John Flynn (minister) Presbyterian nursing home in Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales on 27 August 1976. Flynn was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1933. Continuing John Flynn's legacy of delivery a 'Mantle of Safety'. Since its establishment in 1907 Frontier Services (then Australian Inland Mission (AIM)) still continues to deliver Flynn's vision of a 'Mantle of Safety' to the people of outback Australia in collaboration with remote services like the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Flynn is featured on the reverse of the polymer Australian twenty-dollar note. Flynn's name has also been adopted in commemoration of him, including:
Rev. John Thomas outstanding and selfless lifelong service to the community, the Pietermaritzburg City Council named the street upon which his church and school were situated, Thomas Street. Rev. John Thomas was born in Mackay's Gardens, Madras, India, in 1871. Rev. Thomas and his wife, Grace emigrated to Natal, South Africa in 1890. Conditions in India during this time were vastly deteriorated due to a combination of life-threatening factors which included growing tensions between various religions; the worsening caste system; slow recovery from the Great Famine of 1876–78; and the natural disaster phenomena known as monsoon droughts which was threatening a whole new