Queensland cotton industry celebrates 100 years of growth

Updated July 4 2022 - 11:41pm, first published January 23 2022 - 8:00am
The first gins erected by Queensland Cotton in 1922 were in Brisbane and this one in Rockhampton. The gins were designed on the Lummus automatic system averaging three bales per hour. Pictures supplied.
The first gins erected by Queensland Cotton in 1922 were in Brisbane and this one in Rockhampton. The gins were designed on the Lummus automatic system averaging three bales per hour. Pictures supplied.

One of the most significant organisations in the development of the cotton industry in Australia has celebrated its 100th birthday.

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