He was the author of 112 books on the history of horse racing, Yorkshire folklore and the Cleveland Bay.
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Major John Fairfax-Blakeborough O.B.E., M.C. (b. Guisborough 16 January 1883; d. Westerdale 1 January 1976) a.k.a. "Jack" was an author, folklorist and writer, and a man of many parts.
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He emigrated from his native Ireland in 1988 and has worked for the Fairfax newspapers The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
It was in Sydney that he joined the Pitt Street Congregational Church where the members at that time included David Jones (founder of David Jones Limited), John Fairfax and Rev. John West.