A Virtual Tour of a 152-Year-Old Sugar Mill in Australia

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Macknade Mill is the oldest operating sugar mill in Australia. Started up in 1873 and running continuously since, it is situated on the banks of the Herbert River, 12km north-east of Ingham. Under different owners, the mill has had several major upgrades over the years.

Today, the mill crushes an average of 1.5 million tonnes of sugarcane a year, to manufacture about 191,000 tonnes of raw sugar – an amount that could be used to produce nearly 5.5 billion cans of Coca-Cola!