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Salvation Army
The Salvation Army was founded in East London in 1865 and has been active in Queensland since the 1880s. The Ipswich Corp of the Salvation Army was founded in 1885 and they celebrated their second anniversary in July 1887 with a tea meeting in their new barracks. The Queensland Times reported that Captain Cairns preached the gospel in the open-air in the streets of Ipswich a year or two before 1885.
J. C. Foote, M.L.C. purchased the Albert Hall in Ipswich in 1887 for his sons, William and Joseph who rented the hall to the Salvation Army for meeting and tea fights. The Corp was not allowed to hold socials or dances in the hall.
In 1921 the Salvation Army established a fund for a new citadel and Commissioner Hay visited Ipswich and the Purga Mission in June of this year to inspect the site of the proposed new citadel and to view buildings at the Purga Mission.
The Salvation Army’s new citadel was officially opened by Commissioner Whatmore on Saturday, 20 May 1922. A civic reception was held in the Council Chambers, followed by a public reception at 8 p.m. in the new citadel.
The building's plaque reads:
To The
Glory of God
And For The
Salvation Of The People
On May 20th 1922
Hugh E. Whatmore Wm Bramwell Booth
Commissioner General
References (online)Progressive Ipswich Corps. Street Corner Triumphs. Difficulties of the Past.Albert Hall, IpswichSalvation Army Citadel. 1921Proposed Salvation Army CitadelCountry Centres. Ipswich. 1922Salvation Army. The Ipswich Citadel. Opened by Commissioner Whatmore.