William James & Family at 'Bravella'

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TitleWilliam James & Family at 'Bravella'Photo Number003376Datec.1873DescriptionWilliam and Sarah Elizabeth James with seven children (four of Williams, and three of their own).

William James, a stonemason, arrived in Australia in the 1850s. He settled in Shellharbour at Dunmore and built his home 'Bravella'. He purchased breeding stock from local farmer Andrew McGill and established the James Family dairy herd. William was chosen as an alderman on the first Shellharbour Municipal Council in 1859 and served as Mayor 1870-1871. He died in 1888.LocationDunmore

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William James & Family at 'Bravella'