographs provide insight into the day to day work, organisation and physical nature of the saleyard site, and its proximity to Melbourne suburbs and CBD. These images also help provide a context for interpreting a number of the artefacts in the Newmarket collection.

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