1st Coledale
Status: Closed
Registered: 04/01/1944
Closed: 31/03/1983
Hall: Northcote St, Coledale
Scarf: Black base, ¼ in sky blue border, no gap, ¼ in gold stripe
History
Formed 4/1/1944 by Stan Tuck (SM 1st Austinmer) and initially met in an old tin shed at recreation ground with no doors /windows and a lantern for light. 1945 & 46 SC Annual report say troop formed 8/2/1945 with 14 Scouts, cubs 21/7/1945 with 16 cubs/ 2 leaders. Later met at Methodist church. Pack formed by Mrs Laing CM. Pack & troop registered 18/7/1946 with R Thompson GSM, D Lucas SM. Had 16 Cubs/22 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1946, 18 Cubs/23 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1947, 23 Cubs/21 Scouts/5 Leaders in 1948, 18 Cubs/29 Scouts/8 Leaders in 1949, 23 Cubs/ 16 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1950, 14 Cubs/13 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1951, 10 Cubs/13 Scouts/2 Leaders in 1952, 17 Cubs/16 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1953, 12 Cubs/7 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1954, 12 Cubs/7 Scouts/2 Leaders in 1955, 17 Cubs/9 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1956, 8 Scouts/1 Leader in 1957, 22 members in 1960, 26 in 1961, 22 in 1962, 23 in 1963, 37 in 1968, 25 in 1969, 31 in 1970, 18 in 1971, 0 in 1972, 15 in 1973. Hall site bought for 45 in 1948 from North Bulli Coal & Iron Mining Company (Illawarra Mercury 3/10/2008).
1951 & 1952 SC annual reports said about to start building hall. 1953 report said hall nearing completion. Hall opened 16/10/1954 but in use earlier in year. 1958 South Coast Annual report said group had closed and 1959 report said reopened. South Coast and Tablelands Annual Report 1973 said newly formed so must have closed/ reopened. Pack/ troop/ group deregistered 31/3/1983.
Previous leaders
? – ? · John McHarg · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · John Oudejans · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – ? · Rodney J. Forbes · Assistant Scout Master
? – ? · William G Cheyne · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1952 · A. Robertson · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1952 · R. A. Jopson · Assistant Scout Master
? – 1962 · A. C. Flakelar · Group Scout Master
1946 – 1949 · Ellen Laing · Cub Master
1946 – 1949 · Robert Thompson · Group Scout Master
1946 – 1955 · Donald Lucas · Scout Master
1947 – ? · Elsie Rowe · Assistant Cub Leader
1947 – 1947 · Josephine Costello · Assistant Cub Leader
1948 – ? · A. Walker · Assistant Scout Master
1948 – ? · M. Blamforth · Assistant Scout Master
1949 – ? · R. A. Jobson · Assistant Scout Master
1949 – 1950 · C. Robertson · Assistant Cub Leader
1950 – 1952 · B. Cunningham · Assistant Cub Leader
1953 – 1959 · E. M. Hurt · Assistant Cub Leader
1954 – ? · Judith Dryden · Cub Master
1955 – ? · R. A. Jopson · Assistant Scout Master
1955 – 00:00:00 · V. E. McDonald · Assistant Cub Leader
1959 – ? · P. Costello · Assistant Cub Leader
1959 – 1961 · J. O'Brien · Assistant Scout Master
1959 – 1970 · William H. Fanning · Cub Master
1960 – ? · L. O'Brien · Scout Master
1962 – 1969 · Christopher I. O'Brien · Assistant Scout Master
1963 – 1969 · Keith R. Hayse · Group Scout Master
1964 – 1966 · Franciscus H. Van Bergen · Assistant Scout Master
1966 – 1968 · Alan K. Hayse · Assistant Scout Master
1966 – 1970 · Colin R. Johnson · Assistant Cub Master
1968 – ? · Denise Magee · Assistant Cub Master
1969 – 1969 · Ernie Venus · Assistant Scout Master
1970 – ? · William H. Fanning · Group Scout Master
1970 – 1971 · Lola D. Synnott · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1972 · Colin R. Johnson · Cub Master
1972 – 1975 · Colin R. Johnson · Cub Leader
1974 – 1975 · Mary B. Sutherland · Assistant Cub Leader
1976 – 1983 · Kevin Donald · Cub Leader
1980 – 1980 · Doris Cotter · Assistant Cub Leader
Awards
Thanks Badge
1978 · V. Day, Mrs. Costello, Mr. Flakelar, Mrs. Flakelar
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