Originally known as "Bomboly"
Property Details:-
"Run No. 153"
Acres - 27,000
Tumut
Mr. R. M. Shelley, the erstwhile squire of Tumut Plains, is leaving Mosman and has decided to spend his future in the fertile Valley of Tumut, the home of his nativity.- (Ref- Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954)(about) Previous issue Wednesday 3 October 1917 Next issue Previous page Page 1 )
Run details Extended from the east side of the river from Goobrangandra down to Killamicat. He established a Home stead site on the opposite side to the junction of the Gilmore Creek. His run also extended up the Gilmore Valley to the source of Gilmore Creek.
153. Shelly Wm. estate of (per Susannah M Shelley.) Name of run, Bumbowlee. Estimated area, twenty-seven thousand acres. Estimated grazing capabilities, one thousand two hundred ares
Bounded on the west by the Tumut River, commencing half a mile below Mundongaldgee hut, extending along the Tumut River to the lower end of Cockatoo; then by a tier of ranges running over to a creek called Kilmacat, crossing that creek one mile below Shelly's Kilmacat sheep station; on the north by the Pine Mountain and Wianga Range; on the east by two miles of the Brangle Creek, commencing at the Black Swamps; then by a tier of ranges extending to a flat called the Spring Sheep station; on the south a line of hills, and ranges, which separate the run from Broughton's and Whitty's runs.
George (1st) Shelley was born on the 12th October, 1812, in Parramatta, NSW. His parents were
William (1st) SHELLEY
& Elizabeth BEAN.
George (1st) Shelley died on the 1st May, 1852, in Melbourne, VIC.
In 1852, whilst travelling on horseback to Melbourne with Dr. Large, George (1st) Shelley contracted typhoid fever and soon after his arrival in Melbourne he died, leaving his widow Amelia at Tumut Plains with eight children. - (Ref- http://nomorebandaids.homestead.com/Untitled.html).
On the 1st September,1835, Mr George (1st) Shelley married Miss Amelia Matilda WADDY in (CB) St John's, Church of England, Parramatta. - (Ref- NSW BDM V18351111 19/1835). Amelia Matilda WADDY was born in 1817 at Sea. She was christened in December, 1817, in St. John's Church of England, Parramatta, NSW.
In 1829, Mr George (1st) Shelley settled on the "Bombowlee Run" a more extensive description of the area of land is described as: "27,000 acres bounded on the west by the Tumut River half a mile below Mondongaigee Hut, extending along Tumut River to lower end of Cookatoo, then by a tier of range running over a creek called Killamicat, crossing that creek one mile below Shelley's Killamicat Sheep Station, on the north side of the present township and the site for the church".
In 1839 George (1st) sold a half share of the land to his brother
William (2nd) SHELLEY and purchased the property on the southern boundry known as Tumut Plains Run
from Mr Rose.
In 1839 the two brothers purchased the neighbouring "Tumut Plains Run" from Mr Rose. Then after George's death in Melbourne his son-in-law Edward George Brown JP became the Property Manager before he and another son-in-law of George's Mr Hamelyn L Harris purchased "Wermatong" a southern section of the property.
The Shelley's built CAMELOT home stead on the property.
Proof of this purchase is in the Government Gazette dated February, 1840, where reference is made to the Shelly Brothers as owners.
Then in 1847 George (1st) submitted a set of plans to build a church, unfortunately these were never acted upon. It was ignored and in 1857, as a temporary measure, an 'Episcopalian barn' was constructed to serve the community.
A proper church was started in 1875 with the laying of a foundation stone in TUMUT
Tumut "All Saints" Church of England
1. on the 1st September, 1836. Amelia Matilda SHELLEY was born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA M, in Parramatta, NSW. - (Ref- NSW BDM V1836649 20/1836)
2. 1838 Elizabeth Jane SHELLEY was born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA M. in Parramatta, NSW. - (Ref- NSW BDM V18381970 162A/1838). In 1857 she Married Mr Lawrence ROSE in Tumut. (Ref- NSW BDM 2685/1857).
3. In 1840 Georgina Frederica SHELLEY was born on the 5th July, 1840, in Yass, NSW.
4. In 1841 Florence SHELLEY was born in NSW.
5. In 1843 Tumut George (2nd) Waddy SHELLEY was born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA M. - (Ref- NSW BDM V18431413 27A/1843). Then in 1907 SHELLEY GEORGE (2nd) W born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA M died in PARRAMATTA. - (Ref- NSW BDM 6155/1907).
6. In 1844 William John SHELLEY was born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA Matilda WADDY - (Ref- NSW BDM V18441979 30A/1844). - Then in 1922 he died in PARRAMATTA. - (Ref- NSW BDM 4322/1922).
GOLDEN WEDDING - 1918 - MARRIAGE - SHELLEY — MARTYR. — January 9, 1868, by the late Rev. C. J. Byng, at the residence of the late E. G. Brown, Esq., Blowering, Tumut, William John Shelley, Woonoona, Tumut, to Sara Maria, daughter of the late George Martyr, Esq., Goulburn. Present address: Rath-macknee, Smithfield. - (Ref- The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950)(about) Previous issue Wednesday 16 January 1918).
7. In 1847 Rowland (2nd) M SHELLEY ROWLAND M born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA M. - (Ref- NSW BDM V18471876 33A/1847). Then in 1933 Rowland M SHELLEY died in HORNSBY. - (Ref- NSW BDM 2057/1933).
Mr Rowland Mansfield Shelley, who died recently near Sydney, was the youngest son of the late Mr George Shelley, who was one of the first squatters in the Tumut district. He was born on July 15, 1847, at The Old Cottage, on the banks of the Goobraganbra River, Tumut Plains. Soon afterwards his parents moved to a new home on higher ground known for many years as The Plains, but now known as Camelot.
Mr Shelley was educated at Dr Wood's school, Parramatta St. Marks Collegiate School. Macquarie Fields and The King's School, Parramatta. He entered the services of the Australian Joint Stock Bank, and held positions at Wagga Wagga and Deniliquin. He then went on the land, and later became the owner of The Plains, where he lived until 1907. He was one of the first aldermen of Tumut, and was Mayor for two years. He was returning officer for 18 years, magistrate for 25 years, licensing member on the Bench for 20 years, president of Agricultural Society and Farmers' and Settlers' Association, a member of the school board, a warden at All Saints' Church of England for 25 years, and secretary and treasurer for 20 years, and Past Master of Tumut Unity Lodge of Masons.
He leaves a wife and one daughter and four sons. - (Ref- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)(about) Previous issue Friday 13 January 1933 Page 10).
8. In 1849 Jane Antoinette SHELLEY was born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA. - (Ref- NSW BDM V18492066 34A/1849).
9. In 1851 Emily Lucy Louisa SHELLEY was born to parents GEORGE (1st) & AMELIA. - (Ref- NSW BDM V18511972 38A/1851). She married Mr Hamlyn L HARRIS in TUMUT - (Ref- NSW BDM 3586 in 1872).
1905 - Disastrous House Fire & Death at Tumut Plains. -