Guide to the Records of the Fairbridge Society (as filmed by the AJCP)
M1841-M1845
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: 2019
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Series 10. Correspondence with Northcote Trust, 1934 - 1960
Papers concerning the visit of Lord Selborne to Australia in 1935, the 1937 agreement between the Fairbridge Society and the Northcote Trust concerning the selection and passages of boys for the Northcote Farm School at Bacchus Marsh, details of the 1938 party, management of the Farm School, appointment of V. Brown as Principal in 1942, criticisms of the selection of boys, statistics of the Farm School 1942-1944, the visit of V. Brown to England in 1946, reports on boys, the 1960 agreement between the Society and the Trust, and the Fairbridge/Northcote family schemes...
Series 11. Correspondence and Records of Meetings with Home Office, 1945 - 1960
Papers concerning the concern of the London Committee about the management of the Pinjarra School 1937-1945, statement by the Society on the care of children while in the United Kingdom (1945), details of farm schools in England, 1947 policy statement on emigration of children, , 1951 Conference of Chairman of Children's Committees and Children's Officers, 1953 report by J. Moss on child emigration to Australia, regulations under 1948 Children's Act, meetings between Society and Home Office, and the Fairbridge family scheme (1960).
Series 12. Correspondence with Commonwealth Relations Office, 1949 - 1964
Papers concerning Australian parties, 1949 agreement between Society and Secretary of State on maintenance of Pinjarra School, Government grants for outfit of children, revision of agreements on maintenance and outfits, and one-parent family scheme...
Series 13. Correspondence on extension of activities to New Zealand, 1932 - 1956
Papers concerning proposals to establish a Farm School in New Zealand and to purchase Flock House, Wellington (1932-1936), visit of G. Green to New Zealand (1936), later proposals to extend activities to New Zealand, and the offer of a station at Tutira, Hawkes Bay (1941-1943)...
Series 14. Correspondence on extension of activities to Queensland, 1934 - 1962
Papers concerning possibility of opening Farm School in Queensland (1934-1936), negotiations on possible takeover of properties of Shaftesbury Homes (1949-1955), negotiations with Queensland Government, and selection of boys for Marsden Home at Kallangur (1953-1954)...
Series 15. Correspondence concerning New South Wales and Victoria, 1952 - 1958
A small group of letters about the offer of a farm at Kiama and a proposal to establish new centres in Victoria. Correspondents include W.B. Hudson (Sydney), Sir Charles Hambro, W.R. Vaughan and W.E. Aspinall (Perth).
Series 16. Reports of Visits to Australia, 1960 - 1976
Typescript reports of official and private visits by officers of the Society to Australia in 1960, 1966, 1968, 1970 and 1976.
Series 21. Miscellaneous Papers on Pinjarra School, 1913 - 1939
Typescript papers including report of Farm School for quarter ending 30 June 1913, code of Fairbridge Farm School, hints to Farm School boys, rules of School, health hints, staff problem, housing problem, duties of patrol leaders and vigilantes, letter of K. Fairbridge on aims of School (1 March 1921), accounts (1938), minutes of meeting of Council held in Perth (13 July 1938), report of Principal for July-December 1938, circulars to Cottage mothers and staff (February. 1939).
Series 22. Minute Book of British Dominions Emigration Society, March 1937 - July 1961
The minutes refer to negotiations with Overseas Settlement Committee, correspondence from Australia, New Zealand and other Dominions concerning need for migrants, mission of R. Culver to Australia and New Zealand in 1938, financial matters, repayments by emigrants, cases passed by referees, and the dissolution of the Society in 1961.