4 th Jamboree of the Air 1961
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- ‘Hawaii, New Zealand. and Siveestotin? , “Benalla. wv. ;
all the Australian. States. Dunkeld (V.), Canberr Ya,
Bendigo, Heidelberg, Gerald-
“The. public relations officer ton (W.A.), Meredin (W.A:).
ee *l for the . Tasmanian . Boy
and Fiji, - and. Shepparton, ;
+} Scouts’ . Association (Mr.
R.
reas last. night Sunshine. and Sydney,
‘In: addition there were.e112] Jeffrey) said
some cases initiating: ‘pen
tations oper & Vee | that they had also been able
ora, and. about: 200 in New. to hear a number of sta- friendships.
as. tions. in other countries, in- Mr.,. George. ‘Cranby, | the
uth . Wales, as: well George Town operator. (sta-
1aAny. :others in the remain- cluding some in South. Ame-
ag Australian | States. rica and Japan, but had tion VK GC), worked ‘pat-
been unable. to reach them. fently during ‘Saturday ‘and
Because of atmospheric. Tasm ania , how- much..of yesterday. inviting
conditions, however,. Tas- | ever, No one in
had. been able fo scouts from George - ‘Town,
manian <seouts had been “work”’ Canada — the ba Rocherlea, . Invermay™ “and
unable‘to. make as many for the whole opera tion was Newnham scout troops” into
world . contacts. as previ-_ at Ottawa—but it was his private radio shack — in
ously, but, ©by means of known that stations in. Vic- relays.
two-way radio stations, toria had been able to con- Others camped in a tent
they talked to ‘Mexico, the. verse with Canada as well on his front. jJawn. listening
Solomon: . Islands, . Fiji, tas some stations in Ireland. in on an ordinary dom stic::
One of the lucklest and receiver.
‘happiest - groups in Tas- Two. “American scouts,
mania was the small 13th » | recently transferred © ‘to-
Hobart. Group. -
Their ‘headquarters ati George — ‘Town, “brothers.
‘Rick and Greig Cum-.
Strickland Ave., South Ho-
bart, was ted ‘by. three mings, of the’ Sith. New —
outstanding scouting per- “Orlean troop, joined in
sonalities... on. Saturday the jamboree, speaking to
Mainland scouts, but could —
“( Lord. os ief | not contact an - une¢le® in
Scout for oeasmania and | America. | .
former World Chief Scout, | George Town ‘scouts: plan
the Chief Commissioner for ‘to build their .own — short.
‘Australia:-(Major M. G. But- |-wave radio. station, and. have.
cher), and the Chief Com- been granted & ‘blonk. oF land
missioner ‘for Tasmania as. the site... .
(Mr.G. Hall. -
— Lord Rowallan - sent hts
greetings to other scout
groups in Tasmania from
‘the headquarters of the
Hobart -group -——- the only
seout: group in the | State
wi fits own. transmitting
phir hely and believed to be
Ba the. second | “in Austra-
oe also: made a “tape re-
corded speech which was re-
ayed by oe CS med