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The Beach family ultimately moved from Melbourne to Zeehan, Tas in 1892. The family including Albert, Lucy, Walter and Ernest spend a period living in the mining area of the West Coast of Tasmania. Given the prominence of mining in the Forest of Dean area, this may have been a natural attraction for them to seek out a living.The earliest record of them living in Zeehan relates to a court hearing involving Milson over a disputed payment for goods in 1892. Milson had started another building business with his eldest son Albert and in June 1895 there is a record of Hubert Beach, the second eldest son also working with his fathers building business in Zeehan despite his permanent residence in New Zealand in that period. Milson and Lucy were then operating the Beach Villa Commercial Boarding House in Zeehan (1898-1901) until Lucy’s health required the business to be sold.
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Milson, Lucy and their 18 year old son Walter appear to have moved to live in Hobart in February 1902. They are listed as passengers on the S.S.Mahinapua sailing from Strahan and arriving in Hobart on 27th February 1902.
Milson had a trip back to England in 1902. Milson would have been some 64 years of age at this time.SHIPPING March 4. 1902 Medic, sv (White Star line), 11,985 tons, for Liverpool, via Capetown. Passengers - booked at Hobart: For Capetown - Mr. J. O. Gage, Mr. J. S. Thirley. For London – Miss A. Brent; Messrs. A. H. Fagg, H.M.Beach, T.Stevens, C. C. Goulding. Agents-.Wm. Crosby and' Co.
In his old age Milson turned to religion and was known to have preached on a street corner in Hobart.
Milson & Lucy retire to Hobart
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The entrance to 5 Yardley St, North Hobart - the home is named "Naumai" - the Maori word for "Welcome". Hubert Charles the son who stayed on in NZ had purchased the home for his parents to live in on 27th Feb 1911 (Lucy the mother passed away on 17th July 1911); the ownership was transferred to his sister Lucy on 26th Sept 1923 (Milson the father passed away on 28th October 1922). Elizabeth and her husband Joseph Hawkes appear to have lived with Milson and Lucy during their retirement years. Their daughter Lucy Elizabeth, her husband Joseph Hawkes and the parents of Joseph Hawkes are all buried in the same family tomb in Cornelian Bay cemetery, Hobart.
