<P> The first Salvation Army meeting in Australia was held in 1880 . Edward Saunders and John Gore led the meeting from the back of a greengrocer 's cart in Adelaide Botanic Park with an offer of food for those who had not eaten . In 1883 , Major James Barker led the way to establish the first Salvation Army social institution anywhere in the world on a permanent basis , known as the `` Prison Gate '' program . Barker saw that prisoners being released from the Melbourne Gaol had nowhere to go and no work , so they inevitably re-offended and returned to gaol . Barker leased a small house in Lygon Street , Carlton , to provide accommodation for prisoners discharged from Melbourne 's gaols . This led to the formation of the Prison-Gate Brigade , the members of which met discharged prisoners upon their release and offered them a home and the prospect of a job . The Salvos also involved themselves in finding work for the unemployed and in re-uniting families . In Melbourne from 1897 to 1910 , The Army 's Limelight Department was established as Australia 's first film production company . </P>
<P> The first Salvation Army meeting in Australia was held in 1880 . Edward Saunders and John Gore led the meeting from the back of a greengrocer 's cart in Adelaide Botanic Park with an offer of food for those who had not eaten . In 1883 , Major James Barker led the way to establish the first Salvation Army social institution anywhere in the world on a permanent basis , known as the `` Prison Gate '' program . Barker saw that prisoners being released from the Melbourne Gaol had nowhere to go and no work , so they inevitably re-offended and returned to gaol . Barker leased a small house in Lygon Street , Carlton , to provide accommodation for prisoners discharged from Melbourne 's gaols . This led to the formation of the Prison-Gate Brigade , the members of which met discharged prisoners upon their release and offered them a home and the prospect of a job . The Salvos also involved themselves in finding work for the unemployed and in re-uniting families . In Melbourne from 1897 to 1910 , The Army 's Limelight Department was established as Australia 's first film production company . </P>
when did the salvation army start in australia
when did the salvation army start in australia
1883
1883