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The Geelong Saleyards is a livestock exchange located on Weddell road, North Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It operated as a livestock exchange until August 2017.[1]

History

The early Geelong Town Corporation bought land for the saleyards in 1867 and opened the facility on the 6 September 1869.[2]

The Geelong Saleyards has significance as the most intact functioning 19th century municipal stock yards known in Victoria. They were the second municipal saleyards to be built in Geelong, to a layout and design by the Town Surveyor, Robert Balding.[2]

Closure

The Geelong Saleyards closed to the sale of sheep and cattle on 31 August 2017. Poultry sales closed on 30 July 2018.[3][4][5]

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