Mary Fairfax

Mary Fairfax
AC, OBE
Mary Fairfax AC, OBE
Born	Marie Wein; 15 August 1922; Warsaw, Poland
Died	17 September 2017 (aged 95); Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Polish-born Australian
Other names	Lady Fairfax
Citizenship	Australian
Education	Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
Occupation(s)	Businesswoman, philanthropist
Known for	Wife of Sir Warwick Fairfax; Australian philanthropy;
Spouses	; Cedric Symonds (m. 1945⁠–⁠1958) ; Sir Warwick Fairfax (m. 1959⁠–⁠1987)
Children	Garth Symonds; Warwick Fairfax; Anna Cleary (adopted); Charles Fairfax (adopted);
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976; Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1988; Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2005;

Mary Elizabeth Fairfax, AC, OBE (formerly Symonds, born Marie Wein; 15 August 1922 – 17 September 2017)^[2]^[3] was a Polish-born Australian businesswoman and philanthropist. As the third wife of wealthy media proprietor Sir Warwick Fairfax, she became known as Lady Fairfax upon his knighthood in 1967. She inherited most of his vast fortune upon his death in January 1987, becoming one of Australia's richest women.^[4]

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^ "Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney". New South Wales. School Choice. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
^ Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "FAIRFAX (Mary), Lady". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
^ The lady who's still giving her all Lawson, Valerie Sydney Morning Herald 15 August 2002 accessed 16 May 2012

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[SchoolChoice-2] "Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney". New South Wales. School Choice. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

[Fairfax-3] Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "FAIRFAX (Mary), Lady". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.

[smh-4] The lady who's still giving her all Lawson, Valerie Sydney Morning Herald 15 August 2002 accessed 16 May 2012

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Mary Fairfax AC, OBE
Born	Marie Wein (1922-08-15)15 August 1922 Warsaw, Poland
Died	17 September 2017(2017-09-17) (aged 95) Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Polish-born Australian
Other names	Lady Fairfax
Citizenship	Australian
Education	Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
Occupation(s)	Businesswoman, philanthropist
Known for	Wife of Sir Warwick Fairfax Australian philanthropy
Spouses	Cedric Symonds (m. 1945⁠–⁠1958) Sir Warwick Fairfax (m. 1959⁠–⁠1987)
Children	Garth Symonds Warwick Fairfax Anna Cleary (adopted)^[1] Charles Fairfax (adopted)^[1]
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1976 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1988 Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2005