Cover image for Fairbridge Drake Society - Tasmania
Agency:
Fairbridge Drake Society - Tasmania
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1957
End Date:
31 Dec 1976
Description:
The Fairbridge Society home for orphaned British migrant children and/or migrant children with one parent living, was established at Exeter, Northern Tasmania in 1957. "Tresca" was run by a British couple, Harry and Lily Richmond.;;The home was closed in Nov 1976. In 1991 with the approval of the President of the Fairbridge Drake Society, London, England the Tasmanian records of the society were deposited in the Tasmanian Archives.
Functions Performed:
Community health and welfare
Series Created By Agency:
NS1438 General Records of the Society01 Jan 192531 Dec 1985