THE Sydney Markets celebrated its 30th annual cherry auction in 2009 by raising more than $58,000.
The symbolic first tray of cherries for the season fetched a top bid of $25,000 from Paul Lahood, Uncle Tony's at Sydney Markets, on behalf of buyers Billy, Louise and Jake Cassar, the then new owners of Enrico's Kitchen at Wetherill Park and Dry-It at Huntingwood.
It was the third time the family had been the highest bidder.
A further $33,614 was raised for other sale items put under the hammer by celebrity auctioneer and long time Cherry Auction supporter, Glenn Wheeler.
These pictures from the past are part of Good Fruit & Vegetables' flashback series, looking back at the magazine's 30 years of publishing.
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