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A stained glass window commemorates Irene Fairbairn (1899-1974), a Girl Guide Commissioner.
Guiding was in its infancy in Australia when Mrs Fairbairn joined the Beaufort-Skipton Association in 1922. She became first secretary there in 1924 and was divisional commissioner (1925-38) for the Ballarat and Beaufort districts.
She sat on the Victorian executive-committee from the 1930s and served as State Commissioner in 1958-63. Honorary secretary (1938-47) of the Federal Council of the Girl Guides' Association of Australia, Fairbairn was Federal Commissioner (1947-52) and chief commissioner for Australia (1952-55). In 1969 she was appointed life vice-president. Fairbairn represented the Australian guide movement at six world conferences between 1926 and 1969.
She played the organ on Sundays at Christ Church, Skipton.
Location
| Address: | Montgomery & Scott Streets, Christ Church, Skipton, 3361 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.686909 Long: 143.369821 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Window |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Link: | http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/adbonli… |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1992 |
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[Across both windows]
Girl Guides
FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE
"The Kingdom Of God Belongs To Such As These"
A.M.D.G. And In Loving Memory Of
Irene Florence Fairbairn C.B.E. (nee Ridley)
1899 - 1974 of Banongil
