Friends of the Bradley Bushland Reserve aggregated collection of papers, ca. 1939-2009

fonds

ca. 1939-2009

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Clippings, Drawings, Photographs

1248628

18 boxes

Eileen and Joan Bradley lived in Mosman by what is now the Sydney Harbour National Park. From the late 1950s they worked on a five year study of the Superb Blue Wren, which was published by the Royal Ornithological Union of Australia.

In 1971 Joan published a book on bush regeneration, pioneering what became known as the Bradley Method of Bush Regeneration. This was a system for bringing back the bush by working from good bush towards badly infested areas.

The Bradley Bushland Reserve was dedicated to Eileen and Joan Bradley in 1983, and in 1984 the Friends of the Bradley Bushland Reserve was formed. June Gram became its President and it was successful in its application for Bicentennial funding. Five years after its formation the Friends of the Bradley Bushland Reserve officially opened the Bradley Bushland Reserve, a one hectare memorial to the Bradley sisters, providing a sealed all weather path from Middle Head Road to Alexander Avenue and to Rawson Oval. They also undertook extensive weeding and the propagation of plants from the Reserve to form a Bicentennial Walk.

References: compiled from Library correspondence file and the collection.

Collection 01
Friends of the Bradley Bushland Reserve papers, ca. 1939-1988
Presented by Beryl Randall, November 1998.

Collection 02
Friends of the Bradley Bushland Reserve further records, 1978-2009
Presented by Beryl Randall, Honorary Secretary, Friends of the Bradley Bushland Reserve, March and October 2009

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