Dictionary of Sydney

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Bradley, Walter

Auctioneer and politician who arrived in Sydney with little money before working at an auction house and then starting his own business. He became a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was an alderman and mayor at Randwick Council. He became the subject of scrutiny in the Sydney press in 1892, when his wife petitioned for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty.

Milestone
Born
Hackney, London, England
09 Nov 1836
Arrived Sydney
Waterloo
1854
Died
Randwick, Sydney
27 Jun 1893
Occupation
Position
01 Oct 1866 - 1889
01 Oct 1866
1870 - 1872
1874
Moore Park, Sydney
1879
1883
14 Apr 1891 - 06 Jun 1891
Property
Occupied