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The Racecourse Mill is a sugar mill located in
Racecourse Mill began operations in 1888. The refinery was severely damaged during the
Racecourse Sugar Mill 1888 -
Mackay Historical Society and Museum. {{coord, -21.1640, 149.1348, type:landmark_region:AU-QLD, display=title Mackay Region Sugar refineries 1888 establishments in Australia Sugar mills in Queensland
The Racecourse Mill is a sugar mill located in Racecourse
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, Mackay Mackay may refer to:
*Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives
Mackay may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Mackay Region, a local government area
** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region
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, Queensland
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
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and is one of the largest sugar refineries in Australia
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. Other sugar cane mills located in the Mackay Region
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869.
It has an estima ...
include; Marian Sugar Mill, Pleystowe Sugar Mill, Farleigh Mill and Plane Creek Mill at Sarina. Pleystowe Mill was the oldest surviving mill in the district but closed in 2008.
History
Racecourse Mill began operations in 1888. The refinery was severely damaged during the 1918 Mackay cyclone
1910–11 cyclone season
Cyclone 1 (1910)
A cyclone hit Queensland, Australia near the city of Cairns.
Cyclone 1
On 19 November 1910, a cyclone touched land in Western Australia when it had a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It passed dir ...
.
Current production
The amount of sugar produced at Racecourse Mill is about 1.7 million tonnes per year. Today, Marian, Racecourse and Farleigh are one of the largest sugar refineries in Australia. Plane Creek Mill is one of the oldest mills in the district, located in Sarina, Queensland. It has been announced that The Marian Sugar Mill is the largest sugar mill in Queensland, with crushing at the most and full throttle 3.65 crushing per year, making it the largest sugar refinery in Australia as well.Bagasse
Bagasse ( ) is the dry pulpy fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane or sorghum stalks to extract their juice. It is used as a biofuel for the production of heat, energy, and electricity, and in the manufacture of pulp and building ...
is burned to produce electricity at the mill.
See also
*List of sugar mills in Queensland
The sugar industry is an important industry in Australia valued at $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion per annum, much of which is generated through export. Requiring a hot climate and plenty of water, sugarcane is predominantly grown in Queensland w ...
*Agriculture in Australia
Although Australia is mostly arid, the nation is a major agricultural producer and exporter, with over 325,300 employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing as of February 2015. Agriculture and its closely related sectors earn $155 billion-a-y ...
*Economy of Queensland
The economy of Queensland is the third largest economy within Australia.
Queensland generated 19.5% of Australia's gross domestic product in the 2008-09 financial year. The economy is primarily built upon mining, agriculture, tourism and financia ...
* List of tramways in Queensland
List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:
* Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
* Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ...
References
External links
Racecourse Sugar Mill 1888 -
Mackay Historical Society and Museum. {{coord, -21.1640, 149.1348, type:landmark_region:AU-QLD, display=title Mackay Region Sugar refineries 1888 establishments in Australia Sugar mills in Queensland