Inkerman Sugar Mill

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Inkerman Sugar Mill (Home Hill, Queensland) - September 2006

The Inkerman Sugar Mill is located in Home Hill, Queensland on the banks of the Burdekin River. The mill was designed and built by the Scottish engineer J Pickering under the instruction of John Drysdale, using machinery manufactured by Geo Fletcher and Company of Derby, England. It was completed in 1914 and began crushing the following year.

In 2015, it is operated by Wilmar Sugar Australia Limited. [1]

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References

  1. "Inkerman Sugar Mill | Biomass Producer – Bioenergy information for Australia's primary industries". biomassproducer.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

Coordinates: 19°38′38″S147°24′03″E / 19.6438°S 147.4007°E / -19.6438; 147.4007