Newmarket Saleyards, Kensington 1980
CHAPMAN, Andrew
Registration number
1900738
Artist/maker
CHAPMAN, Andrew
Title
Newmarket Saleyards, Kensington
Production date
1980
Medium
digital file (scanned negative)
Credit line
Purchased 2024
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
© Andrew Chapman Photography
Keywords
Andrew Chapman, 1980, Newmarket Saleyards, Kensington, farmers, stockmen, auctioneers
Summary
This photograph by Andrew Chapman was taken at Newmarket Saleyards in Kensington, 30 July 1980. The image captures auctioneers and their assistants atop the saleyards on walkways that give them a view across the cattle and sheep to the buyers. The Newmarket Saleyards, which opened in 1887, were officially closed on 1 April 1987.