Guide to the Journals of Louis Hope (as filmed by the AJCP), 1843-1857

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Summary

Collection number:

M980

Creator:

Hope, Louis, Hon.,

Extent:

4 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

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Background

Content Summary:: The material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes: journal of the voyage from England to Sydney March to August 1843; diary May 1844-May 1845 containing an account of a voyage on HMS Thalia, sailing first to Tahiti, then to Hawaii; Book lists on various topics such as natural history and geography, followed by a note that Hope settled at Molong, New South Wales, in 1846, although there is no record of his time there; journal January-May 1851 kept during a voyage from Sydney to England on the General Hewett, when he took as part of his baggage lizards and small Australian birds to give to the Zoological Gardens, plus three emus to grace the lawns at Hopetoun House; list of over 300 botanical names with location of habitat, noting which plants are peculiar to certain Pacific Islands, or are widely found; and journal February-October 1857 of daily activities on a property near Brisbane, including mustering cattle, shearing sheep, and building.
Biographical / Historical:: Hon. Louis Hope (1817-1894) was the son of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, and the great-uncle of John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, the first Governor-General of Australia. He became a captain of the Coldstream Guards before migrating to New South Wales in 1843. In 1848 he moved to Moreton Bay and in 1853 took up land at Ormiston. With his partner Robert Ramsay, he acquired Kilcoy Station, becoming sole owner in 1863. He built a substantial homestead at Ormiston, as well as a chapel and schoolhouse, and he and his family lived in a very grand manner. He played a leading role in establishing Queensland's sugar industry, erecting a mill and producing three tons of sugar in 1864. In 1867 Hope was given the right to take up an additional 2560 acres, extending Kilcoy Station and establishing another station at the mouth of the Coomera River. He sold the mill in 1875 after a dispute with his son-in-law.In 1859 Hope married Susan Dumaresq, the daughter of William Dumaresq, one of the largest landowners in New England. Hope was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1862 to 1882. In 1882 he returned to England and lived for the rest of his life at Hazlewood, Derbyshire.

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Conditions Governing Access:: Available for Access.
Conditions Governing Use:: Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.