Red Cross calling! When the call went out in August 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, for the establishment of an Australian Red Cross Society, the response was almost instantaneous. Read more State Library of NSW
A Glimpse into the Subculture of John Fairfax & Sons The thousands of files that make up the Fairfax Media Business Archive tell us a lot about the people who managed the company. But what were the experiences of the printers, compositors, proof readers? Occasionally we come across records in the collection that provide a glimpse of the social side or even the sub-culture of a group within the organisation, records that gives us a sense of what it was like to work in John Fairfax Ltd. Read more Fairfax Media Archive
Records of the Herald Chapel In 1984 during a clean up of the production area of John Fairfax & Sons, workers came across records of the Herald Chapel. These records, which include pre-federation union records, will provide a greater understanding of the evolution of unions in the printing industry and the role they played in workers welfare. Read more Fairfax Media Archive
It’s not all business in the Fairfax Business Archive The Fairfax Media Business Archive is not only made up of records relating to the business of the company. Fairfax archivists also collected material to add to the archives, items which they considered would contribute to the memory and understanding of the company. Read more Fairfax Media Archive
What do a teddy bear, a dress pattern and a feeding cup have in common? They are all part of the Red Cross NSW Division Archive. Read more State Library of NSW