It all started way back on 2 September 1887, when two Salvation Army officers, Captain Buckingham and Lieutenant Redmond, “opened fire” on the district with their take-it-to-the-streets style of Christianity. Within a year many had been impacted by their work and a 20-strong brass band was conducting open-air meetings in the heart of Rockhampton.
It all started way back on 2 September 1887, when two Salvation Army officers, Captain Buckingham and Lieutenant Redmond, “opened fire” on the district with their take-it-to-the-streets style of Christianity. Within a year many had been impacted by their work and a 20-strong brass band was conducting open-air meetings in the heart of Rockhampton.