Scouting in Australia

=History=

Scouting started in Australia with some individual troops in Western Australia and Victoria in 1907. CHUMS Scout Patrols start forming in 1908 Australia due to the circulation of CHUMS publication there. R.C. Packer and the Sunday Times in 1908 support the formation of the League of Boy Scouts. The Boy's Brigade launched their Scouts program in 1909. Troops under the British Boy Scouts (BBS) program begin operations in 1909. Other Scouting organizations formed in 1909 were: Imperial Boy Scouts, Church Scout Patrols program of the Anglican Church Lads' Brigade, Australian League of Boy Scouts Queensland, Girl Peace Scouts and YMCA Scouts.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

In 1910, CHUMS Scout Patrols merge with the BBS. Also in 1910, the Australian Boy Scouts was started. With affiliation to the United Kingdom's Boy Scouts Association in July 1910, Australian League of Boy Scouts Queensland renamed itself to League of Baden-Powell Boy Scouts, Queensland Section and again in 1914 to Boy Scout's Association, Queensland Section. The Australian Boy Scouts merge with the Imperial Boy Scouts to become Australian Imperial Boy Scouts (A.I.B.S.) by 1912. In 1912, the Gippsland Boy Scout Association is formed and affiliates with the A.I.B.S. The Church Scout Patrols cease activities by 1912 while the League of Boy Scouts stopped around 1914. A part of the Girl Peace Scouts joined the V.A.D.s during World War I.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

Baden-Powell's scouting organization finally extends itself to Australia almost five years after founding and known as the Baden-Powell Boy Scouts in 1914. Its New South Wales Section is formed that same year. Additional section are formed over the years: Tasmanian, South Australia and West Australia (1920/1921), Victorian (1923), and Queensland Branch in 1926 with the merger of the Boy Scout's Association, Queensland Section. An Australian Branch was set up in 1958.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

Another part of the Girl Peace Scouts ended up joining the Girl Guides in the 1920s. In 1923, the Life Saving Scouts are formed by the Salvation Army. Norfolk Island Boy Scouts form in 1922. The Methodist Boy Scouts (W.A.) associate with Boy Scouts Association after 1924. The Boys' Brigade Scouts program ends in 1927 while the Catholic Boy Scouts' Association form that same year.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

Norfolk Island Boy Scouts signs up with The Boy Scouts Association in May 1930. The final Girl Peace Scouts troop ceases operating in 1935. During World War II, the Australian I.B.S. disbands. Blue Boy Scouts of Mt. Morgan, Queensland go 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.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

A number of scouting-in-exile organization from Ukraine, Baltic States, Russia, Hungary and Poland are formed in the 1940s. Various exile associations are formed in the 1950's Hellenic Scouts and Maltese Scouts organizations are form during the 1950s too. Australia BBS activities continue until 1950 while members continue to exist in the organization to present date. The Blue Boy Scouts cease operations in 1957.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

Life Saving Scouts are replaced by the Salvation Army with the Boy's Legion in 1970s. Hellenic Scouts and Vietnamese Scouts (formed in 1970 or 1971) ended operations in 1972 but exist as interest groups. The 1st Devonport Scouts goes independent in 1981 from the YMCA Scouts. Traditional Scouting organizations (Baden-Powell Scouts The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association Ltd., The Baden-Powell Association (S.A.) Inc., The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (Tasmania) Inc.) form in Australia in 1982. The 1st Devonport Scouts in 1985 affiliated with the Baden-Powell Scouts. The Independent Australian Scouts, a new organization was found in 1986 and became affiliate & successor to British Boy Scouts in Australia.cite web |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html |title=Australian Scout History |accessdate=2008-10-07 |date= |year=1997 |month= |format=html |work=boy-scout.net |publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association |location=Dorset, England, UK ]

