Boer goat herd a launching platform for Blackall brothers

Sally Gall
Updated August 29 2021 - 1:35pm, first published March 15 2017 - 9:07am
An inquisitive young nanny butts in on the photo session with Clay Armstrong at feeding time in their Blackall yards.
An inquisitive young nanny butts in on the photo session with Clay Armstrong at feeding time in their Blackall yards.

Australia’s first millionaires might have bankrolled their ambitions with Merino wool, and Sid Kidman and his ilk used cattle as their stepping stone to wealth, but Blackall teenagers Clay and Zac Armstrong are hoping that goats will make their fortunes.

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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