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The State Library of South Australia thanks the Bradman family and the Bradman Foundation for its support with the development of the Sir Donald Bradman collection.

Bradman's career

Read a brief overview of Sir Donald Bradman's life and career.

Bradman's biography

Read a brief biography of Sir Donald Bradman.

Bradman in action

Watch a YouTube clip of flicker books that show Don Bradman demonstrating the batting strokes and view Bradman's career records and statistics.

Explore images from the collection

Explore images from the State Library's Bradman collection.

View the history of the donated collection

Learn about the history of the Bradman Collection

Finding more on Bradman

A considerable amount of Don Bradman is still held in the State Library of South Australia, and in other libraries around Australia.

More to explore and visit

Don Bradman, featured with his signature

Don Bradman on Digital Collections

Explore the collection on the Digital Collection website including photographs, objects, publications, artworks, oral histories and more.

Bradman collection at the Adelaide Oval

Bradman Collection at the Adelaide Oval

It was originally Sir Donald’s wish that a home for the Bradman Collection may be found at Adelaide Oval, which came to fruition in 2008 on the centenary of his birth. 

Bradman bats and bats and bats

Bradman on Flickr

Explore some of the Bradman collection on display at the Adelaide Oval via this photo album on Flickr, including bats, uniforms, newspapers, photographs, and more.