John Miller, Rawlings lane Berry & Wharf Rd. Berry

John Miller, 6th generation dairy farmer farms on Rawlings Lane Berry, running parallel to the Princes Hwy. Rawlings Lane as a road, was created when the Bypass was built and 16 acres were taken from John’s farm Broughton Mill toward the upgrade. Rawlings -the name-is unknown historically, at the moment.Robert Miller was born in 1795, Erskine Scotland & migrated on the ship Othelo, arriving in Sydney August 1834 with his wife Elizabeth Muir, born 1799. They had married in Paisley Middle Church Renfrew Scotland in 1829. They arrived in Australia with 6 children Mary, William, James, Elizabeth, Robert & John.A further 3 were to be born in Australia; Ann, George & Sara. Robert’s occupation was a dairy farmer. They came down to Gerringong from Sydney in 1837.Their 2nd son William, b1823 at Paisley Scotland married Jane Miller b 1832 in 1856, Gerringong. They had 9 children, 8 boys 1 girl. Robert, John Ritchie, William H, Henry, James, George, Jane, Thomas & William Hill.William died in 1907 at Renfrew Park, their property in Gerringong.Their second eldest son John Ritchie b1859 married Margaret Bailey in Nov 1880, Gerringong. They purchased land at Robertson & had 5 children there. Then returned to Gerringong and had another 4 children. John died in 1940 at Gerringong.His 4th son William.b 1882 in Robertson was their eldest child. William married Winni Chisolm. Their son Keith J Chisolm Miller b 1923 married Nancy Morrison b 1929 -they had 4 children-3 girls and a boy. That boy is John Miller who is the participant in the recording, a 6th generation dairy farmer. Whose farm on Rawlings Lane, is a new lane built as an entry point to their property when the ByPass was built. Having lost 16 acres of their land, to the highway upgrade. The other family farm is located on Wharf Rd. Berry where the dairy operates today.Season 2 : Sponsored by Ian Zandstra from Pyree. A leader in dairying & advocacy in the Shoalhaven.Website: theresesweeney.com.au