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Life Summary

Name	Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax
Born	19 December, 1901 Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 January, 1987 (aged 85) Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Stephen, Alastair Edward (classmate) Pringle, John Martin Douglas (employee)
Education *	Warden House School (Kent, UK) (student, 1912-1913) Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1915-1919) University of Sydney (student, 1920-1920) Oxford University (student, 1921-1925)
Occupation or Descriptor *	newspaper owner (1930-1987) New South Wales, Australia playwright (1930-1960) New South Wales, Australia religious writer (1930-1987) New South Wales, Australia cattle breeder (1945-1987) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1967)
Clubs *	Union Club (Sydney) (member)
Key Organisations *	Associated Newspapers Ltd (owner) Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (director, 1954-1969) Australian National University (administration) (council member, 1963-1974) Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (vice-president, 1969-1974) Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (president, 1975-1985)
Properties *	Harrington Park (NSW) (owner, 1948)
Stately Homes *	Fairweather (Double Bay, Sydney) (owner, 1966-1987)
Workplaces *	Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (co-owner, 1926) Fairfax Media (director, 1927-1930) Fairfax Media (managing director, 1930-1969) Art in Australia (journal) (owner, 1934) Home (journal) (owner, 1934) John Fairfax Ltd (chairman, 1956-1977)

* Dates are approximate