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John Falkingham was Dean of Newcastle from 1961-1975. He was the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Church of England in Australia Liturgical Commission.

E.G. Mortley was Rector of St Philip's Church Eastwood from 1956-1964.

Ken Short AO was born in Kenya on July 6, 1927. He spent 3 years in the army, including two years as Commander Lieutenant with the Commonwealth Occupying Forces in Japan, from 1946-1948. He studied at Moore College from 1949-1951. He was ordained in 1952 and served in the parishes of Mosman and Pittwater before missionary service in what was then Tanganyika (later Tanzania). On his return, he served as General Secretary of CMS and then had as rector of Vaucluse from 1971-1975. He was consecrated as bishop in 1975 and served as Bishop of Wollongong until 1982, then Bishop of Parramatta from 1982-1989. He was concurrently Bishop to the Australian Defence Force from 1979-1989, and Army Chaplain General from 1979-1981. In 1988 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. He retired in 1992.
References: https://www.smh.com.au/national/ken-short-obituary-trusted-bishop-and-family-man-with-a-gift-for-counsel-20141112-11kwz9.html https://sydneyanglicans.net/news/sydneys-elder-statesman-dies

Les Nixon was a pilot, photographer and evangelist who founded Outback Patrol. He joined Open Air Campaigners in 1947 and played the accordion. In 1954 he attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1955 he married Martha Chastain and in 1959 they travelled across Australia with the Billy Graham Crusades. He founded Outback Patrol in 1961.