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Born
Ruth Bailey was born on Thursday the 27th of October in 1955 -
Started School
Began school at Geelong Central Primary School in Victoria. The school was next door to a jail. -
Became a Christian
In 1963 she became a Christian. -
New School
Moved to South Melbourne Primary in Victoria due to move in parents job. -
Floreat Park Primary
Moved to Floreat Park Primary, Western Australia. Again this was due to her parents job. -
City Beach High
Moved to City Beach High in Western Australia. This was her first year of highschool. -
John Forest Senior Highschool
Moved schools again to John Forest Senior High School. -
Norwood Highschool
Moved to Norwood highschool in Adelaide at the beginning of year 12. She completed 5 TEE subjects. These were; Human Biology (credit), English (pass) , European History (credit), Classical Studies (credit) and Music (pass). -
University of Adelaide
Studied a Bachelor of Arts at University of Adelaide. Majored in Music and English -
Marriage
On the 13th of December 1975 she married Grady Bailey. -
Teacher's College Adelaide
Completed a graduates diploma in teaching (primary). -
Training College
Went to The Salvation Army Training College in 1978. -
Commission
In January 1980 she was commissioned as a Salvation Army Officer. -
The Salvation Army Richmond Corps
Officer at The Salvation Army Richmond Corps in Melbourne from 1980-1981. -
Matthew Bailey
On May 25, 1980 she had her first child, Matthew Bailey. -
Coburg, Melbourne
Officer at The Salvation Army Coburg Corps in Melbourne from 1981-1982. -
Morwell, Victoria
Officer at The Salvation Army Morwell Corps in Victoria from 1982-1984. -
Rebecca Bailey
Her second child Rebecca was born June 29, 1982 -
Motherhood
From 1984-1986 Ruth stayed at home with her children as a devoted mother and wife. She took time away from her job at this time. -
Timothy Bailey
On October 31, 1984 her youngest child Timothy was born. -
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre
Social Officer at Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre in Perth, Western Australia. This was from 1986-1990. -
Perth, WA.
Social Officer at Detoxfication and Assessment Programme in Perth, Western Australia from 1991-1996. -
Floreat Park, Western Australia.
Officer at The Salvation Army Floreat Corpsin Western Australia. From 1997-2001. -
Masters in Counselling
In 1998 she started her Masters degree in Counselling at La Trobe University in Melbourne. -
Further Study
From 2001-2005 Ruth furthered her studies. She completed her Masters degree in Counselling and facilitated a Pastoral Counselling course. She then went on to commence a Bachelor of Psychology at La Trobe University in Melbourne. -
Rehabilition Centre, Perth
In 2006 Ruth moved back to Perth with her family and was a Social Officer at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation Centre. She also facilitated Certificate IV in Chaplancey and Pastoral Counselling. Along with this she also completed a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. -
Assistant Social Programme Secretary.
Assistant Social Programme Secretary for The Salvation Army Divisional Headquarters. She again facilitated Certificate IV in Chaplancey and Pastoral Counselling. This was from 2007-2010. -
Balga Salvation Army Corps
Since the beginning of 2010 Ruth and herhusband have been the officers at The Salvation Army Balga Corps. She also runs a community service programme there. -
Certficate IV Workplace Training and Assessment
In 2011 she uprgraded to a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.