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Salvation Army

Subject
Foundation of the Salvation Army in Sydney 1882-83
War Cry
Salvation Army Congress Hall Goulburn Street
Albion Brass Band
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Boys' Home Dee Why
Salvation Army Home for Little Girls Dee Why
Salvation Army Young Women's Hostel
Booth, William
Bruntnell, Albert
Cox, Mary Ann
Gore, John
Mudiman, Thomas
Saunders, Edward
Sutherland, Adelaide
Sutherland, Thomas
Veitch, John
General Booth's farewell, Centennial Hall 14 October 1891
Salvation Army Temple, Goulburn Street c1909-13
Salvation Army congress meeting in Wirth's Circus tent April 1941
Salvation Army, Oh! 1887
Selling the War Cry on Saturday night at Paddy's Market 1884
Sunday in the Domain, July 1893
The Salvation Army 1885

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Salvation Army

Foundation of the Salvation Army in Sydney 1882-83

From a rowdy meeting at the night markets, to sturdy buildings in Sydney's workers' suburbs, the Salvation Army's early evangelists always went where the people were.

War Cry

Weekly periodical published by the Salvation Army.

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Salvation Army Congress Hall Goulburn Street

Salvation Army Hall at 27-33 Goulburn Street. The building later became a cinema and is now houses commercial and retail premises.

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Albion Brass Band

Band formed from within the Salvation Army.

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Salvation Army

Religious organisation which arrived in Sydney in the early 1880s and undertook charitable work as well as evangelising.

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Salvation Army Boys' Home Dee Why

Home established by the Salvation Army on land donated by Elizabeth Jenkins at Dee Why.

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Salvation Army Home for Little Girls Dee Why

Home for girls built south of Dee Why Lagoon on land donated by Elizabeth Jenkins.

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Salvation Army Young Women's Hostel

Support organisation for single working girls to provide safe budget accommodation in the city. The premises in Elizabeth St opened in 1924 and another was established at Surry Hills from 1927 to 1973.

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Booth, William

English founder of the Salvation Army

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Bruntnell, Albert

Tailor and real estate agent who held senior positions within the Salvation Army in Melbourne, New Zealand and Sydney.

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Cox, Mary Ann

Salvation Army sister who energetically supported the establishment of the Army in Sydney.

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Gore, John

Salvation Army officer who began the mission in Adelaide before transferring to New South Wales in 1889. His fiery preaching and forthright testimony won many converts.

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Mudiman, Thomas

Tailor of King Street Newtown and early evangelist for the Salvation Army.

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Saunders, Edward

Salvation Army leader who conducted the first meeting in Adelaide before leading the Newtown corps from 1883.

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Sutherland, Adelaide

Salvation Army evangelist whose fervour for the cause equally matched that of her husband.

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Sutherland, Thomas

Salvation Army Captain who lead the energetic evangelism that established the Army in Sydney and earlier, in Adelaide.

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Veitch, John

Salvation Army captain.

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General Booth's farewell, Centennial Hall 14 October 1891

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Contributed By
National Library of Australia
[TN115]
(Illustrated Sydney News, 24 October 1891, p 5)

Salvation Army Temple, Goulburn Street c1909-13

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Contributed By
City of Sydney Archives
[000/000721]
(NSCA CRS 51/496)

Salvation Army congress meeting in Wirth's Circus tent April 1941

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By
Sam Hood
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[hood_30690 / Home and Away 30690]
(Mitchell Library)

Salvation Army, Oh! 1887

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Contributed By
National Library of Australia
[nla.mus-vn1186231]
(from the 'Christmas number of the Australian musical magazine', no.22, Sydney : Bruce & Massey,1887, p 10)

Selling the War Cry on Saturday night at Paddy's Market 1884

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From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[TN115]
(Illustrated Sydney News, 12 April 1884 p 13)

Sunday in the Domain, July 1893

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From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[TN115]
(Illustrated Sydney News, 15 July 1893, p 4)

The Salvation Army 1885

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By
Nelson P Whitelocke
Contributed By
National Gallery of Australia
[Accession No: NGA 93.2024.17]
(From 'A walk in Sydney streets on the shady side', by Nelson P. Whitelocke. Sydney: Nelson P. Whitelocke, 1885, plate 15)

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