27-471: Fairymead Sugar Plantation was a sugar plantation in Fairymead , Bundaberg Region , Queensland , Australia. It was established by Ernest Young together with his father Henry and brothers Arthur, and Horace. It was one of Bundaberg's earliest independent sugar plantations and had one of its earliest sugar mills. The origin of Bundaberg's sugar industry dates back more than 100 years to the introduction of
54-594: A 4.1-square-kilometre (1.6 sq mi) area with a population of 1,192 was split from the Division and incorporated as the Borough of Bundaberg under the Local Government Act 1878 . In 1902, the municipality constructed waterworks and water supply facilities at a cost of £22,492. The reservoir capacity was 6850 ft and the pumping power being 960,000 gallons per 24 hours. With the passage of
81-672: A local government entity in various forms from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the surrounding area to form the Bundaberg Region . Local government in the Bundaberg area began on 11 November 1879 with the creation of the Bundaberg Division as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 776. On 22 April 1881,
108-501: A square mile to two square miles. The introduction of the Act brought about a renewed interest in sugar cane growing and people raced to accumulate land up and down the coast of Queensland. The Brown brothers, Alfred and Arthur, were one of many who acquired land under the Sugar and Coffee Regulations Act 1864. In the early 1870s, the brothers acquired 13 square kilometres of land and developed
135-725: Is a wetland area protected within the Barubbra Island Conservation Park. The predominant land use is growing sugarcane . There is a cane tramway network through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to local sugar mills. Fairymead was originally established as the Fairymead Sugar Plantation with its associated Fairymead Sugar Mill ( 24°47′23″S 152°21′24″E / 24.7898°S 152.3568°E / -24.7898; 152.3568 ( Fairymead Sugar Mill (former) ) ). The heritage-listed house built by
162-659: Is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Fairymead had a population of 28 people. Fairymead is bounded to the north and north-east by the Coral Sea and to east and south-east by the Burnett River . Barubbra Island is an island at the mouth of the Burnett River ( 24°44′56″S 152°23′10″E / 24.7488°S 152.3861°E / -24.7488; 152.3861 ( Barubbra Island ) ). It
189-538: The 2016 census , Fairymead had a population of 33 people. In the 2021 census , Fairymead had a population of 28 people. There are no schools in Fairymead. The nearest government primary schools are Moore Park Beach State School in neighbouring Moore Park Beach to the north-west, Gooburrum State School in neighbouring Gooburrum to the south-west, and Bundaberg North State School in Bundaberg North to
216-519: The Electoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Bundaberg area be rationalised. The Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993 was gazetted on 17 December 1993, and on 30 March 1994, a portion of the Woongarra (the rest of which was merged into the new Shire of Burnett )
243-631: The Local Authorities Act 1902 , Barolin Division became the Shire of Barolin and the Borough of Bundaberg became the Town of Bundaberg on 31 March 1903. In 1909, the borough was area of 1¾ square miles, with 30 miles of streets, 1400 rate-payers, a capital value of £157,085, and collected £4597 in rates (in 1908). The indebitness of the town on account of Government loans totals £39,717 13s,
270-631: The State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). [REDACTED] Media related to Fairymead sugar mill at Wikimedia Commons 24°47′23″S 152°21′24″E / 24.7898°S 152.3568°E / -24.7898; 152.3568 Fairymead, Queensland Fairymead
297-625: The Bundaberg Sugar Company Limited. Milliquin Sugar Company Pty Limited became part of the group in 1975. In the 121 years since the first primitive sugar juice mill crushed the area's first successful cane crop, Fairymead and the sugar industry has played a major role in the development and prosperity of Bundaberg and surrounding district. Fairymead Sugar Plantation was one of Australia's largest cane farms. Fairymead Sugar Mill closed in 2005, due to
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#1732797966965324-463: The Fairymead plantation, processed by their own mill, was producing 15 long tons (15 t) of sugar daily. The Young brothers were also responsible for the introduction of a number of innovative cane harvesting and crushing techniques, many of which are still in use today. In setting up Fairymead Mill the Young brothers chose to install 81-centimetre (32 in) rollers imported from Glasgow to crush
351-704: The Sugar and Coffee Regulations Act 1864. Faced with the high cost of importing sugar from overseas, the Queensland Government wanted to find a way to encourage people to invest in sugarcane growing. The Sugar and Coffee Regulations Act 1864, was introduced into the Queensland Legislative Assembly by Charles Coxen , member for the Northern Downs . The proposed regulations of the Act permitted persons or companies to select land suitable for sugar in lots ranging from half
378-577: The annual repayment being £2532. On 22 November 1913, the Town of Bundaberg was proclaimed a city becoming the City of Bundaberg. On 21 December 1917, the Shire of Barolin was abolished and its area split between the City of Bundaberg and the Shire of Woongarra . Bundaberg grew to 45.2 square kilometres (17.5 sq mi) and was united with what was then its entire suburban extent. On 21 November 1991,
