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Series 1 - Cricket Bats
1. Bat used by Bradman in scoring his first Test century, England vs Australia, Melbourne, 2 January 1929.
2. William Sykes bat used by Bradman in scoring 340 not out for N.S.W. vs Victoria, 25 January 1929 (the then highest score made on the Sydney Cricket Ground).
3. First Don Bradman bat ever made. Used by Don Bradman in making a record score for the St George District Club, 187, Sydney 1929-30.
4. Bat used by Bradman in scoring the then world record score in first-class cricket of 452 not out, N.S.W. vs Queensland, Sydney, January 1930.
5. Bat used by Bradman in scoring 1,000 runs before the end of May, English tour, 1930.
6. Bat used by Bradman in scoring the then world record score in Test Cricket, 334, Australia vs England, Leeds, July 1930.
7. Bat used by Bradman to make a record Test score of 223, Australia vs West Indies, Brisbane 1931.
8. Bat used by Bradman to make a record score of 226, Australia vs South Africa, 1931.
9. Bat used by Bradman in scoring his 100th century in first-class cricket, against India, Sydney Cricket Ground, November 1947.
10. Commemorative bat autographed by team members of the Centenary Test between England and Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground, March 1977. (No. 161 of 250 made by Slazenger Australia)
11. Cricket bat stand, wooden, to hold seven bats.
NOTE: Due to the degradation of rubber over time, a number of rubber fragments have fallen off some of the bats. It has not been possible to re-adhere these to the appropriate bats, so these are now stored separately in reserve.
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Series 2 - Miniature bats
12. Trophy presented to Bradman in Hobart, March 1930, for making the then world record score in first-class cricket of 452 not out. Bat made of Tasmanian fiddle-back blackwood with a solid gold map of Tasmania inscribed with 452 in an oval underneath.
13. Bat with facsimile signatures, English touring team to Australia, 1936-37.
14. Bat with facsimile signatures, New Zealand team of 1937.
15. Len Hutton bat with facsimile signatures of English and Australian players, England 1948.
16. Bat with facsimile signatures, Australian touring team in England, 1948.
17. Bat with facsimile signatures, Australian team, 1948.
18. Bat with laminated inlay of Australian woods (no date).
19. Bat with facsimile signatures, Australian team, Centenary Test at Lord's, 1980.
20. Bat with facsimile signatures, English team, Centenary Test at Lord's, 1980.
21. Bat with facsimile signatures, Australian touring team, England 1981.
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Series 3 - Cricket balls
Note: there are 5 turned wooden ball stands and a silver ball stand, which were used to display the balls prior to their transfer to the State Library.
22. Ball used in match N.S.W. vs Barrier team, Broken Hill, December 1927: Bradman's first game with a N.S.W. Sheffield Shield Team. Ball is the old regulation size.
23. Ball used in match Australia vs England, Second Test, Sydney, December 1928.
24. Ball used in Third Test, Australia vs England, Melbourne, 1929. Presented to Bradman on making his first Test century.
25. A new unused Duke & Son ball, an example of the craftsmanship and type of ball used around 1930.
26. Ball used in match, Australia vs West Indies, Third Test, Brisbane, 1931.
27. Ball used in Test trial match, Australia vs The Rest, October 1936. Bradman captained The Rest.
28. Ball (with bakelite and silver stand) presented by the Scottish Cricket Union to commemorate Bradman's last innings for Australia in the U.K., Aberdeen, September 1948.
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Series 4 – Stumps
29. Used in Fourth Test, Australia vs England, Adelaide, 1947.
30. Small oval drinks table, fiddle-back blackwood top, incorporating 3 stumps from Bradman matches
a. Fifth Test, Australia vs England 1929
b. Fifth Test, Australia vs South Africa, Melbourne 1932
c. Fourth Test, Australia vs England, Adelaide 1937.
