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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 394873 Millaquin and Yengarie Refinery, Bundaberg, 1888.jpg en Millaquin and Yengarie Refinery Bundaberg 1888 Yengarie Sugar Refinery on Graham Creek began operations for the firm of Tooth and Cran in the 1860s It produced meat extract before working as a sugar mill and then as a major refinery that serviced many plantations and mills in the area before closing in 1899 In 1880 Cran spent some time in Europe arranging for machinery for a new refinery he planned to build in Bundaberg This was opened in 1883 as Millaquin and Cran provided land at Yengarie for a short branch line and siding to connect the complex to the state railway In 1885 there were 40 mills and 5 distilleries along the Mary River although production and sugar prices began to fall In 1889 Cran and Company opened a crushing mill at Doolbi to provide juice to Yengarie thereby supporting the development of cane growing in the Isis area 1888 handle 10462/deriv/192488 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Black and white photographs Sugar mills in Bundaberg Chimneys in Queensland 1888 in Queensland | ||||
