Biographical entry Hope, Louis (1817 - 1894)

Summary

Louis Hope established the sugar industry in Queensland, and set up a mill in Ormiston with his first sugar being produced in 1864. He also supplied plants for the experiments of John Buhot. After a milling dispute in 1875 Hope dismantled the mill and sold it, returning to England in 1882. Ormiston House is now owned by the Carmelite Sisters and on the front lawn is a memorial to Hope, erected by the sugar interests in Queensland.

Details

Events

1843

Life event - Migrated to Australia (colony of New South Wales)

1848

Life event - Moved to Moreton Bay (later known as Queensland)

1853

Career position - Bought land at Ormiston and Kilcoy Station (joint ownership)

1863

Career position - Sole owner of Kilcoy Station

1865 -

Career position - Built a sugar mill and established the colony's sugar industry at Ormiston

1867

Career position - Took up extra land at Hope Island, near the mouth of the Coomera River and at Kilcoy

1870

Career position - Installed Pruche Aubry as a manager on Ormiston

1875

Career position - Sold the Ormiston mill

1882

Life event - Returned to England

Published resources

Book Sections

• Morrison, A. A., 'Hope, Louis (1817-1894), grazier, sugar planter and miller', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, pp. 418-419. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040471b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Hope, Louis', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466402. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003639. Details