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  1. www.flyingdoctor.org.au › history › john-flynn-bioJohn Flynn biography - Royal Flying Doctor Service

    John Flynn was 51 when he married the secretary of AIM, Miss Jean Baird in 1932. The years to follow saw Australia struggle through the Great Depression and Mrs Flynn became a great support to her visionary and hard-working husband.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Flynn_(minister)John Flynn (minister) - Wikipedia

    He retired and died in Sydney on 5 May 1951. He was 70 years old. He was cremated and his remains were placed under a large boulder from the Devils Marbles.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › John-FlynnJohn Flynn | Outback, Nursing, Clergyman | Britannica

    May 5, 1951, Sydney, N.S.W. (aged 70) John Flynn (born Nov. 25, 1880, Moliagul, Vic., Australia—died May 5, 1951, Sydney, N.S.W.) was a moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Australia (1939–42) and missionary to the country’s wild central and northern inland, who in 1928 founded what later became the Royal Flying Doctor Service of ...

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  4. www.flyingdoctor.org.au › about-the-rfds › historyHistory of the Flying Doctor - Royal Flying Doctor Service

    Jun 12, 2017 · Here we feature some of the amazing women that are part of the early history of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The story of the Flying Doctor, over 90 years of rich history, and Australian icons like John Flynn, Alfred Traeger, Clifford Peel, Hudson Fysh.

  5. www.flyingdoctor.org.au › qld › newsThe little-known history of the $20 note | Royal Flying ...

    Aug 7, 2021 · After a decade of hard work, the idea finally took flight in 1928. Pilot Arthur Affleck leased a plane from the new Longreach-based airline QANTAS, flying from Cloncurry to Julia Creek. The man on the $20 note continues to save many lives each day, long since his passing.

  6. www.downsizing.com.au › news › 1441Grand Opening – John Flynn Retirement Village honours legacy ...

    Mar 13, 2024 · A permanent tribute to one of Australia’s greatest pioneers, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) founder John Flynn, will officially open on 13 March.

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  8. www.endlessoutback.com.au › 2021 › 09John Flynn's Memorial and the Royal Flying Doctor Service

    Sep 24, 2021 · Flynn passed away in the same year, having spent his working life dedicated to the people of the outback. Across this vast continent, his name was mourned by those who had depended on his innovations, and those who had heard of his work and respected him.