Australia’s Salvation Army history comes alive on new Facebook site

deansimpson7
8 hours ago
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Updated: 6 hours ago

The banner of the new Facebook page for The Salvation Army Australia Museum.

The Australia Territory Communications team has launched a new Facebook page for The Salvation Army Australia Museum.

To go to the Facebook page, click here.

The territory has two branches of the museum – in Melbourne (69 Bourke St) and Sydney (166-170 South Parade, Auburn).

Museum Specialists Barry Gittins (Melbourne) and Don Callaghan (Sydney) will regularly update the Facebook page with information and excerpts from our proud Army history.

Museum Specialists Barry Gittins (left) and Don Callaghan.

“They will honour the rich legacy of our founders and reflect on the stories, people, and artefacts that shaped The Salvation Army in Australia – while also celebrating how their bold vision continues to guide our mission and ministry today,” said the Communication Department’s Publications Manager, Cheryl Tinker. “From the past to the present, this is a story still being lived.”

We invite you to follow the new Facebook page and experience historical memorabilia, photographs, and records related to The Salvation Army’s operations in Australia from 1880 to the present day.

Salvos Online will continue to regularly upload stories on its Army Archives tab that expand on many of the museum’s Facebook posts.

Meantime, the Sydney branch of the museum, now based out of the Auburn Corps complex, is shaping up nicely.

The museum (formerly known as a heritage centre) had been housed at The Salvation Army’s Bexley North property since 1983.

Late last year, Don Callaghan, the Museum Specialist in Sydney, spent months overseeing the packing and moving boxes of memorabilia and items of historic significance.

“The museum is on the first floor, and office space and research space is on the second floor,” Don said.

Opening hours are Tuesday to Friday 9am-2pm, or by appointment: (02) 9502 0424.

– Dean Simpson