The Auction

The auctioneer and his team are in the blue outfits facing the bidders and audience. From left to right they are: the man who dobs the blue paint on sold animals; the record keeper; one of the spotters who watches for bids; the auctioneer; and the second spotter.

Beef Anyone?

July 25th 2014
Today is the day for the Cattle Sales so we set off for Gracemere, about 15 km away, where the largest saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere are located. We parked and walked past lots of empty pens to the area where the action was taking place at the far end of the lot. Cattle were mostly in breed groups of 10 to 12 head per pen, which they sold as one lot, with the occasional pen having only 4 or ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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