- Begbie, Alice & Maude Kerns
Alice Begbie & Maude Kerns. Alice went in the NZ work at age 19 - Craig, Jack #1
Jack Craig was one of the first people to profess in Otago, New Zealand. - Craig, jack #2
Jack Craig was one of the first people to profess in Otago, New Zealand. - Hardie, John & Dick McClure
Dick McClure was one of eight workers who left Liverpool, Engand on the SS Orwestry Grange on Nov. 13, 1906, arriving in Wellington, NZ on Jan. 30, 1907. Dick and John Hardie pioneered NSW in 1907. - Hodgins, Polly & Frances
Polly & Frances Hodgins, Sisters in the work, from U.K. Helped to pioneered NZ. Their brother James died in 1907 in NZ, the first Worker to die in the entire world. - Hughes, Willie & Alice, George & Lottie Wix
Willie & Alice Hughes --- George & Lottie Wix. There were three Wix siblings. Willie Hughes went to NZ in 1906. He wrote some hymns in Hymns Old & New. - Hutchinson, Adam
Adam Hutchison and Joe Williamson pioneered the South Island with two Sister Workers in 1905. - McClung Wilson & Annie (2)
Wilson & Annie McClung were a married Worker couple Wilson was overseer of NZ - McClung, Wilson & Annie
Wilson & Annie McClung were a married Worker couple Wilson was overseer of NZ - McClure, Dick (1911)
Dick McClure was one of eight workers left Liverpool, England on the SS Orwestry Grange on Nov. 13, 1906, arriving in Wellington, NZ on Jan. 30, 1907 - Murray, Archie 1913
Archie Murray was first native to enter the NZ work, in 1907 - Sullivan, John & Dick McClure
Dick McClure was one of eight workers left Liverpool, England on the SS Orwestry Grange on Nov. 13, 1906, arriving in Wellington, NZ on Jan. 30, 1907. In March, 1907, John Hardie and Dick McClure were the first Workers to pioneer NSW, arriving in Sydney from NZ. John Sullivan and Jack Little pioneered Queensland in 1905. - Tom Turner, Jack Annard, Willie Hughes, Robert Blair
Tom Turner, Jack Annand, Willie Hughes, Robt Blair Thomas M. Turner comes from the North of Ireland; he was a school teacher in County Galway, when he heard the truth and also went forth in 1900 for a time in Ireland, and was one of the first to go to Australia. He wrote hymns 202, 236 and 265. Regarding No. 236, at one Convention someone said that would be a good subject for a hymn —"The Approval of God" — within a short time, the next meeting or so, the hymn was produced and sung. Tom was 81 years old when he died April, 1959. Jack Annand wrote Nos. 164, 241, 283, 316, and 321. He was born in 1891 and died 1957. Worked on a farm as a lad, professed when 19 years old, went forth when he was 22, first in N.S. Wales, then Victoria (Aust.) then came to Poland and Scandinavian countries. He wrote No. 319 while at Deb. Conv. Robert Blair, who also laboured in New Zealand, was born at Otokia, near Dunedin N.Z. in 1874 and died in 1942. After selling some property left him in Scotland, he started out in the work in England, remaining two years before going to N.Z. where he was for several years, was for a time in Fiji, Samoa and Norfolk Isles, returning to Queensland where after 11 years he died. He wrote Nos. 185, 195, 235, 274 and 277. When he was in Exeter he pulled out a scrap of paper from his waistcoat pocket and asked another worker he met there if the verses he had written on it would do for a hymn, iIt is now our No. 276. Willie Hughes laboured in N.Z. He wrote "Went forth" in 1906 and wrote Nos. 62, 66, 114 and 116 - Walker, Alex & Wife Queenie
Both Alex Walker and Queenie Higgins were workers who married in 1920 and dropped out of the work. They had 4 children. - Wix, Lottie 1
Lottie Wix, sibling of Alice, George and Mabel who professed in 1908 and all went in the work. - Head Workers- Willie Phyn & Walter Frank
