The Mulgrave Sugar Mill is a sugar mill in Gordonvale, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It commenced operations in 1896. It is operated by MSF Sugar, a subsidiary of the Mitr Phol Group. [1] [2] It is also known as Mulgrave Central Mill.
The Mulgrave Sugar Mill is a sugar mill in Gordonvale, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It commenced operations in 1896. It is operated by MSF Sugar, a subsidiary of the Mitr Phol Group. [1] [2] It is also known as Mulgrave Central Mill.
Richard Blackwell was a pioneer settler in the Gordonvale area. On 18 October 1879, took up land in the Mulgrave River area known as Plain Camp, near where Gordonvale is now located. He reportedly made a gift of part of this land for the establishment of the Mulgrave Sugar Mill. The Sugar Works Guarantee Act of 1893 provided for the erection of approved Central Mills on a government loan if farmers mortgaged their land as security. After the principal and interest had been met, these Central Mills were to be handed to the growers as Cooperative Mills. The Mulgrave settler's organisation evolved from a meeting held at Tom Mackey's farm, at which Richard Blackwell was in attendance. A provisional directorate was formed with Mackey as Chairman. The original memorandum of the Association of the Mulgrave Central Mill Co Ltd dated 14 November 1893, was registered in Brisbane 20 April 1895. Signatories to this included Richard Blackwell. The nominal capital of £40,000 was increased to £60,000 in 1896. The Mulgrave Central Mill enterprise proceeded rapidly, and Richard Blackwell was one of the first directors of the Mulgrave Mill. [3]
Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the east coast of Far North Queensland. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall in Australia.
Gordonvale is a small sugar-growing town and locality situated on the southern side of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Gordonvale had a population of 6,671 people.
Edmonton was an independent township supporting a sugar mill, but is now a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Edmonton had a population of almost 11,000 people.
Aloomba is a town and a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Aloomba had a population of 529 people.
Mossman is a town and a locality in Far North Queensland, Australia, on the Mossman River. It is within the local government area of Shire of Douglas. In the 2016 census, Mossman had a population of 1,937 people.
The Shire of Mulgrave was a local government area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Cairns, covered an area of 1,718.3 square kilometres (663.4 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995, when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of Cairns.
The Mulgrave River, incorporating the East Mulgrave River and the West Mulgrave River, is a river system located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The 70-kilometre (43 mi)-long river flows towards the Coral Sea and is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Cairns.
Babinda Air Raid Shelter is a heritage-listed former air raid shelter and now public toilets at 109 Munro Street, Babinda, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built in 1942 by Mulgrave Shire Council. It is also known as Babinda Public Toilet Block. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 16 April 2010.
Alley Family Graves is a heritage-listed cemetery at Gillies Highway, Gordonvale, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1887 to 1977. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 August 1999.
Exchange Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 2 Front Street, Mossman, Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Vibert McKirdy Brown and built from 1934 to 1935. It was also known as Daintree Inn. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 November 2012.
Carlisle Favell Wordsworth was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Fishery Falls is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Fishery Falls had a population of 141 people.
Mount Peter is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Peter had a population of 92 people.
Little Mulgrave is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Little Mulgrave had a population of 249.
Wrights Creek is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wrights Creek had a population of 156 people. The origin of the suburb name is from the Wright brothers who brought cattle to Wrights Creek in the year 1878.
Meringa Sugar Experiment Station is a heritage-listed research station at 71378 Bruce Highway, Meringa, Gordonvale, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Goodsir & Carlyle, Baker & Wilde, and the Queensland Department of Public Works and built from 1914 to 1918 by Queensland Department of Public Works. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 July 2014.
The Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway was a private tram line from Cairns to the Mulgrave River in Queensland, Australia. It was built until 1897 to serve the Mulgrave Central Sugar Mill, built in 1895. The line, which led through difficult terrain including dense jungle, was built by the Cairns Divisional Board, later renamed Cairns Shire Council, at a cost of £15,319. The line originally ran from Cairns to Nelson, later renamed Gordonvale. In 1898 it was extended to Aloomba, and in 1910 it was finally extended to Babinda, over a length of 50 kilometres (31 mi). The end point in Cairns was between Spence and Bunda Street, adjacent to the Queensland Government's Cairns railway station, with which the line was connected by a short distance.
Barron is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the population of Barron was 42 people.
Packers Camp is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Packers Camp had a population of 106 people.
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