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Fairbridge Remembrance Drive Tree Plaque
Fairbridge Remembrance Drive Tree Plaque

Photographs supplied by Diane Watson

A grove of trees was established to commemorate former residents of the Fairbridge Farm School.

Fairbridge Farm was established in 1938 by Kingsley Fairbridge, a South African and a Rhodes Scholar. He brought children from the slums of London, and later Australia, to farm schools in Australia and Canada. He believed that the children could thus have a fresh start and learn farming skills to assist in the development of new countries. The scheme operated until 1973 at Molong and for a little longer in Pinjarra in Western Australia.

Location

Address:Mitchell Highway, On outskirts of town - Orange side, Molong, 2866
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.102908
Long: 148.875625
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Trees
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 12th April, 1997
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au