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Thomas Fitzgerald was appointed government surveyor in Rockhampton in 1862. While surveying the site of Mackay, he was impressed with the potential for growing sugar. He resigned and with John Davidson started sugar plantations. The first cane was planted in 1864 and the Alexandra Mill opened in 1868, producing 230 tons of sugar that year. By 1879 the Mackay district was producing 10,000 tons of sugar per year.

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The Mackay Harbour Board office building was designed by architect Russell Gibbins. It passed into the ownership of North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited in 2009. While it met some of the criteria to be listed on the Queensland Heritage Register, due to being surrounded by bulk petrol, diesel and sulphuric acid tanks the building could no longer be used and a decision was taken in 2011 that it would not be heritage listed.

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Matilda’s cheeky wink stole the show at the Opening Ceremony of the Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games as she entered the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre. Matilda now enjoys her retirement at a fuel station at Kybong near Gympie.

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There were 39 athletics events held at the QE II Stadium between 3 and 9 Otober 1982. This is the final of the men’s 1500m. The gold went to Steve Cram (England), silver to John Walker (New Zealand) and bronze to Mike Bolt (Kenya).

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Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser
14 August 1953

SUGAR CRUSHING RATE ALMOST DOUBLED

Compared with the same time last year, the Moreton Central Mill crushing tonnage has almost doubled and both harvesting and crushing are very satisfactory, said Mr. Val Thorp (general manager) yesterday.

Up to yesterday morning cane crushed totalled to 28,887 tons. Last vteek’s crushing was 7,200 ions, and it is expected that this figure will be increased by about 400 tons this week.

Average c.c.s. is 12.97. which is regarded as particularly good.

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Cementco started life as the Australian Army amphibious operations support ship Crusader (AV 2767) in 1945 and carried equipment between New Guinea and Australia. In 1947 she was sold to the Queensland Cement and Lime Company. Renamed Cementco, she carried dredged coral from Moreton Bay to the company’s cement factory at Darra. After retirement in 1984 a buyer could not be found, so the hulk was sunk as a dive wreck at Flinders Reef off Cape Moreton in 1986.

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The Boonah Butter Factory opened in 1916 and was the largest butter factory in the Southern Hemisphere. It closed in 1974 due to declining production and is now occupied by a shop. The building is on the Scenic Rim Regional Council Local Heritage Register.

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Queensland Times
17 May 1950

GATTON COLLEGE MILKING WINS

Gatton College had outstanding success in the milking and butter fat competitions. It took major ribbons with eight prizes in all – two championships, two firsts, and two seconds. A college bred cow – Thorn 6th – won a treble. There were 37 entrants in the various milking classes.

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