Current Organizations

The "'Scout and Guide movement in Australia consists of
*Baden-Powell Scouts Australia, member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts [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]
*Girl Guides Australia, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts [cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.guidesaus.org.au/page.php?pageid=19|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Guides Australia]
*Scouts Australia, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement [cite web|title=International Office|url=http://www.scouts.com.au/main.asp?iStoryID=754|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Scouts Australia]
*Scouts of Australia, linked to the Order of World Scouts [cite web|title=What is Scouts of Australia? |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page14.html |accessdate =2008-10-08|publisher=Scouts of Australia |format=html] [cite web|title=The Order of World Scouts Story |url=http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page3/page3.html |accessdate =2008-10-08|publisher=The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association|format=html] .
*Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides, which includes Trefoil Guild of Australia, Baden-Powell Guild of Australia, St. George's Guild of Australia, member of International Scout and Guide Fellowship [cite web|title=About Us |url=http://afofsag.webs.com/aboutus.htm|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Australian Fellowship of Former Scouts and Guides]

Emblems

cout-like youth organisations and non-aligned Scouting organisations

*Hashomer Hatzair Australia [cite web|title=Hashomer Hatzair Australia|url=http://www.hashy.org.au/index.php|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Hashomer Hatzair Australia
format=html] .
*Royal Rangers Australia, affiliated to Royal Rangers International [cite web|title=Rangers Australia
url=http://www.rangersaustralia.org.au/|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Rangers Australia
format=html]
*Salvation Army Guarding and Legion Activities (SAGALA), a Scout like programme for young people between 5 and 18 [cite web|title=Children's activities
url=http://salvos.org.au/get-involved/childrens-activities/|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=The Salvation Army
format=html] [cite web|title=SAGALA - Youth and Children's Ministries
url=http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/SALV/LANDING/PC_61318.html|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=The Salvation Army
format=html]

International Scout and Guide units in Australia

couts in Exile

*Hungarian Scouting, served by Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség - Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris [cite web|title=Our Troops, by Region and City
url=http://www.kmcssz.org/contents/visitors/ourlocations_byregion.html|accessdate =2008-02-04|publisher=Hungarian Scouts Association in Exteris|format=html]
*Russian Scouting, served by National Organization of Russian Scouts [cite web|title=NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF RUSSIAN SCOUTS Who Are We ? Part of the Russian- Australian Community|url=http://www.russianscouts.com/aboutus.html|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=National Organisation of Russian Scouts|format=html]
*Homenetmen, an Armenian organization devoted to athletics and Scouting is also active in Australia [cite web|title=Welcome to Homenetmen Australia Regional website|url=http://www.homenetmen.com.au/|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Homenetmen Australia Regional |format=html] [cite web|title=Scouting Group |url=http://www.ararat.org.au/index.php?id=59|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Hamazkaine Nayiri Chapter and H.M.E.M Ararat Branch of Sydney, Australia|format=html]
*Plast -Ukrainian Scouting Organisation in Australia [cite web|title=PLAST - UKRAINIAN SCOUTING ORGANISATION IN AUSTRALIA|url=http://www.plast.org.au/|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=PLAST|format=html]
*Polish Scouting Association, ZHP in Australia Inc [cite web|title=Header |url=http://www.zhp.org.au/aboutus.htm|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=ZHP in Australia Inc
format=html]
*There are also Vietnamnese Scouting units in Australia [cite web|title=Vietnamese Scouting in Australisa|url=http://members.aol.com/md0/vns_aus.htm|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=
format=html] [cite web|title=Sponsorship package for the 9th international Jamboree of Vietnamnese Scouting|url=http://tt9.thangtien.net/pdf_files/TT9_Corp_Sponsor_Pkg.pdf|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=the 9th international Jamboree of Vietnamnese Scouting
format=pdf] and Latvian Scout units [cite web|title=Riga (102) Scout Group|url=http://home.vicnet.net.au/~latvia/skauti.html|accessdate =2008-09-13|publisher=Daina Gross
format=html] .

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