Series[UMA-SRE-20160077] Gramophone records from the Australian Red Cross SocietyAccession[UMA-AC-000000293] Australian Red Cross 2016 transferIdentifierUMA-ITE-2016007700010Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentSide A: 'Talk by Sir Donald Bradman'
Side B: 'Mr. Borovansky'
Performer: Sir Donald Bradman (1908-2001) Australian Cricketer, speaking for the Red Cross March Funding Appeal
Performer: Edward Borovansky (1902-1959) founded The Borovansky Ballet (1943-1960) a classical and modern dance company based in Melbourne. After his death the Boronasky Ballet was disbanded (1961), and provided the basis for the subsequent established of the The Australian Ballet (1962-). The majority of this track is spoken in Czechoslovakian.
LANGUAGE WARNING: Persons with lived experience of disability may find language in this audio offensive. The speaker - Donald Bradman, whose daughter had Cerebral Palsy, and whose son had Polio - commends on the support his family received from the Australian Red Cross. Language used in this audio is reflective of the views of the time in which this item was created.
Transcript of Side (A): 'Talk by Sir Donald Bradman' Time Code (Hours: Minutes: Seconds)
(00:00:00 - 00:00:09) Most people these days I think have come to recognise that Red Cross has come to be an integral part of our community life. (00:00:10 - 00:00:15) It’s services reach out to millions of people, not only here in Australia but in other countries.
(00:00:16 - 00:00:29) Those services are given irrespective of colour, creed or political belief. They are provided simply to meet a need, allay an anxiety or comfort a sorrow.
(00:00:30 - 00:00:43) That such an organisation can, and does, exist in our community is a very fine thing indeed; and surely it is up to all of us to see that funds are provided for its continuance. (00:00:44 - 00:01:12) All the services of the Red Cross are necessary and desirable - but to me one of the ways in which they help most is through their fine work with children who are spastics or polio cases. I know very well how much that help can mean to parents through the long years of treatment and convalescence. This is not the biggest or most spectacular service of the Red Cross but is it one of the most appreciated.
(00:01:13 - 00:01:42) Red Cross is now appealing to us, the Australian public, for money to continue its work. Without finance these willing helpers cannot provide satisfactory service. In commending this appeal to you, may I make a special a special request to sportsmen and sports women who have always proved themselves such a generous section of the Australian community. (00:01:43 - 00:01:58) Red Cross needs your help to carry on its job. To provide that help all you need is a generous heart and a few shillings. If we all do our bit Red Cross will never lack funds to carry on its work. [End of recording]Access StatusAccess not determinedRequest TypeRequest itemUnit2016.0077 Unit 0001MenuBrowse digitised items | Available in the Reading Room
Australian Red Cross Society, National Office, Talk by Sir Donald Bradman (c.1955), [UMA-ITE-2016007700010]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 08/11/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/433371
