Waterview, Queensland
{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Bundaberg}}
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Waterview is a neighbourhood in Bundaberg North, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia on the north bank of the Burnett River.
History
In 1868, Samuel Johnston established a sawmill at Waterview, downstream from Steuart and Watson holdings. This sawmill enabled Waterview to kickstart its lumber industry.{{cite web|title=History of Bundaberg|url=http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/discover/our-history/bundaberg|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-date=17 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217191305/http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/discover/our-history/bundaberg|url-status=dead}}
After Waterview sawmill was established, Samuel Johnston built the Waterview sugar mill. In 1872, commercial sugar cane production began in Waterview. The sugar industry was also supported by plantations that belonged to mill owners and plantation owners.{{cite web|title=The History of Bundaberg|url=http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/discover/our-history/bundaberg|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-date=17 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217191305/http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/discover/our-history/bundaberg|url-status=dead}}
Waterview Distillery
In 1892, Waterview sugar mill began operating its own distillery. The distillery’s products, which were called Waterview rum, directly competed with those from Bundaberg Distillery.{{Cite web |date=2014-01-17 |title=Waterview Rum Hunter |url=https://waterviewrummer.wordpress.com/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Waterview Rum Hunter |language=en |archive-date=12 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112101933/http://waterviewrummer.wordpress.com/ |url-status=live }}
In 1903, the Waterview surgar mill was destroyed by floods, and had to cease operations.{{cite web|last=Ackland|first=Tony|title=Home Distillation of Alcohol|url=http://homedistiller.org/intro/comm362/ChapterThree-c}} In addition, the Waterview sawmill, with £300 worth of sawn and dressed timber and £500 worth of logs, was destroyed. The Bundaberg Foundry also received serious injury.{{cite web|title=The History of Bundaberg|url=http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/discover/our-history/bundaberg|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-date=17 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217191305/http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/discover/our-history/bundaberg|url-status=dead}}
Mr. Samuel Johnston lost 230 out of 280 acres of his land during the flood.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3507997|title=THE FLOODS.|date=12 February 1890|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=10,009|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XLVI|page=3|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=15 January 2017}}
Waterview unearthed
On 11 December 2013, an excavation team unearthed a barrel of Waterview rum in Waterview estate, part of a product launch for Waterview Distilling Company's, "Unearthed" range.{{cite news|last=Young|first=Simon|title=New Spirit in Town|url=http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/new-spirit-town/2110869/|accessdate=26 December 2013|newspaper=NewsMail|date=11 December 2013|archive-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226235418/http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/new-spirit-town/2110869/|url-status=live}}