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Name	Charles Burton Fairfax
Born	1859 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 November, 1941 (aged ~ 82) London, Middlesex, England
Related Entries	[View as tree] Armstrong, William Francis (uncle) Armstrong, Elizabeth (grandmother) Fairfax, Sarah (grandmother)
Education *	Mr Southey's school (Mittagong, NSW) (student, 1869-1876)
Occupation *	newspaper owner (1888-1904) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	New South Wales Lancers (soldier)
Clubs *	Union Club (Sydney) (member, ?-1941)
Key Organisations *	Australian Golf Club (member, ?-1941) Queen Victoria Home for Consumptives (Sydney) (supporter) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney) (supporter) Royal Sydney Golf Club (member, ?-1941)
Workplaces *	John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (partner, 1888-1904) Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (co-owner, 1888-1904)

* Dates are approximate

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