Fairfax family

For the British and American political family, see Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

Fairfax
Former media proprietors; philanthropists
Current regionAustralia
Place of originBarford, Warwickshire, England
Members
Connected members
TraditionsCongregationalists

Members of the Fairfax Family were prominent as Australian media proprietors, especially in the area of newspaper publishing through the company John Fairfax and Sons (later known as Fairfax Media, although the Fairfax family no longer control the eponymous company).[1][2][3][4] Some members have also been prominent in Australian philanthropy and the arts.

Six generations of the family are descended from Anglo-Celtic immigrants to Australia, patriarch John Fairfax, an English-born journalist, and his wife, Sarah (née Reading).[5] Both were from the Barford area of Warwickshire, and emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales in 1838.

  1. ^ Bartholomeusz, Stephen (10 November 2011). "Fairfax ends the romance". Business Spectator. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. ^ Dick, Tim (11 November 2011). "End of an era as Fairfax family calls it quits". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Marinya Media divests ownership of Fairfax Media" (PDF). Australian Financial Review (Press release). 10 November 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ^ Jackson, Sally; Kitney, Damon (12 November 2011). "Questions over timing of Fairfax's volatile farewell". The Australian. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. ^ Fairfax, James (1972). "Fairfax, John (1804–1877)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 March 2016.