Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

State Abattoirs

Abattoirs developed at Lidcombe to replace the public abattoir at Glebe which featured prominently in the Royal Commission into Noxious and Offensive Trades in 1882. They were closed in 1988 and much of the site was redeveloped as Sydney Olympic Park.

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Milestone
Constructed
1910 - 1916
Opened
1916
Closed
1988
Type