Paddy's Markets

Sydney's Paddy's Markets Haymarket

Sydney's Paddy's Markets is a commercial enterprise that has two large markets in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney's Paddy's Markets are located in Haymarket and Flemington and specialise in the sale of fruit, vegetables, fish, clothes and giftware.

The Flemington Paddy's Market is the larger site and specialises in fruit and vegetable sales. The market is the primary delivery service of these products for Sydney. The market has a wholesale sales section that caters to larger business and general sales to the public at the Sydney's Paddy's Markets. Sydney Markets is the central marketplace for Sydney's farmers to sell their fresh produce. Sydney's Markets also has Sydney Flower Market, that is the central provider of flowers to NSW and ACT florists. On weekends, Sydney's Paddy's Markets feature clothes, gifts and souvenirs. There is also Paddy's Swap and Sell Market, where vendors set up a sales stand selling a range of secondhand goods.

The Haymarket Sydney's Paddy's Markets is also located in Haymarket, beside Chinatown and is more like a traditional flea market, specialising in cheap imported clothes, giftware and also has a small section for fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood. The Haymarket Sydney's Paddy's Markets site also sells souvenirs which makes it popular with tourists.

History

In 1834, Governor of New South Wales General Richard Bourke moved the cattle, hay and grain markets to Campbell Street in the area now known as Haymarket. A "fringe" market had been set up to serve the traders & some moved to the new markets in order to keep the business that they had built up over the years. Shortly after, the markets were allowed to stay open until 10:00pm on a Saturday night. Opposite the markets, a site that was a favourite with circuses resulted in a carnival atmosphere emerging, complete with sideshow attractions.

The origin of the name is unknown, but is believed to have come from Liverpool, England. St Patrick's Bizarre in Banastre Street was Liverpool's original Paddy's Market. In the 1870s, a similar operation had been set up which was known as Sydney's Paddy's Markets. A fruit market opened in the early 1890s on the former circus site and stallholders were asked to apply for space or leave the area. Stall holders were moved again in 1938 to the No. 6 building, which was near the former site.

In the late 1960s, it was decided to move the markets away from Haymarket to a new site at Flemington, further west. As by this stage Sydney's Paddy's Markets had become, as the Australian Labor Party opposition had put it, "a feature of Sydney life", It was decided to include a new Sydney's Paddy's Markets in the new complex, which opened in 1975. Shortly after, with the construction of the Sydney Entertainment Centre, the No. 6 building in Haymarket was demolished with the markets moved into the No. 1 & No. 2 buildings.

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Market City above Sydney's Paddy's Markets
Sydney's Paddy's Markets Haymarket

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Website of Sydney's Paddy's Markets

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