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Plaque
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Ian Bevege
Five concrete pillars representing sugar cane are set in a pool, and were erected at a cost of $5000 by CSR and presented to the people of Ingham to commemorate the centenary of sugar milling which commenced in Darkwater, New South Wales in 1870.
Location
| Address: | Jane & McIlwraith Streets, Ingham Memorial Botanic Gardens, Ingham, 4850 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -18.651944 Long: 146.158611 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1870 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1970 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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Front Inscription
Source: NRUM,MAPresented to the citizens of Ingham by the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.
To mark the centenary of commercial sugar milling by the company
1870 - 1970.
C. S. R. first crushed cane commercially at Darkwater, NSW 1870.
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