Biographical entry Flynn, John (1880 - 1951)

Summary

John Flynn became founder and superintendent of the Australian Inland Mission of the Presbyterian Church of Australia 1912. In May 1928 he began the Aerial Medical Service for people in remote areas of inland Australia, which still survives today as the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Bucknall, Graeme, 'Flynn, John (1880-1951), Presbyterian minister', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 8, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1981, pp. 531-534. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080554b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Flynn, John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-635341. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003535. Details
• Paterson, M. S., 'John Conrad Jaeger 1907-1979', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 5, no. 3, 1982, pp. 64-88. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9820530064.htm. Details