The Australian Presbyterian Mission was founded by the Presbyterian Church of Australia to reach those "beyond the furthest fence" with God's Word. Rev. John Flynn was the first superintendent. The Presbyterian Chuch of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. ... The Reverend John Flynn (25 November 1880 – 5 May 1951) was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the worlds first air ambulance. ...
Following the establishment of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, the work of the AIM continued in the Presbyterian Church as the Presbyterian Inland Mission and in the Uniting Church as Frontier Services. Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
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Australian Inland Mission collection (http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an11408153) - digitised images from the National Library of Australia
In 1922 the Reverend John Flynn visited the town to assess the suitability for establishing an AustralianInlandMission (AIM) hospital.
The Western Australian Government agreed to subsidise the building of the hospital, which was subsequently built by AIM and opened in April 1926 staffed by two nurses, Olive Bennett and Helen Cousin.
The Lake Grace AIM Hospital building was in disrepair by 1983 with the state Government deciding to demolish the building.
AustralianInlandMission at Innamincka: Inland Nurses in the Outback region of South Australia
The nurses of the InlandMission are some of the unsung heroes of the bush.
Inside the inlandMission, which now doubles as the rangersÂ’ headquarters and local visitors' centre, the photographic display gives an idea of what the philanthropic visitors to the desert had to contend with.
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