List of sugar mills in Queensland
The sugar industry is an important industry in Australia valued at $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion per annum, much of which is generated through export. Requiring a hot climate and plenty of water, sugar cane is predominantly grown in Queensland with some in northern New South Wales. Over 4000 sugar cane farms produce 32-35 million tonnes of sugar cane each year, from which 4-4.5 million tonnes of raw sugar is extracted at sugar cane mills. At 2011, there were 24 sugar mills in Australia, ranging from Mossman in Queensland to Grafton in New South Wales. Mackay Region is known for its 5 locally owned mills. They altogether produce enough sugar to support Central Queensland and Northern Queensland. They range from Racecourse Sugar Mill, Farleigh Mill, Marian Mill, Proserpine Mill and Sarina Sugar Shed.[1]
This is a list of some of the sugar cane mills in Queensland, ordered from north to south.
The sugar mills in northern New South Wales are located in Broadwater, Condong, and Harwood Island.[14]
Former sugar mills in Queensland
Poor roads and limited transport options meant that there were once many local sugar mills in Queensland. With improved transport options, many of these smaller mills closed and only the larger more economic mills remain. This list is likely to be incomplete as many mills were small and operated only for a short period leaving few records.
Name | Location | Local government area | Crush capacity [million tonnes cane per year] |
Notes | Coordinates
(may be approximate) | |
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Hop Wah Pioneer Sugar Mill | Mulgrave Road, Woree[15] | Cairns Region | First sugar mill in North Queensland, opened in August 1881, and initially owned and operated by the Hop Wah Company of Chinese investors and managed by Andrew Leon[16] | |||
Hambledon Sugar Mills | Cairns Region | |||||
Gairloch Sugar Mill | Ingham | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||
Hamleigh Sugar Mill | Ingham | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||
Ripple Creek Sugar Mill | Macknade | Shire of Hinchinbrook | [17] | |||
Macknade Sugar Mill | Ingham | |||||
Habana Sugar Mill | Habana | Mackay Region | The Habana mill operated from 1883 to 1901.[18][19] | 21°02′30″S 149°06′40″E / 21.0417°S 149.1111°E (approx) | ||
Richmond Sugar Mill | Richmond | Mackay Region | 1881 - 1895[20] | 21°04′54″S 149°08′45″E / 21.0816°S 149.1458°E | ||
Homebush Sugar Mill | Homebush | Mackay Region | 1883 - 1922[21] | 21°16′17″S 149°02′51″E / 21.2713°S 149.0475°E (Homebush) | ||
Te Kowai Sugar Mill | Mackay | Mackay Region | ||||
Palms Sugar Mill | Palms | Mackay Region | Palms was the last of the plantation mills in the Mackay district, closing in 1924.[18] | |||
Oakwood Sugar Mill | Bundaberg | Bundaberg Region | ||||
Doolbi Sugar Mill | Doolbi | Bundaberg Region | ||||
Pemberton Sugar Mill | Bundaberg Region | |||||
Invicta Sugar Mill | Bundaberg Region | There is also an Invicta mill in Giru | ||||
Qunaba Sugar Mill | Bundaberg Region | |||||
North Isis Sugar Mill | Bundaberg Region | |||||
Sharon Sugar Mill | Bundaberg Region | |||||
Windermere Sugar Mill | Bundaberg Region | |||||
Central Sugar Mill | Yengarie | Fraser Coast Region | The ruins of this mill are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[22] | 25°32′02″S 152°38′06″E / 25.534°S 152.635°E | ||
Yengarie Sugar Refinery | Yengarie | Fraser Coast Region | The ruins of this mill are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[23] | 25°33′40″S 152°36′58″E / 25.5611°S 152.6162°E | ||
Mount Bauple sugar mill | Bauple | Fraser Coast Region | The Mount Bauple sugar mill was established in 1896; it was the largest in the district. It closed in 1951, as the sugarcane was then being sent to mills in Nambour and Maryborough.[24][25] | 25°48′58″S 152°37′12″E / 25.816°S 152.620°E | ||
Moreton Central Mill | Nambour | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||
St Helena Island | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Sugarcane Industry | Queensland Farmers Federation". www.qff.org.au. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Our Mills". www.mkysugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- 1 2 3 4 "Msf Sugar". www.msfsugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Mulgrave Mill | Msf Sugar". www.msfsugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Welcome to Tully Sugar Limited". www.tullysugar.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Wilmar Sugar Mills - Our Mills". www.wilmarsugarmills.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Inkerman Sugar Mill | Biomass Producer – Bioenergy information for Australia's primary industries". biomassproducer.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- 1 2 "Sugar Milling | Bundaberg Sugar". www.bundysugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Isis Central Sugar Mill - Home". www.isissugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Isis Central Sugar Mill - Chiders QLD.". www.isissugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Maryborough Mill | Msf Sugar". www.msfsugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ "Rocky Point Sugar Mill". www.heckgroup.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Introduction". www.heckgroup.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Contact". www.nswsugar.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ↑ Cairns Post Limited (1931), The life of A.J. Draper, The Cairns Post, p. 25, retrieved 10 April 2016
- ↑ "EARLY NORTH QUEENSLAND CAIRNS & HINTERLAND". Townsville Daily Bulletin. LXXV. Queensland, Australia. 3 January 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Row of Street Trees (entry 602349)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Habana Tramline Causeway and Wharf Site (entry 602749)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Habana Sugar Mill, 1883-1902". www.mackayhistory.org. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ "Richmond Mill Ruins (entry 601281)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Homebush Sugar Mill, 1883-1922". www.mackayhistory.org. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ↑ "Central Sugar Mill Ruins (entry 602488)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Yengarie Sugar Refinery ruins (entry 600970)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Tiaro Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mount Bauple Central Mill". Bauple Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links
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