3 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁mill ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁N amb our . ▁ ▁Sug ar ▁can e ▁was ▁first ▁brought ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁but ▁subsequent ▁plant ings ▁at ▁Sydney , ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁and ▁Nor folk ▁Island ▁failed ▁to ▁be ▁commer cially ▁vi able . ▁Captain ▁Louis ▁Hope ▁grew ▁a ▁can e ▁c rop ▁successfully ▁in ▁Queensland ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁first ▁commercial ▁sugar ▁mill ▁in ▁Australia ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁him ▁at ▁Or m ist on ▁and ▁interest ▁in ▁growing ▁sugar ▁can e ▁spread ▁rapidly , ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁an ▁estimated ▁ ▁were ▁under ▁can e ▁in ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁area ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade , ▁can e ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁successfully ▁established ▁further ▁north ▁at ▁Mary borough , ▁Mack ay ▁and ▁Bund ab erg , ▁where ▁the ▁war mer ▁climate ▁proved ▁more ▁suitable . ▁ ▁William ▁Clark ▁had ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁sugar ▁can e ▁growing ▁at ▁B li ▁B li ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Qu akers ▁took ▁up ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁M ool ool ah ▁River ▁and ▁Si ppy ▁Creek , ▁plant ed ▁sugar ▁can e ▁and ▁ere cted ▁a ▁cr ushing ▁mill . ▁This ▁project ▁was ▁abandoned ▁after ▁severe