This collection showcases entries by Avondale affiliated staff from the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists
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Adair, George Ernest (1895–1969)
Milton Hook
George Adair provided 37 years of sound management in Sanitarium Health Food Company and Sydney Sanitarium and Hospital in the Australasian Union Conference, ensuring the viability of these institutions in both the depression and the years of World War II.
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Adair, Reginald Harold (1898–1972) and Leila (Thomas) (1897–1982)
Milton Hook
Reginald “Reg” and Leila Adair served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia, at the General Conference headquarters, and in the Far East, specifically the China Division during the time of the Communist takeover.
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Adelaide Electro-Hydropathic Institute and Sanitarium
Milton Hook
The Adelaide Electro-Hydropathic Institute and Sanitarium was opened in July 1899, the brainchild of Alfred Semmens. It existed for ten years as a struggling institution until it was superseded by the Adelaide Sanitarium which was opened at another site in 1908.
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Adopt-A-Clinic, South Pacific Division
Milton Hook
Prior to the establishment of the Adopt-A-Clinic project, John Morris, a Seventh-day Adventist layman, initiated a program to give basic medical kits to Fijian clinics. The enterprise functioned from 1992 through 1996, and he made arrangements to restart the service in 2002, a concept germane to the later Adopt-A-Clinic program.
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Adrian, Herbert William (1902–1937)
Milton Hook
Herbert William Adrian served as secretary and treasurer for the Tasmanian Conference and the Fiji Mission.
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AdSAFE, South Pacific Division
Milton Hook
AdSAFE is an entity established to address domestic violence and sexual abuse within the Seventh-day Adventist church community in Australasia. Its mandate includes providing information and resources concerning the various forms of abuse, training employees and church members to combat abuse, supporting victims of abuse, investigating allegations of abuse, and cooperating with law enforcement authorities in cases of abuse that appear in the civil courts.
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Advent Correspondence School, South Pacific Division
Milton Hook
Correspondence courses were available through the Church in the South Pacific between 1925 and the mid-1990s. These courses were delivered by a number of means including the Fireside Correspondence School and the Advent Correspondence School.
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Adventist Alpine Village, Australia
Milton Hook
Adventist Alpine Village is a camp and conference center owned and operated by the South New South Wales Conference in Australia. It hosts the annual camp meeting of the conference as well as several specialized camps. It is located in the Snowy Mountains of Australia and provides a variety of accommodation options for families and groups to enjoy this unique environment.
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Adventist Retirement Villages, South Pacific Division
Milton Hook
In the post-World War II era the number of Seventh-day Adventist retirement villages in the South Pacific Division has steadily increased. General provisions usually include church facilities on site or nearby, a visiting chaplain, fully trained nurses for high-care residents, medical and dental assistance by appointment, library and television facilities, and periodic social outings. All institutions are subsidized by the Australian federal government.
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Aitken, John Daniel Kerr (1867–1925)
Milton Hook
John Aitken was the manager of the Avondale Press for thirteen years between 1909 and 1922. He trained many to operate a press and they in turn operated presses throughout the countries of the Australasian Union Conference.
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Alert, Australasian Division
Milton Hook
From 1955 until 1987 Alert was the premier temperance journal in the South Pacific Division. It made a strong contribution to the ministry of health in the South Pacific Division until it was discontinued in 1987.
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Allbon, Rhae (1885–1927)
Milton Hook
Rhae Allbon was qualified as both a government and church school teacher. She taught on the campus of the Australasian Missionary College, Avondale from the end of 1908 until the beginning of 1927. For most of that time she was head of the English Department at the College.
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American Samoa
Milton Hook
American Samoa is located in the south-central Pacific Ocean approximately 1,600 miles (2,600 kilometers) northeast of New Zealand and 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii. American Samoa includes the inhabited islands of TutuilaTau, Olosega, Ofu, and Aunuu. Swains Island an inhabited coral atoll about 280 miles (450 kilometers) northwest of Tutuila, was made a part of American Samoa in 1925. The capital of American Samoa is Pago Pago on the island of Tutuila.
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Amyes Memorial Hospital, Solomon Islands
Milton Hook
The Amyes Memorial Hospital was opened in 1939 at Kukudu on the Island of Kolombangara, Western Solomon Islands. Today it functions at the Kukudu Adventist Clinic.
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Amyes, Sidney Herbert (1857–1935)
Milton Hook
Sidney Amyes was a New Zealand national who strongly supported the Seventh-day Adventist Church with his means and influence in its early days in South New Zealand.
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Appeal for Missions, South Pacific Division
Milton Hook
The Appeal for Missions was an annual campaign in which church members voluntarily went door-to-door, soliciting donations from the public for the church mission program in the Pacific Islands.
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Ashcroft, Charles Ernest (1872–1963)
Milton Hook
Charles Ashcroft was a pastor, church administrator, and one of the pioneers of the denomination’s senior educational institution in Western Australia.
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Auckland Adventist Hospital, New Zealand
Milton Hook
Auckland Adventist hospital was located at 188 St. Heliers Bay Road, St. Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand. It was administered as an institution of the Trans-Tasman Union Conference, South Pacific Division. It operated between 1974 and 1999.
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Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School, New Zealand
Milton Hook
The Auckland Seventh-day Adventist High School is located at 119 Mountain Road, Mangere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand. It comes under the administration of the North New Zealand Conference.
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Australasian Conference Association Superannuation Trust (ACAST)
Milton Hook
ACAST is an acronym for the Australasian Conference Association Superannuation Trust. It is a fund from which employees of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are paid a pension in their retirement.
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Australasian Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association
Milton Hook
Australasian Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association (1897-1900) aimed to promote the principles of healthful living of the denomination and the establishment of the church's medical and charitable enterprises.
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Australasian Union Conference During the Depression
Milton Hook
Australasian Division income during the depression was remarkable in the face of widespread adversity. Any progress made by the church during the worst years was in sharp contrast to numerous bankruptcies and business failures in the secular world.
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Australasian Union Conference Involvement in Southeast Asia Before 1912
Milton Hook
The close proximity of Australia to Southeast Asia naturally led union conference officials in Australia to adopt responsibility for the establishment of Seventh-day Adventist missions in that region, first in Sumatra, then Singapore, followed by the Philippine Islands and Java.
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Australia
Milton Hook
Australia is the only independent country that occupies a whole continent. Located in the Southern hemisphere it has a population of some 25.5 million people. The Seventh-day Adventist Church commenced its work in Australia in Melbourne, Victoria in 1885.
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Australian Sentinel and Herald of Liberty, Australasian Union Conference
Milton Hook
The Australian Sentinel and Herald of Liberty was a short-lived journal published between 1894 and 1898. It was based on the journal American Sentinel and dealt with religious liberty issues.
