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The '''[[Scouting|Scout]] and [[Girl Guides|Guide]] movement in | {{ThisPageWasImported}} | ||
The '''[[Scouting|Scout]] and [[Girl Guides|Guide]] movement in Australia consists of | |||
*Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides, which includes Trefoil Guild of Australia, [[Baden-Powell Guild (Australia)|Baden-Powell Guild of Australia]], St. George's Guild of Australia, member of [[International Scout and Guide Fellowship]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us |url=http://afofsag.webs.com/aboutus.htm|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides}}</ref> | *Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides, which includes Trefoil Guild of Australia, [[Baden-Powell Guild (Australia)|Baden-Powell Guild of Australia]], St. George's Guild of Australia, member of [[International Scout and Guide Fellowship]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us |url=http://afofsag.webs.com/aboutus.htm|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides}}</ref> | ||
*Baden-Powell Movement in Australia, member of the [[World Federation of Independent Scouts]] | *Baden-Powell Movement in Australia, member of the [[World Federation of Independent Scouts]] | ||
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*[[Scouts Australia]], member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]<ref>{{cite web|title=International Office|url=http://www.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iStoryID=754|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Scouts Australia}}</ref> | *[[Scouts Australia]], member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]<ref>{{cite web|title=International Office|url=http://www.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iStoryID=754|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Scouts Australia}}</ref> | ||
==Scout-like youth organisations and non-aligned Scouting organisations== | == Scout-like youth organisations and non-aligned Scouting organisations == | ||
*[[Hashomer Hatzair]] Australia<ref>{{cite web|title=Hashomer Hatzair Australia|url=http://www.hashy.org.au/index.php|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Hashomer Hatzair Australia | *[[Hashomer Hatzair]] Australia<ref>{{cite web|title=Hashomer Hatzair Australia|url=http://www.hashy.org.au/index.php|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Hashomer Hatzair Australia | ||
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==International Scout and Guide units in Australia== | == International Scout and Guide units in Australia == | ||
A number of "Scouting-in-exile" organizations, from Ukraine, Baltic States, Russia, Hungary and Poland, were formed in the 1940s. Other exile associations were formed in 1950s. Groups from the Hellenic Scouts and the Maltese Scouts organizations also formed during the 1950s. | A number of "Scouting-in-exile" organizations, from Ukraine, Baltic States, Russia, Hungary and Poland, were formed in the 1940s. Other exile associations were formed in 1950s. Groups from the Hellenic Scouts and the Maltese Scouts organizations also formed during the 1950s. | ||
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==History== | == History == | ||
Scouting started in Australia with some individual troops in Western Australia and Victoria in 1907. [[CHUMS Scout Patrols]] started forming in Australia in 1908 due to the circulation of [[CHUMS (paper)|CHUMS publication]] there. R.C. Packer and the Sunday Times in 1908 supported the formation of the ''Legion of Boy Scouts''. | Scouting started in Australia with some individual troops in Western Australia and Victoria in 1907. [[CHUMS Scout Patrols]] started forming in Australia in 1908 due to the circulation of [[CHUMS (paper)|CHUMS publication]] there. R.C. Packer and the Sunday Times in 1908 supported the formation of the ''Legion of Boy Scouts''. | ||
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Norfolk Island Boy Scouts signed up with The Boy Scouts Association in May 1930. The final Girl Peace Scouts troop ceased operating in 1935. During World War II, the Australian I.B.S. disbands. Girl Guides were started on Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands in 1927.<ref> [http://trefoilnet.info/history/1920.pdf TrefoilNet History]</ref> | Norfolk Island Boy Scouts signed up with The Boy Scouts Association in May 1930. The final Girl Peace Scouts troop ceased operating in 1935. During World War II, the Australian I.B.S. disbands. Girl Guides were started on Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands in 1927.<ref> [http://trefoilnet.info/history/1920.pdf TrefoilNet History]</ref> | ||
