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Long before the Newcastle Knights first ran onto the playing field, Newcastle had a different band of knight. Did you know that when The Salvation Army first marched into Newcastle in the 1880s, they called themselves the Newcastle Knights?

Always about people finding freedom - Simon Adamo

First meeting

The Newcastle Salvation Army began with a meeting in the Victoria Theatre on 12 May 1883, just three years after the Australian Salvation Army’s beginnings in Adelaide. Download photo

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Newcastle's Nicknames

Long before the Newcastle Knights first ran onto the playing field, Newcastle had a different band of Knights. When The Salvation Army was first established in Newcastle in the 1880s, local Salvationists nicknamed themse...
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HUNTER HEROES - Eva Burrows

The first Australian female General of the worldwide Salvation Army, General Eva Burrows, was born in this "Steel City" in 1929.
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HUNTER HEROES - Arthur Arnott

Newcastle was also home to Arthur Smith Arnott, son of legendary Australian biscuit-maker William Arnott, who founded the Arnott Biscuit Company.
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HUNTER HEROES - Richard Stark

Present-day heroes include Richard Stark - manager of the innovative Salvation Army cafe 'Sal's by the Lake'.
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In times of need

It’s often said that The Salvation Army has a ministry of “presence” – of being there in times of need. A soup kitchen was operating as early as 1925 (pictured right), paving the way for The...
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Always about people finding freedom - Simon Adamo

Biker, Simon Adamo (pictured right) led a life of violence and crime until he found freedom through Christ and now works for The Salvation Army
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