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The Australian Council of Churches was formed out of the Australian Committee of the World Council of Churches. In 1994 the name was changed to the National Council of Churches in Australia. Initially a Protestant body, the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches joined in the 1960s, and the Catholic Church became a full member in 1994. There are currently 19 member churches, and the Council works with state ecumenical councils. http://www.ncca.org.au/

Daniel Murphy was born in Cork and attended Moore College between 1880-1882. He was ordained priest in 1883. From 1884-1909 he was Rector of St Stephen's North Willoughby (Cable Clerical Index)

Originally part of the Gerringong Ward of the Municipality of Kiama. In 1948 it was merged with surrounding municipalities to form the Shoalhaven Shire Council. Some documents record the name as Broughton Vale. It is likely that the area was named after an Aboriginal guide named after the Bishop of Australia W.G. Broughton, by local pastoralist Alexander Berry.

Malcolm Muggeridge was a British journalist and author.

John Stoward Moyes was born in 1884. He graduated from the Australian College of Theology in 1907 and was ordained Priest in 1908. From 1918-1920 he was Chaplain to the Commonwealth Forces, becoming Bishop of Armidale in 1929, a position he held until 1964. In 1943 he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Trinity College, Toronto, Canada.