Temora History
The Salvation Army “opened” fire in 1887, with “rotten fruit hurled at the congregation”!
Bought for a song!
An aged, yellowing land-title (pictured right) shows that the land for the Temora Salvation Army as purchased in 1887 for just 10 pounds! The original Salvation Army building was opened in 1923 by Commissioner Hugh Whatm...
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Early opposition
The first entry in the Temora Corps (church) history book, from 128 years ago, reads: first meeting of The Salvation Army in Temora, rotten fruit hurled at congregation. It seems The Salvation Army in Temora has had...
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The tale of the fire, the community and the missing history book, as told by Temora Salvation Army leader, Caleb Smith
A few weeks before Christmas 2012, The Temora Salvation Army office was broken into, burgled, and burnt down. All of our Christmas hampers, community Christmas Day lunch supplies and school breakfast program supplies...
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Temora Heroes - Albert Edward & Murial Rumpf
The Salvation Army in Temora has hosted its fair share of outstanding Salvationists. Albert Edward Rumpf and his wife, Murial Edna (nee Meale) (pictured right) left Temora Salvation Army to become officers in 1931. Their...
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Temora Heroes - Envoys Don and Yvonne McCallum
Present-day heroes include Envoys Don and Yvonne McCallum who were originally from Tasmania when they began working for The Salvation Army. They were posted to the highlands of Papua New Guinea to a Salvation Army outpos...
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In times of need
Cavalry to the Rescue
By Lindsay Cox
Horse-drawn cavalry forts with their Salvation riders enabled The Salvation Army to reach people in the Australian bush with the gospel.
Captain Sincock and Lieutenant Haycraft...
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