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The Salvation Army has a rich history in the ACT and southern New South Wales region. From the late 1800s when 'Salvation Riders' travelled through country towns, to its beginnings in the 1920s in the nation's capital.

Albury

The Salvation Army “opened fire” in Albury in 1885 and it still remains a practical demonstration of God's love in the city.
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Bega

The sound of a beating drum and two cornets were the first signals that The Salvation Army had arrived in Bega on Friday 15 August 1890.
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Canberra

The Salvation Army has been serving the nation’s capital since 1929, providing spiritual, emotional and practical assistance to all in need.
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Cooma

In 1887 The Salvation Army’s Cavalry Fort, “Aggressive”, rolled into Cooma and started a thriving ministry in the Snowy Mountains town.
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Cootamundra

The Salvation Army’s records show that The Salvation Army was in Cootamundra as early as 1887, with Captain Thomas Stead pioneering the work.
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Cowra

The Salvation Army began serving the community of Cowra in 1886. Although methods have changed over the years, Cowra Salvos are still a vibrant presence in the town, providing spiritual, emotional and...
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Deniliquin

The Salvation Army “opened” fire in Deniliquin in 1888 and has served the local community ever since with its practical expression of God’s love.
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Eurobodalla Lower Shoalhaven

The Salvation Army has a rich history on the south coast of New South Wales, with ministries in Milton and Moruya dating back to the late 1800s.
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Goulburn

The Salvation Army “opened fire” in Goulburn on Saturday 1 September 1883 and still retains a vibrant presence in the city.
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Grenfell

The Salvation Army made its first appearance at Grenfell in 1887 in a tent on the Grenfell goldfields. Today, although small in number, the Army remains a vibrant presence in the southern NSW town.
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Griffith

The Salvation Army in Griffith began in the 1920s with a number of meetings in the room of a home of a local Salvationist. Its first officers were Captain E Stephens and Lieutenant Wheeler. Since then...
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Leeton

The Salvation Army work in Leeton was started in the early 1900s by a group of intrepid Salvos from nearby Narrandera, who wanted to see the work of the Army expand throughout the district.
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Queanbeyan

The Salvation Army “opened fire” in Queanbeyan on 23 November 1884, just four years after it first began in Adelaide.
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Shoalhaven

The Salvation Army marched its way into Nowra in 1884 and remains a vibrant presence in the Shoalhaven region today.
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Temora

The Salvation Army “opened” fire in 1887, with “rotten fruit hurled at the congregation”!
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Wagga Wagga

The Salvos’ first meeting in Wagga Wagga was held in a large, empty store in 1886. Nearly 130 years later, the Army continues its thriving ministry in the southern NSW city.
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Young

The Salvation Army “opened fire” in Young on 12 February 1887, just seven years after its inception in Australia. It remains a vibrant ministry in Young today.
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