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The Francis Family settled at Milton in 1885 originally from Kiama. Three sons of James Francis and his wife Mary Ann nee East served with the armed forces in in WW1, Hubert born 1886, Clifford born 1893 and Harold born 1893. James Francis operated a saddlery in the main street of Milton. Clifford George Francis born […]
World War I began on 28 July 1914 and Ellen Hughes had just applied for a Hotel license for the new Harbour View Hotel at Ulladulla. Within two months the impact of war was effecting the region with a couple of district sawmills are closing down, also the Ulladulla tannery, consequent upon altered trade conditions brought about by the war. As well as many farms stopped working.
One of the first men from Milton Ulladulla to enlist into WW1 was Bruce Wynter Warden, the second son of Winter David and Margaret Wallace Warden (nee Kendall). Bruce was born in December 1893 at his family home at Mount Airlie Milton. His brothers Wynter Wallace, Neil Wynter and David Wynter Warden followed his footsteps […]
The Lewis Brothers of Milton were the sons of Thomas Henry Lewis and his Ada Mary nee Pryce. Both Harold and Robert Lewis were born in Bendoc Victoria, with the Lewis family moving to Ulladulla region in the early 1900s and established an apple orchard at Cockwhy. Harold spent most of his life on the […]
Alick Francis Poole, was born as Alexander Poole at Milton in 1895, the son of William Poole and his wife Elizabeth nee Kells. He grew up at Milton and attended the Croobyar School, Milton School and also Burrill School, and locally known as Frank Poole. At the age of 19 years he enlisted into the […]
