Cattle Showing
in Coonamble
When the first squatters came to the Coonamble area they brought with them cattle and horses and little else, the cattle were carried on large unfenced 'runs' but provided the income for the fledgeling community. It didn't take long for them to be over run by sheep, but cattle have remained an integral part of the agricultural production of the district ever since. While they may not have had the economic importance that sheep and more recently crops have, since those first years they have always been a backbone of agriculture here. Despite the area having experienced droughts, pandemics and the like, it has not hindered the quality of the cattle produced in the district however, as a visit to the cattle ring during each years show will attest.
