Keira District

Formed: 01/07/1946   Closed: 27/08/1986

 

History

District formed 01/07/1946.

Badge designed by then cub leader Mrs Heather Davies featured lyrebird on black background (for coal) blue for ocean and line above lyrebird representing Mt Keira.

North Wollongong Area. In 1956 part split off to form Nebo District.

C 1971 was 1st Beaton Park, 1st Keiraville, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Wollongong, 1st North Wollongong, 1st Rosemont, 1st Gwynneville (last 2 closed soon after).

Was originally 1^st Balgownie, 1^st Beaton Park, 1^st Coniston, 1^st Fairy Meadow, 1^st Gwynneville, ^1st Keiraville, 1^st Mangerton, 1^st North Wollongong, 1^st Wisemans Park, 1^st West Wollongong, 1^st Wollongong, 2^nd Wollongong, 3^rd Wollongong (listed as 3^rd Wollongong Sea Scouts in 1947), 4^th Wollongong, 4^th Wollongong Rovers, 5^th Wollongong Sea Scouts, 6^th Wollongong (Dec 1946 - 6^th Wollongong group was re-registered as 1^st West Wollongong.)

District ceased in 1987 when rejoined Nebo district to form Kemira district. District deregistered August 1986