22 June 2021 - Roma

Day 13. 22 June 2021

Roma

The highlight of the day was an early morning visit to the Roma Cattle Saleyards for a free guided tour - Noeleene opted to not to join. The Saleyard is the largest livestock selling centre in Australia, and the number of visitors lined up at the entrance highlighted its popularity. Local retired graziers offer their time to take small group tours, passing on their wealth of knowledge and information about the local area and the cattle industry - it was very informative. Watching the auctioneers show their fast-paced skills was also fascinating. Today there were 4855 cattle booked in for auction, some transported from as far away as the Northern Territory. This is a highly recommended activity if ever in Roma, even if you have no real interest in cattle. After my visit to the saleyards, I headed to St Paul's Anglican Church to check out its stunning leadlight and stained glass windows. The original church was built in 1875, with the oldest windows dating back to 1876. The pipe organ is also quite amazing. A short bike around town taking in some local sights including some old buildings, the Bush Gardens, the Bassett Park Mural and the historic Lenroy Slab Hut wrapped up another enjoyable day. 

The Roma Cattle Saleyards

Twice weekly sales take place with buyers and sellers from all over Australia visiting this 50 hectare saleyard.

Our guide Jim passing on his wealth of knowledge about Roma and the Cattle Industry



Auction action



 and more action.

Sales are by cents per kg of each pen weight

Cattle of all types for sale


St Pauls Anglican Church

Amazing pipe organ, stained glass and leadlight windows 
 
Colourful windows

Colourful windows

More Bottle trees

Bassett Park Mural depicting the industries, flora, fauna and landscapes of the Roma district

Bassett Park Mural

Bassett Park Mural



Roma Court House

Roma Bush Gardens

Historic Lenroy Slab Hut built in 1893

Historic Lenroy Slab Hut

Historic Lenroy Slab Hut

Historic Lenroy Slab Hut




Comments

  1. HippofarmerJune 23, 2021 at 8:48 AM

    Nice pics Bob, good to see the Roma Bush Gardens haven’t changed we were there in 2019

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  2. HippofarmerJune 23, 2021 at 8:49 AM

    Oh, and a bit jealous you got to see the cattle sales, we will have to make more of an effort to be there on a Tue

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  3. SueCJune 24, 2021 at 7:36 PM

    Awesome experience with the saleyards! How amazing

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