" Commonwealth Bible College " commenced in 1948 in Melbourne at the Richmond Temple under the Commonwealth Executive of the Assemblies of God in Australia . The Directors and Executive were Pastors P. Duncan ( Chairman ) , C. Enticknap ( Secretary-Treasurer ) , C. Greenwod , W. Buchanan , A.T. Davidson , W. Enticknap , M. Armstrong , W. Akehurst and H. Davidson . The Principal was Rev. F.A. Sturgeon , who taught on Pentateuch , Theology , Life of Christ and Harmony of the Gospel . The college used the premises of Richmond Temple in the first year . The 40 students enrolled at CBC in 1948 called themselves the " Van Couriers 1948 " or " First Messengers " . They came to study from all over Australia . In 1949 the college moved to Brisbane , first to New Farm , and , in 1961 , to a purpose-built campus on the Brisbane River which was destroyed in the 1974 Brisbane flood
1974 Brisbane flood
1974 Brisbane flood
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