Mr George Green, of Lavender Bay. In 1855 James Milson Jnr returned from England with the "Mischief", an 11-ton cutter, the first English yacht in Port Jackson, which won many of the races into which it was entered. In 1859 he built the "Era" which came out in framework from England. This 25-ton yacht was one of the best-known craft in Sydney in the 1860s. In 1856-57 the first formal yachting club in Australia, the "Sydney Yacht Club" was formed with Mr Hutchinson Brown, police magistrate, as commodore, and James Milson Jnr as one of the members. Then on 8 July 1862 was founded "The Australian Yacht Club" when nineteen yachtsmen, including James Milson Jnr, met in the office of The Hon William Walker MLC who became the first Commodore. James Milson Jnr took a leading part in the formation of the association and was the first vice-commodore. Royal patronage was sought. On 27 June 1863 a letter was received from England notifying of the Prine of Wales' willingness to be patron, and designating the club as the "Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron". In 1863 James Milson Jnr was made Commodore. The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron first began to lease a property as its base in 1902 when it contained a lease on a property at Wudyong Point on the eastern side of Kirribilli Point. Wudyong Point is on the 120 acres that James Milson Snr had originally leased from Robert Campbell. The site was formally occupied by the Royal Yacht Squadron on 24 January 1903, just 12 days after the death of James Milson Jnr on 12 January 1903. (Elizabeth Warne is not used as a reference in this section as the details in her book are incorrect.) Burial Both James Milson Snr (1783–1872) and James Milson Jnr (1814–1903) are buried in St Thomas' Rest Park, West Street, Cammeray just 3.5 km inland from Milsons Point. Notes References 1783 births 1872 deaths Australian farmers History of Sydney British emigrants to Australia