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  Day Dawn Braille Magazine

  Milton Hook

  Day Dawn Braille magazine was an Seventh-day Adventist paper published in the Australasian Union Conference from 1909 to 1919.

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  Deni, Mark (c.1912–1945)

  Milton Hook

  Mark Deni and his wife, Ellen, were missionaries to Papua New Guinea.

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  Dickson, Alexander (c.1819–1892)

  Milton Hook

  Traditionally, Dickson is considered to be the first Australian to observe the Saturday Sabbath, although this claim is difficult to thoroughly test. He undoubtedly observed Saturday during some of his stay in Liberia but according to Haskell he renounced it after unsuccessfully trying to convert others to his view.

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  Echo Publishing Company, Limited

  Milton Hook

  Echo Publishing Company, situated near Melbourne, Australia, operated from 1889 to 1922.

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  Engelbrecht, George Henry (1902–1989) and Christina Jane (Keith) (1903–1991)

  Milton Hook

  George and Christina Engelbrecht served in pastoral ministry in Australia, New Zealand, Papua, and the New Hebrides.

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  Faole Adobo (c. 1890–1957)

  Milton Hook

  Faole Adobo, a native of Papua New Guinea, helped the Adventist missionaries in Papua New Guinea and evangelized his people.

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  Fiji

  Milton Hook

  Fiji consists of approximately 330 islands in the mid-South Pacific Ocean, the largest being Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.

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  Finster, Lewis V. (1873–1979) and Ella L. (Blodgett) (1875–1954)

  Milton Hook

  Lewis and Ella Finster served the Seventh-day Adventist church in Australia, the Philippines, Malayasia, the Far East, and the Inter-American division of the Seventh-day Adventists in various capacities.

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  Freeman, Margherita Mahy (1884–1979)

  Milton Hook

  Margherita Freeman was the first female Seventh-day Adventist in Australasia to graduate from university medical studies. She had remarkable success in her role at the Avondale Health Retreat, the Sydney Sanitarium, and in private practice.

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  French Polynesia

  Milton Hook

  French Polynesia consists of approximately 130 islands scattered in the central South Pacific Ocean. The main groups are the Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Tubuai Islands, and the Society Islands.

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  Funeral Practices in Papua New Guinea

  Milton Hook

  It must be understood that foundational to all early Melanesian funeral practices was the prevailing animistic belief that everything in the natural world possessed a spirit. With respect to humans in particular, death was considered to be the most important stage in life, it being the transition from the visible form to the invisible form.

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  Gander, Stanley Herbert (1896–1969) and Greta Irene (Tivey) (1899–1984)

  Milton Hook

  Stanley and Greta Gander were Australian missionaries to Papua New Guinea.

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  Gates, Edward Harmon (1855–1940)

  Milton Hook

  Edward H. Gates was a prominent leader in early Seventh-day Adventist mission work in the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

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  Gersbach, Lance Russell (1942–2003)

  Milton Hook

  Lance Gersbach worked in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. He was brutally killed while working as business manager at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Malaita, Solomon Islands.

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  Gilson, William John (1896–1974)

  Milton Hook

  William Gilson was a teacher, school and church administrator, and author.

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  Good Health, South Pacific Division

  Milton Hook

  The Australian Good Health was the Seventh-day Adventist-sponsored popular journal devoted to health education.

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  Gray, David Henry (1889–1953) and Mabel Rosa Hannah (Goldsmith) (1896–1983)

  Milton Hook

  David and Mabel Gray were pioneering missionaries to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville in the south-west Pacific. In later years, they ministered in the Kempsey area of New South Wales, working closely with the indigenous population.

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  Gray, Kenneth John (1912–1986) and Dorothy Beatrice (Smith) (1915–1999)

  Milton Hook

  Kenneth John and Dorothy Beatrice Gray were Adventist teachers and missionaries to Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

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  Guiot, Cecile Francine (1898–1981)

  Milton Hook

  Cecile Francine Guiot was a missionary to New Caledonia.

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  Hadfield, Bernard Edwin (1894–1976) and Laura Violetta (Allen) (1895–1975)

  Milton Hook

  Bernard and Laura Hadfield were pioneering missionaries in the South Pacific Islands, serving in the Kingdom of Tonga and in Tahiti. They spent their later years of ministry in Australia.

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  Hammond, Brian Thomas (1918–1998)

  Milton Hook

  Brian Thomas Hammond was a renowned surgeon and medical missionary from New Zealand.

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  Hatzfelthaven Rural Health Centre, Papua New Guinea

  Milton Hook

  The Hatzfelthaven Rural Healther Centre operated between 1953 and 1979. Its primary mission was to care for individuals suffering leprosy in Papua New Guinea.

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  Head, Vaiola Malama (Kerisome) (c.1890–1963)

  Milton Hook

  Vaiola Kerisome, usually known as Malama among her people, was a translator and missionary among the Maoris.

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  Hellestrand, Oscar Vincent (1886–1973) and Ella Louise (Sharp) (1893–1986)

  Milton Hook

  Oscar Vincent Hellestrand was a pastor and health educator from Australia. Oscar Hellestrand and his wife, Ella were missionaries to the Solomon Islands.

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  Hill, Henry Appleton (1885–1980) and Mary Alice (Gillis) (1886–1967)

  Milton Hook

  Henry Hill was a pioneer minister and missionary in Australia and Polynesia. Henry and Mary spent 13 years in French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. He was then president of the North New South Wales Conference and the Queensland Conference before taking up ministerial duties until his retirement in 1936.