Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Canterbury Sugarworks

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.

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Milestone
Constructed
1841
Modified
1997 - 2004
Name
Alternate
Australasian Sugar Mill
Alternate
Canterbury Bacon Factory
Alternate
Canterbury Sugar Works
Alternate
Huttons
Alternate
Old Sugar Mill
Alternate
Sugarmill Apartments
2000 - 2011
Position
1840 - 1842
Property
Occupied by
1842 - 1854
Occupied by
1885 - 1890
Occupied by
1890 - 1899
Owned by
1900 - 1908
Occupied by
1900 - 1908
Occupied by
1900 - 1908
Occupied by
1908 - 1982
Owned by
1983 - 1997
Type

Canterbury Sugarworks

CC BY-SA 2.0
,
2013

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.