Cement Mills is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cement Mills had a population of 13 people.[1]

Cement Mills Queensland
Cement Mills
Coordinates	28.3788°S 151.5747°E / -28.3788; 151.5747 (Cement Mills (centre of locality))
Population	13 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.0323/km2 (0.084/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

History

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 (28.3417°S 151.5051°E / -28.3417; 151.5051 (Cement Hill State School / Public Hall)).[6]

In the 2016 census, Cement Mills had a population of 13 people.[1]

References

External links

• "Parish of Moynalty" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) — shows the cement mill and associated infrastructure in its active period