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Plaque
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
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -18.651944
Long: 146.158611
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry
Approx. Event Start Date:1870
Approx. Event End Date:1970

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1970
Front Inscription

Presented 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.

Source: NRUM,MA
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