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NameBravellaTypeFarmResidenceGeolocation^[1] Last edited by: Will Chittick

DescriptionWilliam James arrived in Australian from ‘St Ives’, England in the 1850’s.

William built ‘Penrose’ homestead for the Evans family at Dapto, and based his own home ‘Bravella’ on this design.

‘Bravella’ means ‘hills and vales’ in the Cornish dialect.

‘Bravella’ was situated on part of the Bassett-Darley Estate, Shellharbour, a portion of D’Arcy Wentworth’s grant. The James family settled on the Bassett-Darley Estate c.1856. William James was a successful dairy farmer, purchasing stock from Andrew McGill to build up his herd.

William and Elizabeth James lived at ‘Bravella’ from the time of their marriage in 1863 until William’s death in 1888. William’s son, Thomas James and his wife, Rachel Welbury Arnold, lived at ‘Bravella’ from 1890-1909 until building the nearby ‘Rosemont’ farmstead. Another son John lived on the neighbouring farm 'Kurrawong'.

External LinkBravella Fig Trees 1882

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'Bravella' and 'Kurrawong'

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Elizabeth Sarah James (nee Wenham)

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Bravella Gate Post

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James Road Fig Trees

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James, Thomas

James, William

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Bravella Painting (Copy Only)

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Painting of 'Bravella', by descendant, Gwen Thomas.

Copy donated by Loma Nash.

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