10 000 Mile Trip Round Australia
A party left on May 25 for a cross country trek across Australia. They endured mud tracks to Port Augusta and Alice Springs, spent ten days in Coober Pedy, hunted kangaroos for skins, visited Ayres Rock, and traveled the Darwin to Mt Isa route with rough roads. They met Ken Anderson in Darwin, endured rough terrain near Forsyth to Ein sleigh, and returned via Cairns Bundaberg and other east coast towns, arriving back October 7 satisfied with the journey.
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Port Augusta
Alice Springs
Woomera Rocket Range
Footscray
Ayres Rock
Alive Springs
Darwin
Mt. Isa
Normanton
Gulf of Carpentaria
Australia
Scout News: Robert Sayers Earns First Star
Congratulations to Robert Sayers for passing his first star. Cubs meet at Sunshine Station at 8 15 a m Saturday for a picnic to Werribee. Bring lunch and a mug. Train departs Werribee at 5 45 p m for return.
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Robert Sayers
Cubs
Sunshine Station
Werribee
Scout Island tests and district picnic plans outlined
Ron Gay and Max Stewart receive notes of progress in Tenderfoot and axemanship theory. Scouters introduce a priority system to manage many boys testing. Bridge building and cooking were done at Scout Island last Tuesday with a good day reported. Reg Irvine passed cooking and Ron Stewart fire lighting at Scout Island. Cub News notes Sunshine Station at 5 am Saturday for the district Wer ribee picnic with 2 for fare. The group raised £24 4s for Bob-a-Job Week, and Kim is in hospital having surgery. Congratulations to five scouts who passed tests last week.
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Ron Gay
Ron
Max Stewart
Carrie
Scout Island
Reg Irvine
Ron Stewart
Kim
Waste Paper Can Assist Charity
A method invites support for urgent hospital appeals through waste paper collection. About £700 monthly goes to Melbourne hospitals now, with organisers believing it could reach £1,000. Householders are asked not to burn newspapers magazines cartons or cardboard. readers can obtain free bags by ringing JA 5204.
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Melbourne
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Crescent Furnishings
Grundy & Rowlands
Sun Crescent
Sunshine
Grosi’s
Amcai Pharmacy
Grosi's
Derrimut
Williams’ Gift Store
Hampshire Road
Sunshine Motors
P. E. Roberts
Mrs. Hibbs
Arnell Bros
Melbourne - Sunshine Daily
Dora Street
Braybrook
Summerhill Rd
West Footscray
Coober Pedy
Northern Territory
Ken Anderson
The
Departmentof Works and Housing
Forsyth
Einsleigh
Cairns
Charters Towers
Bundaberg
Geo. Gothe
A.lf
General Carrier
Moama Street
Clarke’s
Holland
East Esplanade
St, Albans
Car
Scout News
Sunshine Cub Pack
Sunshine Scout Group
Cub News
John Evans
Allan Harris
Brian Wild
Sandy Smith
Bill Johnston
Haworth’s, Sunshine
Suffolk Road
Sunshine and District
Walter A. Warne
R- E- Bowden
Barkly ST
Footscray, W
Somerville Road
Kingsville
Watts
Harold Hosking & Son
Effingham ST. Newport
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