John Flynn Research Paper
JOHN FLYNN 1880-1951
John Flynn, who was one of the best renowned Australian Presbyterian ministers, was the creator of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He was a Presbyterian minister posted to Beltana in South Australia from 1911 and was made the first superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission in the following year. Since then, Flynn’s work continued throughout the outback in many ways until his death in 1951.Flynn lived in the outback for most of his life, setting up hostels and bush hospitals for miners, road workers, railwaymen and other settlers.
John Flynn was born in the gold rush town of Moliagul on the 25th November 1880, as the third child to Thomas and Rosetta Flynn. It is said that Flynn’s later interest in bringing medical …show more content…
The report Flynn wrote, entitled “Northern Territory and Central Australia: A Call to the Church”, had a big influence on the church. Affected by the report, the members of the Presbyterian Church decided to set up a special organisation called the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) to look after the needs of the people of the outback, and they chose Flynn as its …show more content…
The RFDS has continued successfully through the years, providing a valuable medical service to people in the outback. John Flynn died in 1951 of cancer in Sydney, his remains buried at Mt Gillen in Alice Springs. His contribution to the aviation industry and his extraordinary idea to combine medicine, aviation and radio has created a true social revolution across the outback of Australia. He has become the most famous and significant Presbyterian in Australia’s history because he made such a major contribution to the building of the nation.
Bibliography
Books
Robert, G. (2009) Man With a Mission: John Flynn, Pearson Education, Australia.
W. Scott, M. (1963) John Flynn Apostle to the Inland, Great Britain.
Websites
Graeme, B., ‘Flynn, John (1880-1951)’, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flynn-john-6200, accessed on 2nd August, 2012.
Royal Flying Doctor Service, ‘The John Flynn Story’, http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-us/our-history/the-john-flynn-story/, accessed on 2nd August,
John Flynn, who was one of the best renowned Australian Presbyterian ministers, was the creator of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He was a Presbyterian minister posted to Beltana in South Australia from 1911 and was made the first superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission in the following year. Since then, Flynn’s work continued throughout the outback in many ways until his death in 1951.Flynn lived in the outback for most of his life, setting up hostels and bush hospitals for miners, road workers, railwaymen and other settlers.
John Flynn was born in the gold rush town of Moliagul on the 25th November 1880, as the third child to Thomas and Rosetta Flynn. It is said that Flynn’s later interest in bringing medical …show more content…
The report Flynn wrote, entitled “Northern Territory and Central Australia: A Call to the Church”, had a big influence on the church. Affected by the report, the members of the Presbyterian Church decided to set up a special organisation called the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) to look after the needs of the people of the outback, and they chose Flynn as its …show more content…
The RFDS has continued successfully through the years, providing a valuable medical service to people in the outback. John Flynn died in 1951 of cancer in Sydney, his remains buried at Mt Gillen in Alice Springs. His contribution to the aviation industry and his extraordinary idea to combine medicine, aviation and radio has created a true social revolution across the outback of Australia. He has become the most famous and significant Presbyterian in Australia’s history because he made such a major contribution to the building of the nation.
Bibliography
Books
Robert, G. (2009) Man With a Mission: John Flynn, Pearson Education, Australia.
W. Scott, M. (1963) John Flynn Apostle to the Inland, Great Britain.
Websites
Graeme, B., ‘Flynn, John (1880-1951)’, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flynn-john-6200, accessed on 2nd August, 2012.
Royal Flying Doctor Service, ‘The John Flynn Story’, http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/about-us/our-history/the-john-flynn-story/, accessed on 2nd August,