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    • The last crush: Closure of the Moreton Sugar Mill film
    • Ossie Apps
    • Jim Attewell
    • Ross Boyle
    • Noel Brown
    • Graham Coleman
    • Vic Flatt
    • George Hadley
    • Mark Hooper
    • Murray Oakes
    • Wayne Rae
    • Joy Rickard
    The Last Crush stories
    Thursday 4 December 2003 marked the last crushing season for the Moreton Sugar Mill. It was the end of an era for the Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Nambour, the centre of the sugar industry in the area for 106 years.
    • The last crush: Closure of the Moreton Sugar Mill film

      Thursday 4 December 2003 marked the last crushing season for the Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Ossie Apps

      Ossie is a third generation cane farmer

    • Jim Attewell

      Jim was a locomotive driver at Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Ross Boyle

      Ross is a third generation cane farmer and Chairman of the Canegrowers Association

    • Noel Brown

      Noel was a fitter and welder at the Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Graham Coleman

      Graham was Project Manager at the Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Vic Flatt

      Vic was a cane grower in the North Arm area

    • George Hadley

      George was the Cane Rail Supervisor at the Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Mark Hooper

      Mark was Senior Chemist at the Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Murray Oakes

      Murray is a third generation cane farmer

    • Wayne Rae

      Wayne was a sugar boiler at the Moreton Sugar Mill

    • Joy Rickard

      Joy is a cane farmer in Yandina

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