Please contact the Manager, the Salvation Army Australia Museum:
Street Address: 69 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9653 3270
Email: lindsay.cox@aus.salvationarmy.org
Website: http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/en/Who-We-Are/History-and-heritage/
These records are held by The Salvation Army Australia Museum (2000? - current).
The Salvation Army Australia Museum in Melbourne collects historical records and memorabilia about the Salvation Army in Australia. This includes memorabilia and photographs related to the Homes run by the Salvation Army in its Southern Territory (from 1921 until 2018, the Salvation Army was divided into two territories. The Southern Territory comprised South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia).
These records include ‘Social Files’ of general historical information about some Homes, brochures and annual reports of the Salvation Army Social Services containing information about some institutions. The photographs include images of residents at work and at play, group shots, pictures of staff and buildings.
The collection also includes a digitised and searchable complete set of the Salvation Army magazine, War Cry, dating back to 1880.
There are no personal records of former residents of Salvation Army institutions in the collection. Contact the Salvation Army Historical Records Department for records relating to former residents.
Most of the Salvation Army Australia Museum’s collection is open to the public, however access to some material is restricted to protect personal privacy. The Museum does not have facilities for visiting researchers so it is recommended you contact the Museum before visiting.
The Salvation Army had a Heritage Centre, Archives and Museum in Nailsworth, South Australia, until it closed in 2012. At this time, all records in the collection were transferred to the Salvation Army in Melbourne. Likewise, when the Salvation Army Heritage Museum in Western Australia was closed in 2022, some of the collection was moved to the Salvation Army Museum in Melbourne, and some to the Historical Records Department.