Mr. John Blackburn, who owns the Settlement in Milton, is the patron of the Milton 150 celebrations. The Blackburns were one of the pioneer families of the district.
The beautiful logo on the left depicts the Cedar and Dairy industries of the pioneer days of the district.The logo for the 150th anniversary was designed by graphic artist Robert Bruce Williams, the great, great, great grandson of George Knight the first postmaster of Milton in 1860. He, George Knight, is also credited as being one of the people who gave Milton its name.
Myrtle Forest Farm, formerly 176 acres of Crown Land, was purchased by John Whatman in 1852. His house was located near the giant Fig tree in what is now Mick Ryan Park.
In 1857 Whatman sold part of his farm to John Booth and gave land to establish St Peter & St Paul Church of England.
John Booth's purchase led to the founding of the private township of Milton in February 1860, when 60 ¼ acre lots were sold by auction
Milton was known as The Settlement. Ulladulla was The Boat Harbour and the district was known as Ulladulla.
George Knight came to Milton in 1859 and is credited with giving Milton its name. He became the town's first postmaster in 1860 following Booth's subdivision.
Some say that it was John Booth who named the town after noticing a book of John Milton's poetry on a table.
John Booth named the new streets Thomas and Charles after his father and son, Church where the present Anglican Church is situated, Wason after a pioneer landowner and JP, Myrtle after John Whatman's Myrtle Forest Farm and Croobyar from the aboriginal name for 'Place of the Possum'.
Milton Park at Bowral was named by Anthony Hordern, grandson of John Booth.
In 1924 the Milton War Memorial was dedicated and the associated 'Back to Milton' celebrations occupied a whole week.
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