Eurobodalla Lower Shoalhaven History
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.
Milton
The Salvation Army “opened fire” in Milton on 21 August 1886, under the leadership of Captain Eva Meale. Philanthropist and Salvationist William Samuel Garrard is credited as erecting Milton’s first...
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Moruya
The Salvation Army’s Captain Frances Eliza Quail and Lieutenant Malvina Banks established the Army’s ministry in Moruya on 13 August 1892, but the corps closed in 1908.
Nearly 100 years later, Batemans Bay...
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Expansion
Not content to sit still, the early Salvationists moved at once to take new ground.
The Salvation Army’s War Cry newspaper reported on 10 December 1904 that the first Army meeting had been held at Bawley Point by...
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Batemans Bay - Ulladulla
Although Batemans Bay is the largest Salvation Army ministry in the area, it only officially opened in 1986, under the leadership of Envoy Les Shaw. The Ulladulla Mission began as an outpost to the Batemans Bay Corps in...
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Women forging the way
At a time when appointing women to ministry positions was unheard of in most other churches, The Salvation Army in the Eurobodalla and lower Shoalhaven region has hosted dozens of female Salvation Army officers.
The tren...
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Local Greats, past and present
The Salvation Army in the Eurobodalla and lower Shoalhaven has produced its fair share of outstanding Salvationists.
Alice Althea Colefax (nee Gadde), (pictured) moved to Moruya with her husband William Colefax in...
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The Salvation Army in Batemans Bay, Ulladulla and Moruya today
The Salvation Army in the Eurobodalla and lower Shoalhaven remains a vibrant expression of God’s love in the community.
Sunday services are held in Batemans Bay and Ulladulla, and weekly Bible study and disciplesh...
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