![]() ![]() The town and the time he spent there as a young boy left a lasting impression on him. It was here in Hoffman’s Mill that my Pop, Reece and his siblings grew up. 8 Mill in Holyoake and years later moved his young family to Hoffman’s Mill. Like father like son, William started his working life at the No. ![]() At times the family left the Mills and moved to more inhabited towns but they always seemed to return to the bush. My Great Great Grandfather, Edward Nicholson worked at Mornington Mill for many years and his son, William Nicholson (my Great Grandfather) grew up there. You don’t have to look long at the Nicholson branch of my family tree before finding a longstanding connection to the old sawmill towns in the South West. ![]()
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