Rain prompts spirited bidding at Blackall

Sally Gall
September 16 2016 - 2:00pm
Wet weather: Buyers quickly found all the holes in long-disused gumboots when rain drenched the Blackall yards during Thursday morning's sale. Picture: Sally Cripps.
Wet weather: Buyers quickly found all the holes in long-disused gumboots when rain drenched the Blackall yards during Thursday morning's sale. Picture: Sally Cripps.

The truism “there’s money in mud” was certainly in evidence at the Blackall cattle sale on Thursday, which operated in pouring rain.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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