Pleystowe, Queensland
Pleystowe is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar.[2][3][4]
| Pleystowe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pleystowe Sugar Mill, circa 1967 | |||||||||||||||
  Pleystowe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°09′15″S 149°01′06″E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4741 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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History
Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896. It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1961.[5]
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See also
References
- "Pleystowe (entry 46827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- "Pleystowe Mill". Mackay Sugar. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Pleystowe Sugar Mill". Mackay Historical Society and Museum Incorporated. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Bittersweet memories as Australia's oldest sugar mill shuts its doors". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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