For more than 30 years, Scouting was coordinated by the Australian | For more than 30 years, Scouting was coordinated by the Australian Federal Scout Council, which functioned as a Branch of the British Boys Scout Association. In 1958 the adjuration of the Australian Boys Scout Association took place<ref name="ASH"/> and in 1967 the national organisation was incorporated by Royal Charter.<ref>[http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/9146DC11D63FF08CCA256F71004F1D91/$file/ScoutAss1924.pdf Scout Association Act - amendments to 2003] Accessed 14 December 2006</ref> The public name of the association was changed to the Scout Association of Australia in 1971, when girls were first admitted, although the official name was not changed until 2001, when the Royal Charter was amended through an Act of Parliament. The Organisation is now known as 'Scouts Australia', however its formal title remains The Scout Association of Australia. | ||
The 1st Devonport Scouts went independent in 1981, leaving the YMCA Scouts. | The 1st Devonport Scouts went independent in 1981, leaving the YMCA Scouts. | ||
===The Blue Boy Scouts=== | === The Blue Boy Scouts === | ||
The ''Blue Boy Scouts'' of Mt. Morgan, Queensland went independent in 1939 after being a part of the Boys' Brigade Scouts from 1910 to 1927 and affiliated League of Boy Scouts over the same period; then a part of the Boy Scout Association from 1934.<ref name="ASH"/> The Blue Boy Scouts ceased operations in 1957.<ref name="ASH"/><ref>[http://www.netpages.free-online.co.uk/sha/governor.htm Mount Morgan "Blue" Boy Scouts]</ref> | The ''Blue Boy Scouts'' of Mt. Morgan, Queensland went independent in 1939 after being a part of the Boys' Brigade Scouts from 1910 to 1927 and affiliated League of Boy Scouts over the same period; then a part of the Boy Scout Association from 1934.<ref name="ASH"/> The Blue Boy Scouts ceased operations in 1957.<ref name="ASH"/><ref>[http://www.netpages.free-online.co.uk/sha/governor.htm Mount Morgan "Blue" Boy Scouts]</ref> | ||
===Life Saving Scouts=== | === Life Saving Scouts === | ||
In 1923, the [[Life Saving Scouts]] were formed by the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts were replaced with the Boy's Legion in 1970s. | In 1923, the [[Life Saving Scouts]] were formed by the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts were replaced with the Boy's Legion in 1970s. | ||
===Baden-Powell Movement in Australia=== | === Baden-Powell Movement in Australia === | ||
The ''Baden-Powell Movement in Australia'' was established in | The ''Baden-Powell Movement in Australia'' was established in Australia in May 1984. In January 1990 they became legally incorporated in South Australia. The Baden-Powell Movement in Australia is independent of [[Scouts Australia]]. The Movement started in Australia in two isolated places, each without the knowledge of the other. The earlier one was in Tasmania, the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (Tasmania) Inc. which formed in 1982, and the other was in Adelaide. The Movement in South Australia now has about 500 members, comprising three groups in the metropolitan Adelaide area. The 1st Devonport Scouts affiliated with the Baden-Powell Scouts in 1985. The one group of about 40 in Tasmania is also part of the association. There are 6 groups in New South Wales and 1 in Queensland. The Baden-Powell Movement in Australia has a number of sections catering for a wide age range. These are '''Joeys''', '''Cubs''' and '''Venturers'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Baden-Powell Scouting Movement In Australia |url=http://www.geocities.com/brianadr/|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Baden-Powell Scouts in Australia}}</ref>'' | ||
===Independent Australian Scouts=== | === Independent Australian Scouts === | ||
Australia BBS activities continued until 1950, while members continue to exist in the organization to present date. | Australia BBS activities continued until 1950, while members continue to exist in the organization to present date. | ||
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The ''[[Independent Australian Scouts]]'', also known as '''Scouts of Australia''', is an organization that was founded in 1986, becoming an affiliate and successor to British Boy Scouts in Australia.<ref name="ASH"/> | The ''[[Independent Australian Scouts]]'', also known as '''Scouts of Australia''', is an organization that was founded in 1986, becoming an affiliate and successor to British Boy Scouts in Australia.<ref name="ASH"/> | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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{{Scout continent|Oceania}} | {{Scout continent|Oceania}} | ||
{{Scouting in Australia}} | {{Scouting in Australia}} | ||
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