Hi Liz
I found this birth record, but I can't be 100% sure it is him. I have a note that he was actually born on Thursday Island, but I didn't put down where I got that info.
Name: Thomas Flynn
Birth Date: 29 May 1879
Father's Name: John Flynn
Mother's name: Ellen Howard
Birth Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Place: Queensland
Page Number: 4839
Registration Number: 000533 Mb