They came on horseback

On 12 January 1893, two young Salvation Army officers, Captain E. A. Sincock and Lieutenant George Haycraft were commissioned to go forth on horseback and carry salvation to the back-block settlers and farmers throughout Queensland. The name “Salvation Riders” were given to the intrepid pair and with saddle-bags loaded, they set out in faith.

The pair described their adventures in several articles for The Salvation Army newspaper War Cry:

We passed through Landsborough on Thursday evening and camped about three miles out of town until the moon rose and then, saddling up again, pushed towards Caboolture, travelling from 10 o’clock on Thursday night until seven on Friday morning and having to wade through water in several places. I can assure you it was pretty cold. We passed close by Crooked Neck mountain and the Glasshouse. Crooked Neck looked as though it would come over top of us and grind us to powder but it didn’t … We had to walk up some of the ridges; it was like creeping up the steeple of a church …