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Milton, Dunedin Region



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  • Title Milton, Dunedin Region 
    Short Title Milton, Dunedin Region 
    Publisher PacificLand Travel 
    Call Number none 
    Repository http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/new_zealand/about_destin/ 
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    Source ID S40 
    Text Happily named, Milton still centres on its mill and the solid prosperity of surrounding farmland. The work of the mill has changed, however, from grinding flour and oats to spinning yarn, and farming activities now emphasise sheep-raising and mixed farming. It was late in 1857 that Peter McGill's flourmill began operations by the east branch of the Tokomairiro River. An oatmill was added and as millhands began to build homes near the mill a settlement took shape. 
    Linked to (1) Alexander WALKER