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Series 5 - Cricket apparel
31. N.S.W. blazer, blue, insignia on pocket.
32. South Australian blazer, red and gold stripes on navy. Insignia on pocket.
33. South Australian blazer, navy with red and gold piping. Insignia on pocket.
34. Australian XI blazer, green, insignia on pocket, 1946-47.
35. Australian XI jumper. Cream wool, cable pattern with green and gold band on collar, sleeves and waist band, size 36.
36. Cream flannels, DAKS - Simpson of Piccadilly (London).
37. Pair of cricket boots worn by Bradman at the end of his career.
38. Pair of cricket pads, J.B. Hobbs type.
Note: a plain white shirt was purchased for the Bradman exhibition, and has no significance to the collection or Series 5.
Series 6 - Writing and recording aids
39. "Royal" portable typewriter presented to Don Bradman in 1934 and used for personal work while on tour.
40. Grundig TK 5 tape-recorder and microphone bought in London in 1948. For the next 40 years Bradman used it to record practice runs of his very entertaining speeches.
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Series 7 - Ceramic objects
41. English Minton china jug. Made to commemorate the sesquicentenary of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1937.
42. Vase presented to Don Bradman in 1938 by the Directors of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company to commemorate his scoring three consecutive double centuries on the Worcester ground. The front panel features a painting by ceramic artist Harry Davis, depicting Bradman at the crease and Worcester Cathedral in the background. 38cm high including base.
43. Blue-green glaze Toby jug with Bradman head and cricket bat/ball as handle.
44. Toby jug with Bradman head, white glaze face with colour on cap. Marutomoware, Japan. [Also a second, but damaged copy.]
45. Oval plaque depicting George Duckworth, English cricketer.
46. Oval plaque depicting (Sir) Jack Hobbs, English cricketer.
47. Toby jug, brown glaze, with caricature head of Bradman. No. 1 of a limited edition of 3,000, Bendigo Pottery, Victoria.
Series 8 - Silver objects
48. Replica of a Buddhist temple at Kandy, Sri Lanka. Presented to Bradman by S.P. Foenanda, Sports Editor of The Ceylon Observer, on behalf of cricket lovers in Ceylon, 18 October 1930. 18cm high.
49. Trophy of bat, stumps and ball mounted on black base. Won by Bradman for scoring the fastest 50 runs (73 minutes) in the 1932-33 series, Adelaide, England vs Australia, January 1933. Made by T. Pearch, Sydney.
50. Trophy presented to Bradman by 'cricket lovers of Britain' in 1948. A silver replica of the antique Roman marble vase at Warwick Castle, it was purchased following a public subscription sponsored by The People newspaper. 50cm high.
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Series 9 - Artworks
51. Portrait (framed) in oils of Bradman at the wicket, c.1938 by J.C. Goodhart. 87 x 56.5cm.
52. Caricature of Bradman's personality and cricketing profile by an artist from the English News of the World newspaper, 1930. 36.5 x 49cm.
53. Sketch (framed) of Don Bradman by Australian cartoonist Arthur Mailey, 1930s.
54. Reproduction (framed) of a painting of the Adelaide Oval by John Goodchild, 1952. (Original presented by the S.A.C.A. to the Imperial Cricketers' Memorial Gallery, Lord's Ground, London 1952.) 44 x 58cm.
55. Oil painting of the Sydney Cricket Ground, 'From the Hill' by Wesley Walters, 65 x 142cm. Inscription on brass plaque: 'Presented by N.S.W.C.A., October 1982. Don Bradman scores the single that gives him 100 first-class centuries Nov. 15 1947.'
55b. Print: 'Australia's Greatest Eleven' drawn by Trog to celebrate the Centenary of Test cricket 1877-1977. Includes portrait of Don Bradman batting. Inscribed 'To Sir Donald/Trog'. 1976. 44 x 51cm.
