Joseph Leonard Burley

Joseph Leonard Burley

Joseph Leonard Burley (1878 – May 24, 1966) was the founder of the Burley Football Company, which later became part of the Burley-Sekem group.

He married Rose Ellen Walsh (deceased). They had three children: Dorothy (born 1900), Grace (born 1906) and John (born 1916) all deceased. Burley is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia.

He is a brother of Frederick R Burley, founder of Berlei Bras

Burley and Football history

Joseph was very much involved in the development and promotion of the Australian Rules Football game in Western Australia. Amongst many philanthropic activities he sponsored a tour of Tasmania by the East Perth Football Club in the 1930s.

His collection of early football photographs are housed in the J S Battye Library in Western Australia.

External links

* [http://www.sekem.com.au/SekemSection/Burley_Section/index.html Burley Footballs]
* [http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/misc7/007775d.jpgPortrait of Joseph Leonard Burley]
* [http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/search/tBurley+collection+of+Western+Australian+football+p/tburley+collection+of+western+australian+football+photographs+ba1301++++3/-2,-1,0,B/browse The Burley Collection of Western Australia Football Photograhs]
* [http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/GenResearch.html Metropolitan Cemeteries Board Genealogical Research Portal]


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