Seeds for Flynn’s Flying Doctor Sown 100 Years Ago
AUGUST 22, 2017 marked the centenary of the death of a little-known outback stockman which attracted national headlines and proved the impetus for Reverend John Flynn’s vision for an outback aeromedical service. Kimberley stockman Jimmy Darcy suffered massive internal injuries on 29 July 1917 when his horse fell in a cattle stampede. An 80-kilometre ride…