SCOUT JAMBOREE
N.Z. TROOJP ARRIVES
10,000 TO ATTEND
MELBOURNE, Dec. 19. Thirty New Zealand. Scouts, led by Scoutmaster Lay,, .the .first! of a contingent of 241, arrived by the Monowai for the jamboree at Franks ton next week. In all 10,000 Scouts will go into camp at Fcankston on the same day* Elaborate marshalling plans have been made to ensure a successful ' march in. Special express trains from other- States will run through to Franlcston.*" Scouts of many. nations * have already arrived in Melbourne, awaiting the great event which has brought them around the globe. Two South Africans made a surprise arrival today, having cycled from Sydney via Canberra, having desired to see the Australian countryside. Their journey occupied a fortnight, •• , Arrangements for the jamboree are complete in every detail, even to the production of a dai,ly newspaper by a staff of honorary scouts. Brilliant pageantry will mark the opening day on January 29, when 10,000 Scouts will march • past Lord Baden Powell led by the bearers of flags of all nations. -
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18585, 20 December 1934, Page 5
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172SCOUT JAMBOREE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18585, 20 December 1934, Page 5
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