Milsons Point on the opposite side of the harbour, is now the home to Luna Park fairground that opened in 1935, which in turn is host to a steam driven galloping horse carousel that was built in England around 1900. The Sydney's Coney Island is a fun park, almost all intact from the opening of the Park in 1935. The current park buildings covers the ground occupied by the station from 1915 to 1932.
James Milson (1783-1872), wes born in Lincolnshire, England. He arrived in Sydney in the Albion in August 1806 and obtained employment on a farm at the Field of Mars (near Ryde). In 1810 he married Elizabeth Kilpack his employer's daughter; he then described himself as 'servant and labourer'. His eldest son, also James, was born at the Field of Mars and went on to become one of Sydneys most progressive businessmen. Keenly interested in charities of various kinds, Milson was a director of the Sydney Sailors' Home and of the Benevolent Asylum. In 1881 he founded the Oberlin Friendly Aid Society 'to give friendly aid to cultured persons now indigent'.
Like his father he was an enthusiastic yachtsman from the 1830s onwards and in 1862 was first vice-commodore of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and commodore in 1863.
James Milson (1783-1872), wes born in Lincolnshire, England. He arrived in Sydney in the Albion in August 1806 and obtained employment on a farm at the Field of Mars (near Ryde). In 1810 he married Elizabeth Kilpack his employer's daughter; he then described himself as 'servant and labourer'. His eldest son, also James, was born at the Field of Mars and went on to become one of Sydneys most progressive businessmen. Keenly interested in charities of various kinds, Milson was a director of the Sydney Sailors' Home and of the Benevolent Asylum. In 1881 he founded the Oberlin Friendly Aid Society 'to give friendly aid to cultured persons now indigent'.
Like his father he was an enthusiastic yachtsman from the 1830s onwards and in 1862 was first vice-commodore of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and commodore in 1863.
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