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The old Sugar Mill, Canterbury c1885

The old Sugar Mill, Canterbury c1885

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State Library of New South Wales

[a7746046 (detail) / DL PX 148, 132]

(Dixson Library)

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State Library of New South Wales

Canterbury Sugarworks

As the earliest surviving element of the Australian sugar industry, the Sugarworks has endured a variety of industrial uses to become an intrinsic part of Canterbury's heritage.

Industrial building

Manufacturing

Canterbury

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Inner-western suburb bisected by the Cooks River which was a hub of industry during the nineteenth century. The area's first land grant was to the Rev. Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, who named it as a tribute to Canterbury in England.

Canterbury Sugarworks

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One of the oldest factory complexes in Australia, the site in Sugar House Road Canterbury has housed a variety of manufacturing and processing companies including sugar, bacon and engineering before conversion to residential apartments.