55c. Print: 'WG and his Adelaide followers' [W.G. Grace] drawn by Ross Bateup. Secondary title: 'They cheered when he misfielded, they were silent when he took a brilliant catch, they mobbed him as he left the field, they really loved him.' Signed by the artist. 1981. 31 x 42cm.
Series 10 - Architectural plan
56. Plans and elevations of new residence for D.G. Bradman drawn by Philip R. Claridge F.R.I.B.A., F.R.A.I.A., architect, April 1935. 58 x 70cm. The plan is not currently available for retrieval.
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Series 11 - Mementos
57. Photograph card from a collector’s series, issued by 'Giant' Brand Licorice, c.1928.
58. Embroidered panel (framed) depicting the insignia of the Indian Test Cricket Touring Team to Australia, 1947-48. 22.5 x 21.5cm.
59. Souvenir programme cover from the 200th match played between England and Australia, 1968.
60. Semicircular hooked woollen rug depicting the Australian Test Cricket insignia on a green background, 1948. 91 x 172cm.
61. Cast of Sir Donald Bradman's right hand, moulded in plastic with a bronze-like finish, by K.P. Polis, with a letter from the artist to Sir Donald, dated 25 February 1973.
62. Glass plaque presented to Sir Donald Bradman, signifying his inclusion among the sportspeople honoured in the N.S.W. Government Hall of Champions, Sports House, Sydney, 1979.
62b. Not used
62c. Commemorative album made by the Publicity Department of Odhams Press Limited following the luncheon and presentation of the sterling silver Warwick Vase replica to Don Bradman at the Savoy Hotel, London, on 20 September 1948. The text of all the speeches, photographs of people present, the programme/menu with signatures of the Australian cricket team, special letters and a seating for the luncheon, are included in the album.
62d. Limited edition (1/3) of casts of Sir Donald Bradman's hands, with photograph of Bradman batting, and authenticity certificate. Artist : Ms Jill Thomas, 1998. Presented by Sir Donald Bradman 1999. Framed, 87cm x 101cm.
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Series 12 - Scorecards printed on silk
63. Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval, England vs Australia, 6 September 1880.
64. Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval, England vs Australia, 16 August 1930.
65. Fourth Test at Leeds, July 1930, when Bradman made the then world record Test score of 334.
66. Australia vs Gloucestershire, 1968 Tour of England, Lord's Ground, London, England vs Australia (200th match) 20-25 June 1968.
66b. Australia vs. Gloucestershire, Bristol 23-26 August 1930 (Mounted in clear padded frame, water damage).
66c. Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington Oval, England vs Australia 14 August 1948.
Series 13 - Newspaper banners
67. The Star : 'Don Declares'.
68. The Star : 'Bradman : New Role'.
69. Unnamed newspaper : 'Bradman : Cricket Wizard', 15 January 1930.
70. Evening News : 'Bradman v. England’, 17 June 1930.
71. The Star : 'Bradman World Beater' (July 1930).
72. Eastern Daily Press : 'Bradman versus England', 12 July 1930.
73. Cape Times : 'Bradman', 12 July 1930.
74. The Natal Mercury : 'Bradman versus England', 12 July 1930.
75. The Star : 'He's Out', 20 August 1930.
76. Herald : 'What England thinks of Bradman', 2 September 1931.
77. Herald : 'Bradman says "Wait and see" ', 3 September 1931.
78. Truth : 'Bradman is going to England!', 6 September 1931.
79. Evening Standard : 'Bradman Not Out - of Australia', October 1931.
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Series 13 - Newspaper banners (Cont.)
