Seventh World Scout Jamboree Opened
SYDNEY, January 2. With nearly 11,000 Boy Scouts stand* ipg solemnly before him in colourful array, the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, on Saturday officially opened the Seventh World Scout Jamboree. The spectacle at Bradfleld was witnessed by 50,000 people. Lord Gowrie inspected a guard of honour drawn from the various contingents of the camp. His Excellency read a message from the King, who sent his best wishes, and said he trusted that the boys would do their utmost to live up to scout, traditions. It was in their hands to- do much to help, in the peace of the world. A message from the Chief Scout, Lord Baden Powell, was also read. In the afternoon the visitors witnessed displays by the scouts.
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Northern Advocate, 3 January 1939, Page 5
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