SCOUT SCARF VICTORIA
c. 1940 - 1950Light brown triangular-shaped scarf hemmed around the edge. It has a light brown badge sewn onto the right angled point with an Aboriginal design on it, surrounded by text on a white background.
The design incorporates the scout emblem in the top right quadrant.
The Western Australian branch of the Boy Scout movement was started in Spearwood in 1908 by 18-year-old Frank Roche. By the end of 1909 there were 416 members in 16 groups. In 1912 Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the scout movement, visited Perth. In 2014, there are now 16 branches in the metro area and eight regional districts, with a membership of 7200. The chief scout of Western Australia was Malcolm McCusker A.O, but he was later succeeded by Peter Cosgrove. Robert Baden-Powell held the first Brownsea Island Scout Camp in 1907, and this is now seen as the beginning of scouting.
Geoffrey Shaw was a member of the Kelmscott troop and collected various scarves while attending jamborees around the country.
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Text on badge: [CLIFFORD PARK JAMBOREE VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 1955 - 1956]
Scarves are a key part of the Scouts movement. This one is from Victoria and was collected by Geoff Shaw in the 1940s or 1950s while he attended a jamboree there. The relevant jamboree badge is included.
The Scouts provides members entertainment, skills, and commitment to improve themselves and the community around them.
