• Historical Background
    • Brazil Railway Construction
    • Life in the Victorian period (1800s)
  • New Zealand
    • The Journey to New Zealand
    • Traumatic time for the Beach family
  • Melbourne, Victoria
    • Beach & Nelson Business
  • Tasmania
    • Wild West Coast
    • Beach Villa, Zeehan
  • Walter & Blanche Beach
    • Parents of Blanche
    • Grandparents of Blanche
    • Great-Grandparents of Blanche
    • The Convict Stain
    • Beach Cousins Catchups
  • Albert Lionel Beach
  • Hubert Charles Beach
    • H C Beach New Zealand Heritage
  • Ernest Victor Beach
  • Lucy Elizabeth Beach
  • Harvey Haviland Beach
  • EPILOGUE

Brazil Railway Contract

Milson served his time training as a Carpenter in the town of St Brievals some 6 miles from his birth place town of Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. After working at his trade as a Journeyman (Qualified Tradesman) for a few years he went to Brazil, South America under an engagement with Sharpe & Co, Railway Constructors.This was for a 3 year period working on the construction of the Sao Paulo Railway.

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This site created by Tony Beach a great grandson of Milson & Lucy Beach

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