‘The boy from bowral’: The role of the bush in the legend of Sir Donald Bradman

Abstract

The Australian cricketer, Sir Donald Bradman, signifies the Australian icon and is figured as a symbol of national building and a worthy successor to the pioneering explorers and pastoralists upon whom the Australian legend was founded. He as the boy from Bowral creates an image befitting an Australian hero because he was country born and bred boy, white, heterosexual, able-bodied and a sporting male.