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George Frederick Claridge
George Frederick Claridge (24 October 1852 – 27 April 1931) was a South Australian businessman and philanthropist, longtime chairman of the Home for Incurables. History Claridge was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, the second son of Samuel Frederick Claridge and Annie Claridge, née Chinner. Her parents were early colonists of South Australia who had prospered and were on a return visit to England when the couple married. They too settled in the new colony, arriving at Adelaide in 1854, and had a home in William Street, Norwood. Claridge was educated at Thomas Caterer's Commercial College in Beaumont. After leaving school he served four years' apprenticeship with Palmer & Tolley's drapery shop at 55 Rundle Street, then his father's business, Claridge & Sons, a general store in Auburn. :S. F. Claridge was partner with Charles Wylde as Wylde & Claridge, which took over the drapery business of Parkin & Chinner at 30 Rundle Street in August 1859. They sold that business to John Winna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Farr Centre
Highgate Park, more commonly known by its former name the Julia Farr Centre, was a hospital and care facility for disabled people in Fullarton, South Australia, founded in 1879 as the Home for Incurables. It closed in April 2020. 1879: Home for Incurables The Home for Incurables was proposed as a non-denominational charitable institution by Julia Farr née Ord (1824–1914), wife of George Henry Farr (1819–1904), Anglican priest and headmaster of St. Peter's College. She was concerned at the plight of impoverished patients of the Adelaide Hospital who were discharged as "incurable" due to the nature of their illness or disability, then had no-one to support them and nowhere to go but the Adelaide Destitute Asylum. Farr, who had previously founded the Home for Orphans, had the support of Dr. William Gosse, who volunteered his services as chairman of a committee to raise funds for the project. An eight-roomed house on a large block of land on Fisher Street Fullarton was purc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
