At last all the files for ‘Views Beyond the Furthest Fence’ are with the publisher, Vivid Publishing. It has been a massive job, I had no idea how hard the proof reading would be. We had a number of proof readers and also used the services of a professional proof reader. The publisher told me that is is quite normal to have about six proof readers and each will find different errors. Now we wait on the proof book and sample high quality proof pages for the final check and if all OK off to the printer. Please pray that all goes to plan and the book will be ready for it’s release at the PIM Centenary Thanksgiving Service to be held at Scots Presbyterian Church on September 22nd this year. Thanks to everyone that has helped with this project, especially my son Wade, his graphic skills has greatly enhanced this publication.
I think we have the info on these vehicles correct, but would like some car enthusiasts verify the make and dates.
Some have been modified somewhat making precise identification a bit harder.
As time was running out we needed more photos of the PIM Padres, after the blistering summer heat of Beltana, Glenys said no more summer trips to the Australian outback. The only option, Tasmania, Mackersey Regional Ministries with Ian and Michelene Tyson. Visited quit a bit of their patrol area and then had a weeks holiday in the western wilderness area.
After some help identifying the aircraft pictured below. Please email me if you can identify the type of aircraft or any other relevant information. Any help appreciated.
A recent trip to outback Queensland and New South Wales to gather information and photographs for our coffee table photography book celebrating the 100 year centenary of John Flynn’s Australian Inland Mission (Now the Presbyterian Inland Mission). Traveled over 4000 kilometers, about 1000 on dirt roads. The trip gave me a great insight into the work of the Presbyterian Inland Mission.
Over the Christmas break we visited Beltana in outback SA. It was a very interesting trip, we felt very much alone traveling as at that time of year there is very few visitors to that area due to the extreme heat. At one stage when I stopped to photograph Puttapa Gap I became bogged in the sand in the middle of the road, it would not have been so easy to get out if I was in a 2 wheel drive vehicle. We traveled with one of the older camper trailers used by PIM padres. This gave us some affinity to their work with both the isolation and trying to sleep in 40 degree heat inside a hot camper. We meet a number of interesting people and saw first hand the spiritual needs of these isolated people. If you hold your mouse over the above photographs you will be able to read a little of the history.
We visited Moliagul on the weekend. I will post some of the photos when I have time to process them. We stayed at the Evans Hotel in Bealiba, about 10 minutes from Moliagul. It was the first time Glenys my wife, and myself have stayed in a Hotel. The hotel was built in 1856 but has been well maintained and was very clean. There was a birthday party on for one of the locals so the hotel was almost empty and we were their only guests for the night. We had a very good meal and was well looked after by Bob and the staff. We were asked to attend the local church service at 8 am, so I got up at 5:30 am, left Glenys in bed and took some more photographs in Moliagul. I returned at 7:30 am and after a quick breakfast attended a very enjoyable service at Bealiba’s small Anglican Church. I met up with a local historian and a retired photographer, both offered their help with the PIM photobook. I look forward to getting some photographs of John Flynn as a child.
We have just received our first order of photographs from the National Library. The raw images are in the above slide show. I hope to enhance them to their original glory. The resolution is a bit lower than what I would have liked so we will have to change the style and or the layout of the book a bit to compensate. I won’t know until I actually print out some proofs. I think I am being a bit spoilt by the 21 megapixel images from my Canon 5D mkII.
I have planed to go out on patrol with Rudi Schwartz toward the end of the month and will post some new photos of that trip when I return.
Well all, its time for a pretty Pic!
This is my draft layout for the cover of the book. The final layout will be different to this (the entire cross design will be reworked and probably different photos).
Enjoy 