405-412: The cane instead of the standard 76-centimetre (30 in) rollers. They installed a Relieux furnace to improve processing efficiency of the raw juice and in c. 1882 , they initiated the use of Fowler's tramway system to bring cane to the mill, introducing the now universal system of cane railways to the Bundaberg district. In 1902 the Young brothers established an irrigation system to help combat
432-455: The cattle property, Tantitha. Working under the Act the brothers divided up a central section of their property into three blocks, called Jamaica, Barbados and Mauritius and experimented with the growing of sugarcane. These subdivided sections later became known as Fairymead, after a friend of the family visited the plantation and described the place as being like a "fairy mead" on a misty morning. The Brown's abandoned their venture into sugar after
459-486: The company's Bicentennial gift to the city. The Bundaberg City Council agreed to provide a site for the home and Fairymead was relocated to the city's Botanic Gardens on the corner of Young Street and Mt Perry Road. The house was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2002. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by
486-557: The effects of long periods of drought in the region and began working towards the mechanisation of the cane harvesting industry. In 1938 the Young Brothers took their first step towards the mechanisation of cane harvesting by financing the development of a new single-row cane-cutting machine. This machine was a significant advance in cane-cutting technology, capable of cutting over 200 metric tons (200 long tons; 220 short tons) per day in straight cane. This investment paid off during
513-514: The floods of 1875, which saw the land swamped and the cane trampled by cattle. They sold the 5 square miles of land devoted to sugarcane to the Young family in 1878. Arthur and Horace Young, with their younger brother Ernest, began to transform Fairymead into a profitable state-of-the-art sugar plantation. Like many others who had heard of the potentially profitable sugar industry in Queensland's north, Arthur, Horace and Ernest had no knowledge of
540-538: The labour shortages of World War II . The rest of the district also benefited from Fairymead's reduced demand for cane cutters, who were made more available to service other sugar plantations in the region. Their second step was the development of the successful two-row cane-cutting machine. This machine was a post-war development thanks to the mechanical skills of Jim Vichie and the encouragement of Charles Young (son of Ernest and Margaret Young). In 1972 Fairymead Sugar Company merged with Gibson and Howes Pty Limited to form
567-486: The milk sinking into the ground from the swap like soil from the previous flood. Most of the buildings were taken down as safety hazards but some of the old mill still remains. The middle of the mill is now used as a loco shed to house trains used for collecting cane Around the old mill, to be bought up to the Bingara mill which still runs today. Fairymead House, a grand plantation home, was built in 1890 on land adjacent to
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#1732797966965594-529: The plantation owners, Fairymead House , has been relocated to the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. Fairymead Provisional School opened on 20 July 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Fairymead State School. It closed in 1983. It was located at the eastern end of Colvins Road (approx 24°48′34″S 152°20′54″E / 24.8094°S 152.3484°E / -24.8094; 152.3484 ( Fairymead State School (former) ) ). In
621-423: The plantation. By 1883 the rougher pioneering work was done and the first major crop harvested. For the first two years, the Young's punted the juice from their crops to Millaquin plantation and sugar refinery. In 1884 they installed a clarification unit and boiling plant, which enabled them to refine their own sugar as well as the sugar crops of smaller plantations in the Bundaberg region. By the end of 1884 cane from
648-535: The plantation. It was the principal residence of Ernest and Margaret Young and other members of the Young family for over 60 years. It is a good example of the grandeur of plantation accommodation in the late 19th and early 20th century. In 1988 the Bundaberg Sugar Company Ltd gave Fairymead House to the City of Bundaberg as a building of "significant historical importance to the district" and as
675-633: The south. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North. [REDACTED] Media related to Fairymead, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons City of Bundaberg The City of Bundaberg was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland , Australia, encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the regional city of Bundaberg . The city covered an area of 95.5 square kilometres (36.9 sq mi), and existed as
702-674: The sugar industry except their father's theoretical experience. They had formerly held two sheep stations in New Zealand, but when rabbits devastated these stations in 1878, the brothers began an eight-month search for another suitable investment. Their original intent was to investigate the pastoral possibilities in Australia but they were immediately won over by the possibility of a profitable sugar industry in Queensland. Arthur and Horace began operations at Fairymead in 1880, while Ernest went to England to acquire some necessary equipment for
729-580: Was transferred to the City, more than doubling its area and increasing its population by 8,200 in 1991 census terms. On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the City of Bundaberg merged with the Shires of Burnett , Isis and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region . The City of Bundaberg included
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