Category Archives: Vale

FKS Woods ( The Boss) passed away on the 2nd April 1977. FKS Woods or Woodsie as he was affectionally known to the many of the children who passed through the Farm School at Molong, was a man of towering … Continue reading →

John Harris passed away on  the 9th July 1976. He came to Fairbridge Molong in 1959, with his brother Martin and sister Vivienne. The party also had 50 other children. David Hill the author of the” Forgotten Children” was also … Continue reading →

June Milne of Orange, NSW, passed away on the 21st May 1976. June was aged 41yrs. June came to Fairbridge Molong in November 1947. This was the 1st postwar party to arrive at the Farm School. The party had 15 … Continue reading →

David Parker passed away on the 15th June 1975. David came to Fairbridge Molong in 1958, with his two brothers Daniel and Robert. 8 other children arrived that year at the Farm School. Robert Parker died in 1975. Related Images:

Ann  Wright passed away at the Calgary Hospital,Wagga Wagga on the 11th June 1974. Ann had however been living at Gundagai just before her passing. Ann came to Molong together with 40 other children from the Northcote Farm in Victoria … Continue reading →

Leslie Worth passed away on the 25th February  1973. He is buried in Bendigo, Victoria. Leslie died in a car accident in Bendigo, aged 32. He came to Fairbridge Molong in July 1953, in a party of 24. The ship … Continue reading →

Michael Hockley passed away in  1972 after a short illness. The exact date is not known. He came to Fairbridge Molong in August 1949, with a party of 20 children. The youngest yet to be sent were in this party, … Continue reading →

Reuben Gamsby of Girraween, NSW, passed away on the 11th November 1972. Reuben was born on the 12th December 1924. Reuben was aged 48 yrs. He came to  Fairbridge Molong in March 1938. This was the 2nd party to arrive … Continue reading →

Phyllis Holman passed away on the 22nd December 1970. Phyllis came to Fairbridge Molong with her sister Jean in 1948. This was the second post war party of 28 children. The ship was the Empire Brent. Jean passed away also … Continue reading →

Eleanor Lester passed away in the 1970 s. ( The exact date is not known.) Eleanor came to the Fairbridge Farm School at Molong in December 1944, together with 40 other children, from the Northcote Farm in Victoria. The farm … Continue reading →