Global InformationBoonah Butter Factory information
| Boonah Butter Factory | |
|---|---|
 Part of the site is currently a shop | |
| Type | food production |
| Location | Boonah |
| Coordinates | 27°59′44″S 152°40′55″E / 27.99556°S 152.68194°E |
| Built | July 1916, January 1933 |
| Built for | Dairy products |
| Current use | store, art studio and gallery |
| Architect | Robert Kerr, Duncan Saxelby, T.R Hall and Phillips |
  Location of Boonah Butter Factory in Queensland  Boonah Butter Factory (Australia) | |
The Boonah Butter Factory is a heritage-listed former butter factory in Boonah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. Constructed in 1916, it is a prominent landmark at the intersection of Boonah-Rathdowney Road and Railway Street on the northern entry to Boonah. During the first part of the twentieth century, it was one of the most modern butter factories in the Commonwealth,[1] the largest butter factory in the Southern Hemisphere,[2] had the second highest output of butter in Queensland and was a major supplier of dairy products to Brisbane.[3] The former Boonah Butter Factory office, which is currently the premises of Flavours Cafe,[4][5] is on the Local Heritage Register of the Scenic Rim Regional Council in acknowledgement of the site's historic, aesthetic and cultural significance.[6]
The Boonah Butter Factory is the sole surviving cream factory or butter factory in Boonah and is one of the most historic buildings in the region.[7] It has served as a studio and gallery space for local and international artists for over twenty years [8][9][10][11][12][13] and has been identified by the Scenic Rim Regional Council as a developed attraction in the region.[14] The former loading platform for the factory is a fruit and vegetable store.[15]
The factory was an essential industry in the region.[16] It was a gauge for the progress of the district, responsible for the generation and supply of electrical power to Boonah and responsible for pumping water to tanks throughout the township to assist in fighting fires.[17][18][19][20]
It is the first of two dairy factories known to have been designed, in part, by Thomas Ramsay Hall of the architectural firm T.R. Hall and Phillips and is the only one to remain in situ.[21] The second factory designed by T.R. Hall was constructed in 1936 for the South Coast Co-Operative Dairy Association in Southport and was demolished in 1972 to make way for the Australia Fair Shopping Centre.[22] The Boonah Butter Factory is one of the four original factories managed by the Queensland Farmers Co-Operative Association, including those located at Grantham, Laidley and Booval.[23][24][25][26]
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- ^ "Cathy, Rachael & Felicity: artists on the fringe - She Brisbane". 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Queensland and Queenslanders: incorporating prominent Queenslanders" (PDF). National Centre of Biography. Australian History Publishing Company. 1936. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Designs, Pipsqueak Web. "About the Flavours Cafe in Boonah, Queensland". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Cotes, Alison (18 November 2013). "Highway hideaway : Some old buildings never die -- they just take on a new personality, especially in far-sighted country towns". The Courier Mail.
- ^ Scenic Rim Regional Council Local Heritage Register (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Open Studios Boonah & Kalbar Archived 2 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Visit Scenic Rim. Scenic Rim Regional Council. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Cathy, Rachael & Felicity: artists on the fringe". She Brisbane. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "ABS Art Studios - Boonah - Museum/art gallery - Placedigger". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ pfoley. "Artists say welcome to visitors". Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Sorensen, Rosemary (30 October 2002). "Hobby Horse : A Scotsman's metal steed has done the bolt to Bondi, putting Boonah on the map". The Courier Mail.
- ^ Gorman, Alice (21 May 2011). "Full Metal Talent". The Gold Coast Bulletin. p. 14.
- ^ Saint Martin, Marina (5 May 2012). "Step inside". The Gold Coast Bulletin. p. 23.
- ^ Dredge, Diane; Ford, Emma-Jane; Whitford, Michelle (2011). "Scenic Rim Regional Tourism Strategy 2011 - 2016". Prepared by the School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Southern Cross University for Scenic Rim Regional Council: 28. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Motorhome road trip with Wendy Hall". 17 January 2012.
- ^ "EFFECT OF POWER RATIONING IN THE COUNTRY". Queensland Times. No. 18, 592. Queensland, Australia. 5 July 1946. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "INSTITUTIONS". Queensland Times. Vol. LXX, no. 13766. Queensland, Australia. 2 May 1930. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CLOSE CONTRACT". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXIX, no. 16, 267. Queensland, Australia. 11 January 1939. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BUTTER FACTORY BAROMETER OF DISTRICT'S PROGRESS". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXIV, no. 14, 809. Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1934. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BOONAH'S SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY". The Courier-mail. No. 1673. Queensland, Australia. 11 January 1939. p. 3 (Second Section.). Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hall Family : Thomas Ramsey Hall (2.1.1877 to 15.12.1950) (Manuscript) (LHM 5539 ed.). City of Gold Coast City Libraries Local Studies Collection.
- ^ "MINISTER OPENS NEW FACTORY". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 5 November 1936. p. 7 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 11 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Buttery Factory's Rich History". Queensland Times. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Farmers' Co-operative". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 28 August 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 5 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Grantham Butter Factory" (PDF). Lockyer Valley Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Talbot, Don. "The Grantham Butter Factory : A brief history". The Rotary Club of South Toowoomba. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.