The company was established in 1914, operating a cement factory at Station Road (now Station Avenue),
Darra in
Brisbane (). From 1916, it obtained limestone from
Gore on the
Darling Downs. In the early 1930s, it built Oxley Wharf on the
Brisbane River at
Seventeen Mile Rocks (). The company had a
dredge at
Mud Island in
Moreton Bay from where they obtained
coral, which was then transported up the river to the wharf from where it was conveyed via the company's private road to the Darra factory. By 1936, the company ceased using limestone from Gore in favour of the coral from Moreton Bay. In 1969, the road transport was replaced by a 3.5 km overhead
conveyor. In 1988 the company was renamed Queensland Cement Limited following some company mergers. In 1995, the company was unable to renew its dredging licences for Moreton Bay, leading to the closure of the Darra factory in 1998 after its stockpile was completely exhausted. == Legacy ==