TitleLetter Between Department Of Education And William JamesDocument TypeDocumentDate1880DescriptionLetter Between Department Of Education And William James.
Correspondence regarding proposed building sites for Minnamurra Public School between Mr Miller, Under Secretary, Department of Education, and William James, Minnamurra (Dunmore), Shellharbour.
Refers to 2 acres of land resumed from George Laurence Fuller for the purpose of building a new school.
Letters dated 19 May 1880, No 219, and 24 May 1880.Provenance and SignificanceWilliam James and Elizabeth (nee: Wenham) settled on the Bassett Darley Estate about 1856. They called their home at Dunmore, ‘Bravella’, meaning hills and vales a Cornish dialect.
William was heavily involved with the Wesleyan Church and local government, was Mayor of Shellharbour Municipality 1870 to 1871, and an Alderman from 1859 to his death in 1888. He also assisted with the building of the Churches, Presbyterian, Methodist and St. Paul’s Church of England in Shellharbour.
Minnamurra Public School replaced the old Peterborough School, which was situated on the rise on the hill, on the opposite side of Swamp Road.
Minnamurra School opened in 1883 on land resumed from George Laurence Fuller.DonorShellharbour City Council
Letter Between Department Of Education And William James (1880). Shellharbour City Council, accessed 13/10/2024, https://discovershellharbour.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/13099
