Cement Mills, Queensland

Suburb of Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia

Cement Mills
Queensland

Cement Mills

Coordinates| 28°22′44″S 151°34′29″E﻿ / ﻿28.3788°S 151.5747°E﻿ / -28.3788; 151.5747﻿ (Cement Mills (centre of locality))
Population| 11 (2021 census)[1]
• Density| 0.0273/km2 (0.071/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 4352
Area| 402.2 km2 (155.3 sq mi)
Time zone| AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)| Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)| Southern Downs
Federal division(s)| Maranoa
| Suburbs around Cement Mills:

Gore | Karara | Greymare
Gore | Cement Mills | Palgrave
Terrica | Terrica | Goldfields

Cement Mills is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cement Mills had a population of 11 people.[1]

## History

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From 1916, Queensland Cement and Lime Company, based in Brisbane, obtained its limestone from the Gore area on the Darling Downs. A mail receiving office called Cementmills was opened at the company's works in about January 1918, being renamed to Cement Mills in March 1918. It was upgraded to a full post office on 20 April 1925. By 1936, the company ceased using limestone from the area in favour of the coral from Moreton Bay.[2][3]

Gore State School opened on 20 January 1913. It was renamed Maxhill State School in 1927. In 1937 the school building was relocated to the cement mills and renamed Cement Mills State School.[4] The school closed on 21 February 1975.[5] In the 1980s, at the request of residents, the Inglewood Shire Council bought the school building and relocated it for use it as a public hall.[4] Its current location is on Cement Mills Road (28°20′30″S 151°30′18″E﻿ / ﻿28.3417°S 151.5051°E﻿ / -28.3417; 151.5051﻿ (Cement Hill State School / Public Hall)).[6]

## Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Cement Mills had a population of 13 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Cement Mills had a population of 11 people.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cement Mills (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ a b "Cement Mills – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. ^ "Queensland Cement and Lime Company/Qld Cement Limited" (PDF). Centenary Suburbs Historical Society Inc. June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
4. ^ a b Blake, Thom (May 2011). "Goondiwindi Regional Council Heritage Survey". Goondiwindi Regional Council. p. 12\. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
6. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cement Mills (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

## External links

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* "Parish of Moynalty" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. — shows the cement mill and associated infrastructure in its active period

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Towns and localities in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland

Current towns and localities|

* Beebo
* Billa Billa
* Bonshaw
* Boondandilla
* Brush Creek
* Bungunya
* Bybera
* Calingunee
* Callandoon
* Canning Creek
* Cement Mills
* Coolmunda
* Daymar
* Glenarbon
* Goodar
* Goondiwindi
* Gore
* Greenup
* Inglewood
* Kindon
* Kioma
* Kurumbul
* Limevale
* Lundavra
* Maidenhead
* Moonie
* Mosquito Creek
* Mungindi
* North Bungunya
* Oman Ama
* Riverton
* Silver Spur
* Smithlea
* Talwood
* Tarawera
* Terrica
* Texas
* Toobeah
* Warroo
* Watsons Crossing
* Weengallon
* Whetstone
* Wondalli
* Wyaga
* Yagaburne
* Yelarbon

Former localities|

* North Talwood
* South Talwood

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