Hotels in Macknade, Queensland
Macknade Hotel
Macknade Hotel Located opposite Australia's oldest sugar mill, Macknade Mill.
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Former Lion Hotel
Former Lion Hotel Near Australia's oldest sugar mill called, Macknade Mill. History The Brisbane Courier reported on Tuesday 30/10/1928: HOTEL BURNT AT MACKNADE. INGHAM, October 29 The Lion Hotel, Macknade, one of the buildings which secured...
Information on Macknade, QLD
Macknade is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. Located on the Herbert River near the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 1200km northwest of Brisbane, this small community has a rich sugar industry heritage.
The town's pioneering sugar mill had its first crushing in 1874 and was later acquired by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. A strong Italian community developed, with Italian families owning many of the local cane farms by the 1920s.
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Macknade is accessible by road as a rural Queensland town. The area serves as a convenient base for exploring the broader Hinchinbrook region. Visitors can use Macknade as a staging point to explore nearby attractions including Lucinda, The Palm Islands, and Wallaman Falls.
The town provides access to Hinchinbrook Island via short boat rides from nearby Dungeness or Lucinda. Road transport is the primary means of reaching Macknade from major centers like Brisbane or Cairns.