You are here: Home › Archive › Our Story › Our History Old › Local History › CENQ › Mackay › Early Beginnings Early beginnings Share Facebook Twitter Tweet Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print The Salvation Army “opened fire” in Mackay on 20 June 1888. Its first officer was Captain John Bannerman. Two of its earliest officers were Eva Trenwith and Daisy W. Coughlan (pictured right) who served at Mackay Salvation Army in 1914-1915. Download image