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This silo could contain up to 4,372 tons of peanuts. This silo was constructed and opened during 1938 at a cost of £57,750 of which £46,000 was advanced by the Commonwealth Bank under Queensland Government guarantee. [1] [2] The Kingaroy Peanut Silos were officially opened on 1 December 1938 by the Minister for Agriculture and Stock, Frank ...
Kingaroy Shire was the centre for Queensland's burgeoning peanut industry, boasting over 550 growers and 11,500 acres (4,700 ha) under cultivation by 1928, with the town's first timber silos built in that year.
The Central Business District of the town is dominated by the Peanut Company of Australia's peanut silos (a local landmark). The Information, Art, and Heritage Precinct is located directly opposite the peanut silos. [99] The complex includes the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery, Visitor Information Centre, Heritage Museum, [100]
In the 1930s Kingaroy Shire had a burgeoning peanut industry and was a well established centre for maize production, but it was dairying that was the principal primary industry. As a measure of the industry's growth, the payment to Kingaroy factory suppliers in its first full financial year was £5723. By 1934 this had grown to £157,785. At ...
One of the best known attractions in the area is the peanut-growing district centered on Kingaroy. [4] 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Murgon is the Bjelke-Petersen Dam. Other dams in the region include Gordonbrook Dam and Boondooma Dam. Tarong Power Station and the Tarong National Park are both in the south of the Burnett.
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Holiday preparations are in full swing, and no one wants to be on the “bad” list this time of year. When it comes to our legal climate, however, Louisiana has managed just that, even after ...
The Big Peanut Tolga: 1977 [101] Big Peanut Kingaroy: 2021 The Big Pelican: Noosaville: Mounted on a motorised float in parkland next to the Noosa River. [102] The Big Pick, Shovel and Sieve Sapphire: 1999 4×2.5 m (13.1×8.2 ft) Located in front of the Blue Gem Store Van Park. Built by Barry Richardson and David Gould. [103] The Big Pie ...