![Mossman Sugar Mill Mossman Sugar Mill](attractions/sugarmill_heading.jpg)
A sugar mill
was first erected in the Mossman area in 1883, financed by a
wealthy investor from Melbourne, but the venture did not
succeed.
In 1896-97, however, with the establishment of the first
sugarcane plantation and the opening of the Mossman Mill in its
present location, the industry was established on a firm
foundation.
Records show that by 1927 there were 148 cane growers in the
Mossman area delivering cane to the Mossman Mill for
crushing.
Cane was delivered to the mill from the surrounding district by
rail, hauled on a narrow gauge line by steam locomotives.
In the early years of production, bagged sugar was railed to Port
Douglas wharf, loaded on to ships and exported to southern
centres.
Since 1958, however, bulk sugar has been transported by road to
the sugar terminal at the Cairns export
wharves.
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