SCOUT SCARF W.A.
c. 1940 - 1650Black, triangular-shaped scarf, hemmed all round, with a yellow rope style beading on two sides about 20mm in from the edge.
There is a circular Western Australia badge, with a black swan motif on a yellow background with a green border around the circumference, on the point of the scarf between the yellow beading.
On the back is a cream label with the name [GEOFFREY SHAW] written in red.
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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On the back: [GEOFFREY SHAW]
Scarves are a key part of the uniform of the Scouts movement. This one in particular was for Western Australian members that features a black swan motif. This scarf saw use in the 1940s and 1950s when it was worn by Geoffrey Shaw.
The Scouts provides members entertainment, skills, and commitment to improve themselves and the community around them.
