Corporate entry: Sugar Mills - Ayr. Kalamia Sugar Mill, Kalamia Estate, via Ayr, 4807
Summary
The mill was established by Charles and John Young in 1882 and crushing began the following year. It is now under the control of C.S.R. Limited, following the amalgamation of C.S.R. with the previous owners Australian Estates in 1975. Few historical records survived the transfer to new offices which followed after the amalgamation. Main office:
Letterbooks. Including several legal items, July 1896, 1 volume.
Letterbooks, Seaforth Mill. January, 1896-August, 1897, 1 volume, July, 1987-July, 1907, 1 volume, October, 1909-March, 1915, 1 volume, including Engineers' reports, March, 1915-1922.
Correspondence files. Including reports, memos, statistical data, papers regarding tramline extensions, from ca.1919, 3 cartons.
Articles of Association of Amalgamated Sugar Mills Ltd, 1925, 1 volume.
Contract agreements with Japanese workers. In English and Japanese languages, April, August 1894.
Ledger balances. June, 1924-August, 1928, 1 volume.
Ledger account books, Bank of North Queensland. September, 1910-May, 1923, 1 volume, August, 1913-June, 1914, 1 volume.
Individual farm records. ca. 1933-present.
Sugar Manufacturers' delivery book. (A Commonwealth record provided to sugar mills to enter details of production). June, 1902-June, 1908, 1 volume, July, 1909-December, 1913, 1 volume, September, 1912-July, 1912, 1 volume.
Photographs. A small collection held, chiefly post second World War.