1940s

100 years of stories.

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Annie Jane Grantham (“Gran”)

1922-1946 / NZBTI Housekeeper, Matron (Hopetoun Street, Queen Street) One of the unheralded people in this College’s history is a woman...

1920s

Cyril Edwin Taylor

1940-1941 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Cyril had worked for three years as a shop assistant in the clothing trade in...

1940s

Professor Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, OBE

Lecturer in NT Greek, 1927-1975 Board Member (1939-1964), Board Chair and President (1965-1975) As a trainee teacher in 1921 Ted...

1960s

Henry Yolland

1927-1960 Lecturer and Dean of NZ Bible Training Institute (Queen Street Campus) Born in August 1883, Henry Yolland was brought up in...

1920s

Hilda Griffin (née Allen)

1939 – 1940 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Hilda was the 8th of 10 children, and one of the few among her peers who attended high...

1940s

Jean Annie Jaggers

1949 – 1971 NZBTI Matron (Queen Street Campus, Henderson Campus) “How rich am I to have shared the lives of 1,250 dedicated young people...

1960s

Rev. John Henry Deane

1946-1959 / Principal, NZ Bible Training Institute (Queen Street Campus) The squeak of a caliper signalled the approach of Principal John...

1940s

Joy Crombie

1948-1949 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Joy was born in Auckland and grew up on the third floor of the Auckland Ferry Building...

1940s

Mary Milner

1946-1947 / Queen Street Campus As a young teenager Mary clearly knew God’s call to overseas mission. After finishing high school she...

1940s

May Mackey (née Garnett)

1946-1948 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street campus) Hughina May Garnett committed her life to Christ as a 16 year old after reading The...

1940s

Owen Henton

1947-1948 / NZBTI (Queen Street Campus) 1959-1973 / Orchardist and Property Manager (Henderson Campus) Owen left school at age 12 as he...

1940s

Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw, CBE

1922 – 1942 / Board member, NZ Bible Training Institute 1943 – 1965 / President, NZ Bible Training Institute Robert Laidlaw joined Rev....

1920s

100 years of stories.

Annie Jane Grantham (“Gran”)

Cyril Edwin Taylor

Professor Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, OBE

Henry Yolland

Hilda Griffin (née Allen)

Jean Annie Jaggers

Rev. John Henry Deane

Joy Crombie

Mary Milner

May Mackey (née Garnett)

Owen Henton

Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw, CBE

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