▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Ac et ate ▁of ▁L ime ▁Factory ▁at ▁Col ms lie , ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁defence - factory ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Commonwealth ▁Ar sen al , ▁demonstrate ▁Queensland ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Australia ' s ▁early ▁defence ▁industry : ▁using ▁the ▁products ▁of ▁sugar ▁can e ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁Australian ▁self - su ffic iency ▁in ▁am mun ition ▁manufact ure . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁factory ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁Base , ▁illustr ating ▁how ▁Commonwealth ▁properties ▁could ▁be ▁adapted ▁for ▁military ▁use ▁in ▁a ▁crisis . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁buildings ▁as ▁a ▁host el ▁for ▁migr ants ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁c . 1 9 6 5 , ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁adapt ing ▁Commonwealth ▁defence ▁properties ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁house ▁migr ants ▁from ▁Britain ▁and ▁Europe ▁during ▁Australia ' s ▁post - World ▁War ▁Two ▁period ▁of ▁mass ▁imm igration . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁factory ▁network ▁of ▁the ▁Mun itions ▁Supp ly ▁Board ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁government ▁effort ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁scientific ▁and ▁technical ▁knowledge ▁base ▁for ▁Australian ▁private ▁industry . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁demonstr ates ▁rare , ▁un common ▁or ▁end anger ed ▁aspects ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁ ▁The ▁Ac et ate ▁of ▁L ime ▁Factory