738 Cudgen Rd, Tweed hits market through Ray White Burleigh Group South

A historic slice of the Tweed is up for grabs for the first time in more than a century – and you could say buyers have plenty of options to choo-choo choose from when building the home of their dreams.

A historic slice of the Tweed is up for grabs. Pictures: Supplied.

One of the Tweed’s largest ever land parcels – and most historic – has hit the market for the first time in nearly a century.

The property, 738 Cudgen Road at Cudgen, spans an astounding 48.6 hectares and is up for grabs through Ray White Burleigh Group South.

The property, which dates back to the 1800s when it formed part of the historic Robb & Co sugar farm, incorporated much of the old Tweed Railway line.

The Robb & Co plantation was eventually absorbed by Colonial Sugar Refining (CSR) in 1911.

The sprawling property is located not far from the new Tweed Valley Hospital. Picture: Supplied.

As part of operations, a 16 kilometre tramway was built through the cane fields to the Chinderah Wharf, with two locomotives carrying tonnes of sugar to the Tweed River for shipment every day.

The mill’s brick chimney – which sat just outside today’s perimeter of 738 Cudgen Rd – dominated the Tweed landscape until it was demolished in 1962.

Ray White Burleigh Group South agent Jessica Murphy reflected on the property’s historic charm.

“It feels strange to think that once upon a time, that clickety clack sound of steam trains, and perhaps the odd whistle in this area would’ve been very normal,” she said.

“Some of the old pictures of the tramway are just incredible, and you can just imagine the air of optimism that would’ve been in Tweed at the time as operations ramped up.

“Sugar was - and still is to an extent - the primary industry in the area, and this property was at the very heart of it.

The Tweed is dripping with history – and this property is no exception. Sugar cane workers shown working on the property in days gone by. Picture: Supplied.

“Most of the tracks are long gone – there’s only a few sections left around Cudgen and so is the mill itself, but it’s a wonderful history.

“I think it’s so important that we at least keep the memory of it alive, even in 2024.”

The property was bought by post-war settlers Hec and Ena Robertson in 1946, the last time it was publicly for sale – before they passed it onto their children and then grandchildren.

The property is not far from the new Tweed Valley Hospital. Expressions of interest are now open for the property through Ray White Burleigh Group South.