Korean Medals Presentation

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3rd May 2022 Rev Peter W Phillips, Moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church of VictoriaMrs Roslyn Brown, President of the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union, Victoria Three Australian missionaries from Victoria have been recognised by the government of the Republic of Korea for their outstanding contributions to independence and national foundation. They are Isabella (Belle) Menzies, founder of the Busanjin …

Korean Awards for three early Australian Women Missionaries

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Three Australian missionaries from Victoria have been recognized by the government of the Republic of Korea for the independence movement in Korea in 1919 and awarded the Medal of Honour of the Republic of Korea. They are Isabella (Belle) Menzies, founder of the Busanjin Ilsin Girl’s school (now Dongrae Women’s High School), Margaret Davies, then principal of the school and …