Don Bradman's Timeline
Sir Donald Bradman 8 January 1908 : Inaugural meeting of Australia's first Rugby League club - Newtown. 28 April 1908 : Born - Jack Fingleton - Australia. Right hand opening batsman who played in the "Bodyline" series. Better known as a correspondent and a widely read author. 27 August 1908 : Donald Bradman was born at Cootamundra, NSW. He and his family lived at the nearby small town of Yeo Yeo, before moving to Bowral when Bradman was two. 16 January 1909 : The magnetic South Pole is reached by 3 members of Ernest Shackleton's first expedition 30 May 1909 : Born - George Headley - West Indies Known as "The Black Bradman". He was the greatest of all West Indian batsmen of his era, averaging 61 from 2190 runs in 22 tests 1930-54. Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1934. 11 June 1909 : Birth of Jessie Menzies near Bowral. Childhood sweetheart and wife of Don Bradman. 12 February 1913 : The east-west transcontinental railway is begun in Kalgoorli