Don brady biography
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Don Brady
(1928 to 1984)
Source: Michael Aird, Brisbane Blacks, Keeaira Press, Southport
Pastor Don Brady combined his pastoral role with political activism and the support and encouragement of Aboriginal culture. He was born on Palm Island, of Kuku-Yalanji descent, and graduated from the Aboriginal Inland Mission College in 1949. After an initial posting to Cherbourg Mission, he became pastor at the West End Methodist Mission Church in Brisbane in 1962. A Churchill Fellowship in 1969 took him to the United States which led to him to believe that society was changed by 'outsiders', not those on the government payroll. With Denis Walker, Cheryl Buchanan and others he formed the Brisbane Tribal Council, which in turn led to the formation of the National Tribal Council in 1970.
Through the 1970s Don supported the expression of Indigenous culture by such groups as the Kuku-Yalanji dancers. He showed his contempt for the Queensland Aborigines Act by publicly burning a copy o
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Don Bradey
American baseball player (born 1934)
"Donald Bradey" redirects here. Not to be confused with Donald Brady.
Baseball player
Donald Eugene Bradey (born October 4, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 180 lb (82 kg) right-handed pitcher who had a 15-year career (1953–1967) in minor league baseball, but who made only three appearances in the Major Leagues for the 1964Houston Colt .45s.
Bradey had just completed his 12th season in the minor leagues when Houston called him up during September 1964. His first two MLB games were as a relief pitcher, and Bradey surrendered unearned runs in each game. Then, on October 4, 1964, the closing day of the 1964 season (and Bradey's 30th birthday), he started against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He faced only eight batters, recording two outs but giving up four hits, two bases on balls, a wild pitch, two stolen bases and five earned runs.[1] Bradey's
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Author(s): Graham Brady; Qawanji Brady; Marceil Lawrence; Sharon Brady; Thom Blalke; Noel Preston
Biography & Memoir
Don Brady (Kawangi) was a prominent Aboriginal leader in Queensland through the 1960s and 1970s, and was a pastor at the Leichhardt Street Methodist Church in Spring Hill from 1964 to 1972. He was a descendant of the Gu Gu Yalanji people from the Cape York region. Don grew up on Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement and then in his early twenties trained and worked as a missionary for the Aborigines Inland Mission. He married Aileen Willis, a Kullilli woman in Cherbourg in 1952. In 1964, he moved to Brisbane to work among the Aboriginal community as a pastor and activist. He was a foundation member of the Brisbane Tribal Council and actively involved in the campaign to abolish the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander Act. Don was instrumental in the establishment of the Aboriginal Legal Aid Service in Queensland. Don was also instrumental in the revival of dance i