NZ Head Workers: Willie Phyn & Walter Frank - Head Worker - Willie Hughes; 1944-1963
Willie Hughes - Head Worker - Wilson McClung, Annie McClung & W. Hughes
Wilson & Annie McClung, married Worker couple; Head Worker of NZ from 1914-1944 Willie Hughes Head Worker 1944-1963 - 1946 Jan6 Masterton NZ Statement by W J Hughes
This statement by W.j. Hughes concerning Conscientious Objector status during WW 2 was read at the Annual Christian Convention held at Te Ore Ore, Masterton, on 6th January, 1946 and Was Agreed to without a Dissentient Voice. - * Head Worker - Willie Hughes
Cecil Barrett, Willie J. Hughes (center) & Walter Frank. Photo taken at Pukekoke, NZ in 1945. Willie was NZ Overseer from 1910-12; and from 1944-1963 - Head Worker- Willie Phyn 1966-85
Willie Phyn, Head Worker of NZ 1966-85 - Head Worker- Wm Hughes grave
Grave of William Hughes, Overseer of New Zealand - Carroll Fanny & May
Fanny Carroll and her sister May. Fanny Pioneered NZ South Island in 1905 with Annie Smith and two brother Workers. Also pioneered Tasmania with Annie Smith in 1908 - Hughes, Wm - Letter re: Sister Workers 1913 page 1
Letter & Report on location of NZ Sister Workers in 1913 - Hughes, Wm - Letter re: Sister Workers 1913 - page 2
Letter & Report on location of NZ Sister Workers in 1913 - McLachlan, Duncan
Duncan McLachlan was one of eight workers left Liverpool, England on the SS Orwestry Grange on Nov. 13, 1906, arriving in Wellington, NZ on Jan. 30, 1907 - Murray, James (Jim)
James (Jim) Murray WWI Military Appeal dismissed. - Newspaper- 1916 Barrier Miner
Nov. 24, 1916 Barrier Miner newspaper, Broken Hill, South Australia. During WWI, Australian professing men used the name "Testimony of Jesus" in hearings applying for military exemption or Conscientious Objector status - Newspaper- 1916 The Register
Nov. 21, 1916 The Register Newspaper, Adelaide, South Australia. During WWI, Australian professing men used the name "Testimony of Jesus" in hearings applying for military exemption or Conscientious Objector status. - Quick, Frank & Hilda 2
Frank & Hilda Quick were a married Worker Couple Photo taken in 1946 - Smith, Annie w:husband and child
Annie Smith Heyes with husband Wilfred and Laddie - Walker, Alex & Ernie Anderson
Alex Walker & Ernie Anderson - Walker, Alex & Ernie Anderson #2
Alex Walker and Ernie Anderson in sulkey. (#2) - Walker, Queenie (Higgins) #1
Eugenia Victoria (Higgins) Walker (aka Queenie) was born on January 8, 1885; was from Avoca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland She professed thru John Sullivan and went in the work in 1905. She went abroad in 1908 and preached in Ireland, England, Australia & New Zealand. Married Alex Walker in 1920. They had 4 children. Died July 10, 1967, age 79. - Walker, Queenie (Higgins) #2
Walker, Queenie (Higgins) - Walker, Teenie #1
Teenie Walker She professed in early mission in New Zealand. Started in the work in 1908 - Williamson, Joe & John Clarke
Joe Williamson and Tom Clarke. J. Williamson was from the UK and entered the work in 1903. He pioneered the South Island with Adam Hutchison and two Sister Workers in 1906. - Williamson, Joe- Willie Jamieson, John Hardy, Tom Beattie
Joe Williamson, Willie Jamieson, John Hardy, Tom Beattie - Wix Alice & George 1919
Alice & George Wix were siblings from the South Island who professed in 1908. George started in the Work in 1911, went to NSW in 1916, to the USA in 1920, to Germany in 1925 and then to Switzerland in 1927 as one of the pioneers there, where he continued until his death in 1956. - Wix, Alice
Alice Wix from South Island went in the work in 1914.