80. Mid-Day Standard : 'Bradman decides (official)', October 1931.
81. Mid-Day Standard : 'Bradman's cable to...', 27 October 1931.
82. Evening News : 'Bradman's decision', 30 October 1931.
83. Evening News : 'Bradman 0', 9 May 1934.
84. Evening News : 'Bradman bats and bats and bats', 21 July 1934.
85. The News : 'Son to Mr. & Mrs. Bradman', October 1936.
86. Evening News : 'Bradman laffs and laffs', 5 January 1937.
87. Evening News : 'What Allen & Bradman said about it', 3 March 1937.
88. Herald : 'Arise, Sir Donald', 13 March 1949.
89. The Australian : 'Bradman picks his all-time Test Team', 22 July 1971.
90. The News : 'Vorster hits at Bradman - Footy Training', 15 September 1971.
91. The Advertiser: 'Night of the Don', 6 October 1987.
Series 14 - Newspaper feature article
92. The West Australian : 'The Legend and the Man', 27 August 1981 (photographic copy).
Series 15 - Posters
93. Promotional poster produced by Palmers, radio station 2UE and Associated Newspapers, Bradman's sponsors: 'We've kept him here for you', c.1932.
94. Cinema poster: 'Don Bradman - How I play cricket', early 1930s.
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Series 16 - Photographs
95. Group of country players taken at Bowral, N.S.W., including Don Bradman, his father and uncles George and Dick Whatman, c.1927.
96. New South Wales Cricket Association, Southern Tour, December 1927.
97. Portrait photograph of Don Bradman by Sidney Riley, 1928. 90 x 59cm.
98. Portrait photograph of Don Bradman by Sidney Riley, 1928. [2 copies]
99. Bowral identities taken at Berrima Gaol, including Don Bradman, his parents, brother Victor and Uncle George Whatman, 1928.
100. Australian team, Second Test, England vs Australia, Sydney, 14-20 December 1928.
101. Sheffield Shield Team, Adelaide, January 1929.
102. Sheffield Shield XI, Queensland, November 1929.
103. Sheffield Shield Team, Southern Tour, 1929-30.
104. Touring country team, members selected from Sydney clubs, c.1930.
105. Sheffield Shield Team, Southern Tour, 1930.
106. Don Bradman in London, 1930.
107. Loseby Park opening, Bowral. Victor, George and Don Bradman are among the nine people in the photograph, c.1930.
108. S.P. Foenanda, Sports Editor of the Ceylon Observer, with Bill Woodfull's son and Don Bradman in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), October 1930. Bradman is holding the silver replica of the Sri Lankan temple at Kandy.
109. West Indies Test Cricket Team, Australian Tour, 1930-31.
110. St George vs Northern District, Hurstville Oval, 31 January 1931. Bradman's picture in inset at right of photograph.
111. Alan Kippax Touring Team, September 1931.
112. Composite photograph, commemorating the opening of the new cricket oval, St Stanislaus College, 16-17 March 1932. Other people in photograph include Arthur Mailey (artist) and Jim Bancks (creator of "Ginger Meggs").
113. Adelaide Oval, Third Test, England vs Australia, 13-19 January 1933. Attendance statistics: 13 January: 39,301; 14 January: 50,962; total for Test: 174,351.
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Series 16 – Photographs (Cont.)
114. Australian XI, Fifth Test, Sydney, England vs Australia (Bodyline Series), 23 February 1933.
115. N.S.W. Sheffield Shield Team, Brisbane, November 1933.
116. Don Bradman, 1930s. [2 copies]
117. N.S.W. Sheffield Shield Team, Southern Tour, 1933-34.
118. N.S.W. Sheffield Shield Team, N.S.W. vs Victoria, Sydney, January 1934.
119. Sheffield Shield Competition, 1935-36. South Australian Team, winner of Shield, Don Bradman captain.
120. Australian XI, Second Test, Sydney, December 1936.
121. Worcester Cricket Ground with Worcester Cathedral. Don Bradman at the crease, his score of 258 was made on 30 April 1938. (The Worcester Vase painting by Harry Davis was copied from this photograph.)
