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Port Macquarie - the old days
The Salvation Army first opened in Port Macquarie on 20 October 1888. An article in The Salvation Army newspaper The War Cry on 27 October 1888 stated that: The town of Port Macquarie was moved on Saturday and Sunday last by the advent of The Salvation Army, some coming for miles around to hear us. Grand meeting; hall packed; many unable to get in …