On the 85th anniversary of its original radio broadcast in 1937, the only known audio recording of one of the most revered Australian Rules footballers has been rediscovered, preserved and released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

Newspapers called him ‘the Bradman of football’. The most decorated of all Australian Rules footballers, Haydn Bunton Snr dominated two league competitions in the 1930s.

Weekends with Simon Beaumont played the long-lost audio, which delighted his family, who hadn't heard his voice since he passed away 67 years ago.

On the 85th anniversary of its original radio broadcast in 1937, the only known audio recording of one of the most revered Australian Rules footballers has been rediscovered, preserved and released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Newspapers called him ‘the Bradman of football’. The most decorated of all Australian Rules footballers, Haydn Bunton Snr dominated two league competitions in the 1930s.
Weekends with Simon Beaumont played the long-lost audio, which delighted his family, who hadn't heard his voice since he passed away 67 years ago.

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