122. Australian XI, First Test, Brisbane, Australia vs England, 29 November - 5 December 1946.
123. Australian XI, Second Test, Sydney, Australia vs England, 13 - 19 December, 1946.
124. The M.C.C. Team, 1946-47. Caption : 'Gripu' Trousers. The Choice of Champions...as worn by the M.C.C. Team.' Includes team members' signatures.
125. Australian XI, Fourth Test, Adelaide, Australia vs England, January-February 1947.
126. Australian XI, Australia vs India, Sydney, 14-18 November 1947.
127. Australian XI, Australia vs India, 1947-48.
128. Australian XI, Fourth Test, Adelaide, Australia vs India, January 1948.
129. Team in Don Bradman's Testimonial Match, Melbourne, December 1948.
130. Don Bradman's Testimonial Match, Bradman's vs Hassett's, (both teams), Melbourne, 3-7 December 1948.
131. South African Touring Cricket Team for Australia - New Zealand, 1952-53. Includes players' autographs.
132. Australian XI, First Test, Brisbane, Australia vs West Indies, 1960.
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Series 16 – Photographs (Cont.)
133. Third Australian Touring Team, Richie Benaud captain, 1961.
134. Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Meeting in V.C.A.'s Rooms, Melbourne, 30-31 December 1963.
135. World XI Team Tour of Australia, 1971-72.
136. Group photograph taken at the Hilton Hotel, London, when Sir Donald Bradman was a guest of the Lord's Taverners and the Anglo-American Sporting Club. Group includes members of the English team who played against Bradman in his last match at the Oval in 1948. Includes autographs of all people in photograph. 1974.
137. Australian Cricket Board representatives, September 1975.
138. Sir Donald Bradman and another man, no date.
139. Sir Donald Bradman and Australian Prime Minister Robert L. Hawke, at the launch of the Bradman Albums, Adelaide, 5 October 1987.
140. Photograph of rare cricket print: 'Match between All England and 22 of Ballarat, 1862'.
141. Australian Aboriginal Cricketers - first team to tour England. Original composite photograph taken by P. Dawson, Hamilton, Victoria c.1868. Inscription at bottom: ‘To J.R. Moreton, Esq., with compliments from A. Smith 26-10-1927'. An accompanying sheet has the players' names corresponding to the layout of the photograph.
142. African children playing cricket. Caption: 'No bodyline here'. c.1933.
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Series 17 – Videos
Speeches, interviews and other recordings of Sir Donald Bradman
143. Wally Hammond A Cricket Great.
144. 1985 Sport Australian Tapes.
145. Denis Compton 70 Not Out.
146. “Bodyline" Part 1.
147. “Bodyline" Part 2.
148. “Bodyline" Part 3.
149. “Bodyline" Part 4.
150. Sport Australia Hall of Fame Dinner.
151. Bradman Material.
152. Aboriginals.
153. Presentation Sir Donald Bradman's.
154. OId Cricket Film 1934.
155. “200 NOT OUT".
156. Bradman Editorial.
157. The Bradman Launch Reel 1 of 2.
158. The Bradman Launch Reel 2 of 2. (6/10/1987)
159. National Press Club.
160. Crickets Club Queensland 10/4/91.
161. A ton of Ashes.
162. Don Bradman: How to play Cricket.
163. Golden Greats of Cricket: Batsmen from the 19th C to Modern Times.
164. Golden Greats of Cricket: Bowlers 1850 to the Present Day.
165. Australia's Cricket Glory: The Video.
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Series 18 - Bradman Scrapbooks
Volume 1: 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28 Commencement of Don Bradman's serious cricket career. Bowral team, Southern districts in Country Week, St George (Sydney) first-grade team and N.S.W. Second Xl.
Volume 2: 1928-29 Season Early season matches lead to Test selection for the first time.
Volume 3: 1929-30 Season World record score in first-class cricket and selection for the English Test.
