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Backstories 2020

Ron Bradfield

Ron shares the story of a West Australian and a Victorian – an unlikely friendship and its impact across a lifetime.

Funded by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Healthway, Act-Belong-Commit, the City of Mandurah and the City of Bayswater, Backstories was a one day multi-sited storytelling festival located in the suburbs of Western Australia held on March 14 2020.

Ron Bradfield Jnr. is a saltwater fella from Bardi Country, north of Broome but grew up in Geraldton, WA. He now calls Whadjuk Boodjah, his home. Ron has been accused of many things, but he swears he’s just a storyteller – who gets to hear a fair few too! At Backstories, Ron shared the story of a West Australian and a Victorian – an unlikely friendship and its impact across a lifetime.

Photo of Ron Bradfield sharing his story at Backstories

Copyright © 2020 Ron Bradfield.

This story and corresponding images have been licensed to the Centre for Stories by Ron Bradfield. For reproduction and distribution of this story/image please contact the Centre for Stories.

This story was published on 30 April 2020.

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We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land the Centre for Stories is located on, the Whadjuk people. We respect their culture and the continuing contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.