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began in 1908 with several separate associations operating in the early years including the Chums Scout Patrols, League of Boy Scouts, Girl Peace Scouts,

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and

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Scouts. These were later joined by

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, The Girl Guides Association and Life-Saving Scouts and Life Saving Guards of the Salvation Army. Some local groups of Scouts moved between associations. There has also been representation by the

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with a group of scouts in Devonport under Alan Richmond,

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affiliating in May 1984. Scouting and Guiding in Tasmania is now predominantly represented by

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's Tasmanian Branch and

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's Tasmanian Branch.

The Scout Association Of Australia Tasmanian Branch

The Scout Association Of Australia Tasmanian Branch is organised around several Scout Districts: *Clarence *Hellyer *Huon *Kingborough *Launceston and Tamar *Leven *Mersey *North Midlands *Wellington and a District for Distant Groups. The main adult training centre is the Lea Scout Centre, 8 km from Hobart. It also houses the Branch Headquarters and the Tasmanian Scout Heritage Centre opened in 1997. There are several other Activity Centres throughout the State.

History

Captain D. Colbron Pearse was Assistant Commandant at the Humshaugh Camp run by the publishers of ''The Scout'' magazine, C. Arthur Pearson Limited, in England in 1908. Pearse was working for Pearsons as an

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. Pearse moved to Tasmania in 1922 and was involved in Scouting for the rest of his life. In 1922, he was Publicity Manager for The Boy Scouts Association, Tasmanian Branch. In 1926 he was Assistant Chief Commissioner and welcomed

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, the

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, to Tasmania.

Girl Guides Tasmania

Girl Guides Tasmania is divided into 4 Regions * North West * North "McIntyre" * South East * South West Guides Tasmania has two camp sites, Nindethana by the

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near Launceston and Orana 20 km from Hobart.

Gang Shows

* Hobart Gang Show started in 1956; in recess between 1971 and 1990, located in Hobart,

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References

External links

Scouts Australia (Tasmania) BranchGirl Guides Tasmania
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