Volumes 4-9: 1930 Australian tour of England. 5: First Test at Nottingham and on to the Second Test at Lord's, then the return match against Yorkshire. 6: Third and Fourth Tests up to and including Northampton. 7: Fifth Test at The Oval and concluding matches of the tour. 8-9: Extracts from Bradman's personal diary - farewells in Australia and events prior to arrival in England.
Volume 10: 1930 The 50 Pound Fine. Don Bradman's biography Don Bradman's Book.
Volume 11: 1930-31. Test matches against the West Indies, Sheffield Shield matches and a tour of North Queensland.
Volume 12: 1931 The Accrington Story. Refusal of a Lancashire League contract determined Bradman's continuing amateur career.
Volume 13: 1931-32 Season Tour of country districts of N.S.W., grade and Shield matches and the Test series against South Africa.
Volumes 14-15: 1932 Tour of Canada and the U.S.A. Matches against Canadian teams and a West Indian side in New York.
Volume 16: 1932-33 Season Bodyline season Test matches, games vs M.C.C., Sheffield Shield and second- class matches.
Volume 17: 1933-34 Season Last season as a N.S.W. player.
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Series 18 - Bradman Scrapbooks (Cont.)
Volumes 18-22: 1934 Australian Tour of England. 18: All matches prior to First Test match. 19: The first three Tests and sundry matches. 20: Fourth Test at Leeds. 21: The Fifth Test and all other matches to the conclusion of the tour. 22: Bradman's second English tour, (this time as vice-captain to Woodfull).
Volume 23: 1935-36 Season. A new home, a new job and a return to fitness and form.
Volumes 24-27: 1936-37 Season 24: From the Bardsley-Gregory Testimonial to the First Test in Brisbane. 25: The Second Test in Sydney and the Third in Melbourne produce thrills galore. 26: M.C.C. vs South Australia - Fourth Test at Adelaide and Shield games. 27: Fifth Test match and the season's last Shield game.
Volume 28: 1937-38 Season. Full Shield season, the Richardson-Grimmett Testimonial, then selection for England a third time.
Volume 29: Reflections up to 1938.
Volumes 30-33: 1938 Australian Tour of England 30: From the opening at Worcester to Hampshire at Southampton. 31: Middlesex, two Tests at Nottingham and Lord's, then a wash-out at Manchester. 32: All matches after the abandoned Manchester Test. 33: Extracts from Don Bradman's personal diary covering the journey to and from England, together with sundry happenings on tour.
Volume 34: 1938-39, 1939-40 Seasons Shield cricket seasons
Volume 35: 1940-41, 1945-46 Seasons War enlistment, illness, back to civilian life and a tentative resumption of cricket.
Volumes 36-39: 1946-47 Season 36: Don Bradman resumes Test cricket 37: Second Test match 38: Third Test match 39: Sundry matches including the Fourth and Fifth Test matches.
Volumes 40-41: 1947-48 Season 40: Don Bradman's 100th century in first-class cricket and the first two Tests against India. 41: The last three Tests against India.
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Series 18 - Bradman Scrapbooks (Cont.)
Volume 42-48: 1948 Australian Tour of England 42: Worcester, Leicester, Surrey 43: Essex, Sussex 44: First Test - Yorkshire 45: Second Test - Middlesex 46: Fourth Test - Lancashire 47: Fifth Test - Don Bradman's last match overseas 48: Bradman's last tour as a player; presentation of the Warwick vase.
Volumes 49-51: 1949 Donald Bradman's Knighthood.
Volume 52: 1948-49 Season Bradman Testimonial Match, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kippax-Oldfield Testimonial Match, Melbourne, Arthur Richardson Testimonial Match, Adelaide.
Series 19 – Photographs of Memorabilia
Copy of Barry Cohen’s telegram to Sir Donald Bradman, and Bradman’s reply to Cohen. Approximately 1976.
Series 20 – Photographs of Memorabilia
Colour photographs of items in Series 1— 15 of Sir Donald Bradman's collection on display.
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