Brittain, James E., 1931-
Variant namesBricklayer, brickmaker and building contractor. Arrived in WA in 1852. Some of Perth's most notable buildings are attributed to him: Barracks, Cloisters, Deanery, Bishops House. Richard Wells was apprenticed to him in 1877; he died in a fall from a building in 1886.
From the description of Indenture. 1877. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222802846
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| creatorOf | Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925. Letters, 1918-1919. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| creatorOf | Brittain, James. Indenture. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Ragsdale, Betsy. Photographic collection, [undated]. | Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA |
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| associatedWith | Brittain, James, 1823-1901 | person |
| associatedWith | Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925. | person |
| associatedWith | Ragsdale, Betsy. | person |
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