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The exact starting date of The Salvation Army in Maryborough remains a mystery, but we do know that the Salvos were in town as early as 1885.

Maryborough Salvation Army today

Opening date mystery

Trying to determine the exact starting date of The Salvation Army in Maryborough is not easy, as Salvation Army records and newspaper accounts differ, but by late 1885 a virile corps (Salvation Army church) was operating...

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Early opposition

The Salvationists’ evangelism of 1885 aroused the larrikins to their traditional opposition and offensiveness against The Salvation Army, according to the Brisbane Courier of 28 October 1885, while other pers...
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Maryborough's Best: David Buckingham

The Salvation Army in Maryborough has hosted its fair share of outstanding Salvationists.  The first officer appointed to Maryborough was Captain David Buckingham (pictured right),  a true son of the Australasi...
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A 'marriage' catastrophe

Maryborough received its first female officers when Lieutenant Laura Ellis and Captain Jennie Watkins arrived on 1 January 1887. According to Fay Nicholls in her book Maryborough Qld. Corps, 1885-1899, Jennie had a winni...
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A home of their own

Maryborough’s first purpose-built citadel was opened on 16 April 1887 on an allotment in Bazaar Street, costing £250. It was a fort-like, brick-fronted structure with a turret and battlements with merlons rea...
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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. When floods devastated the area in 1968 the corps fed evacuees and used the citadel...
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Maryborough Salvation Army today

Like many Salvation Army corps (churches) Maryborough does not have the numbers it did in the first few years of its history. It continues to hold Sunday services and a variety of activities during the week. It operates...
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