Fairfax House

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Fairfax House, run by Dr Barnardo’s in Australia, opened in 1966 at Normanhurst. It operated as a family group home for older boys. It opened on the same site that Green Wood had previously been on. Fairfax House closed in 1976.

Dr Barnardo's Home Normanhurst Fairfax House

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Dr Barnardos in Australia (1966 - c. 1995)

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Green Wood (1951 - 1966)
When Green Wood closed, Fairfax House opened on the same Normanhurst property
Ladd House (1966 - 1976)
Ladd House for older girls and Fairfax House for older boys were both opened on the Normanhurst site.

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This page was written by Nicola Laurent, last updated 15 February 2023. Sources used to create this entry:

Coldrey, Barry, Good British stock: child and youth migration to Australia, 1999 View Publication Details
Welfare official arrives, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 1966 View Publication Details

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Barnardos Australia, Records (c. 1883)
Dr. Barnardo's in Australia, records (c. 1921 - 1985?)

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1966 - 1976

Fairfax House was situated on Hinemoa Avenue, Normanhurst, New South Wales (Building Demolished)

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