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An article from an
1886 copy of “Our

Darlings Mag-
azine”, edited by

Thomas Barnardo,
featuring the
Hazelbrae Home for

girls.

Barnardo’s Training Farm

in Russell, Manitoba

Located 3.5 miles outside of Russell, Manitoba,
Barnardo’s Russell Training Farm was con-
structed in 1887, to house up to 100 boys, and
the first group arrived on April 15, 1888. Boys
selected for the farm in Manitoba were sent from

England with a signed agreement to work on
the farm for one year with a wage, before being
placed out.

This agreement was
signed by Frederick
Fairweather from
Liverpool, who
arrived at Barnar-
do’s Russeell Farm
in 1892 at the age
of 18.