Person

Bradley, William Albert (1880 - c. 1956)

Born

29 August 1880
Stafford, United Kingdom

Died

c. 9 January 1956
Australia

Occupation

Manufacturer

Alternative Names

Bradley, Bert

Summary

William Albert (Bert) Bradley has been described as a wizard with rubber. He spent his entire working life (1895-1945) with Perdriau Rubber which was the predecessor of Dunlop Rubber Australia Limited. Bradley joined the company at the age of fourteen and advanced through to foreman then manager of the Surgical Department. During his time there he produced Australia's first hot water bottle approved for hospital use and a portable rubber bath to treat burns victims during World War I. Bradley also developed ways of bonding rubber and canvas to produce tennis shoes -the forerunner of the highly successful Dunlop Volley tennis shoes.

Details

Chronology

1887: Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney?) with family
January 1895 - August 1945: Career position - Worker, then Foreman and Manager of the Surgical Department at Perdriau Rubber, Sydney

Published resources

Resources

'Bradley, William Albert (18800829-19560109)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476464. Details

Annette Alafaci

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