1st Cooma (now Cooma)
Status: Still operating
Registered: 11/11/1922
Hall: 12 Babin Place, Cooma North (Opened March 1958)
Scarf: Gold or yellow base, ½ in emerald green border
History
Scouting in NSW April 1982 said troop was registered at Cooma in 1909. Group registered 11/11/1922. Troop registered 20/2/1941, Pack 20/7/1944, Seniors 30/5/1957, met at Drill Hall, Bombola St, then at School of Arts, later at Welfare Council clubrooms and later at Babbin Pl North Cooma. Took part in Anzac Day March 1954. Visited by Area commissioner in 1948. 1951 SC Annual report said functioning but not reregistered, 1952 report said Group reopened. Senior Troop registered May 1957 with D Jones SM(S).
Had 30 Cubs/29 Scouts/5 Leaders in 1945, 18 Cubs/17 Scouts/6 Leaders in 1946, 11 Cubs/14 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1947, 6 Cubs/17 Scouts/2 Leaders in 1948, 12 Cubs/21 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1949, 5 Cubs/14 Scouts/2 Leaders in 1950, no members in 1951 (or hadn’t lodged census), 24 Cubs/26 Scouts/5 Leaders in 1952, 24 Cubs/29 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1953, 24 Cubs/36 Scouts/5 Leaders in 1954 & 1955, 40 Cubs/54 Scouts/7 Leaders in 1956, 61 Cubs/36 Scouts/8 Seniors/6 Rovers/13 Leaders in 1957, 60 Cubs/40 Scouts/12 Seniors/6 Rovers/14 Leaders in 1958, 122 members in 1960 (1st & 2nd combined), 48 Cubs/50 Scouts/8 Seniors 1961 (1st & 2nd), 89 in 1962, 23 Cubs/24 Scouts/5 Venturers/5 Leaders in 1987, 89 Youth/13 Leaders in 1989, 49 Youth/12 Leaders in 1990, 34 Cubs/18 Scouts/8 Venturers/14 Leaders in 1991, 14 Cubs/1 Scout/5 Venturers/7 Leaders in 1992.
In 1946 & 1956 had 75-acre camp site, 1955 about to start building a hall, in 1956 plans for hall completed/ approved and land leased, in 1957 under construction/ hall officially opened March 1958.
2nd Cub Pack registered mid-1974. Venturer unit registered March 1976 with Darrel Davis as VL. Troop deregistered / “A” and “B” troops registered November 1976 with SL 1st Cooma James Brindle becoming SM “A” Troop and CL 1st Cooma “B” becoming SM “B” Troop. In March 1981 on Scout activity SM David McKenzie and Scout Michael Allen killed in accident. In 1983 Scout Stephen MacPherson awarded Silver Cross for Gallantry for his bravery in rescue attempts after that accident. Rover Crew registered mid 1989 / deregistered December 1992. Joey mob registered August 1993 with Susan Hynes JL and in December 1993 Pack 2/Troop 2 deregistered. In April 1994 Pack 1 became Pack and in October 1994 Troop 1 became Troop.
Previous leaders
? – ? · David Mckenzie · Scout Leader
? – ? · Evelyn Hamilton · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · James B. Phillips · Scout Leader
? – ? · Mary Butters · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Mary Stow · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Max Butler · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – ? · Pearl Snaddon
? – ? · Vickie Venables · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Wendy Kaufline · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1946 · S. Piper · Cub Master
? – 1956 · W. Head · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1957 · E. Thomas · Cub Master
? – 1959 · G. Moore · Assistant Scout Master
? – 1959 · T. H. Woodger · Assistant Scout Master
? – 1983 · Anthony Page · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1993 · James Vanderfield · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1994 · Darren Edge · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – 1995 · Joanne Jeanes · Venturer Leader
? – 1997 · Wendy Hain · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1999 · William Clarke · Assistant Cub Leader
1925 – ? · Claude Bray · Assistant Scout Master
1927 – ? · W. C. Hawkins · Cub Master
1931 – 1933 · A. Haines · Scout Master
1934 – 1935 · Sidney Bowers · Scout Master
1941 – ? · Gordon Gough · Scout Master
1941 – 1943 · William Mcgar · Assistant Scout Master
1943 – 1945 · William Mcgar · Scout Master
1945 – ? · J. H. Willis · Scout Master
1945 – 1946 · William Mcgar · Group Scout Master
1946 – ? · Betty Craigie · Assistant Lady Cub Master
1946 – ? · Leslie Reidy · Assistant Scout Master
1946 – 1946 · Henry Huggett · Assistant Scout Master
1946 – 1946 · Wallace Lovett · Assistant Scout Master
1946 – 1948 · Geoffrey Blyton · Scout Master
1948 – ? · A. Coleman · Scout Master
1948 – 1951 · Geoffrey Blyton · Group Scout Master
1948 – 1952 · J. Flynn · Assistant Scout Master
1949 – ? · R. Arnold · Assistant Cub Leader
1951 – ? · R. H. Charles · Group Scout Master
1952 – ? · F. W. Rodwell · Assistant Scout Master
1952 – 1952 · T. H. Woodger · Assistant Cub Leader
1952 – 1954 · T. H. Woodger · Assistant Scout Master
1952 – 1955 · K. W. Nicholls · Scout Master
1953 – ? · R. J. Riley · Assistant Cub Leader
1953 – ? · T. R. Little · Scout Master
1955 – ? · H. N. O'Brien · Assistant Scout Master
1955 – 1955 · H. J. Huggett · Assistant Scout Master
1955 – 1955 · H. W. Granger · Assistant Scout Master
1955 – 1956 · K. W. Nicholls · Assistant Scout Master
1956 – ? · K. W. Nicholls · Group Scout Master
1957 – ? · D.H. Jones · Senior Scout Master
1957 – 1959 · C. Byford · Assistant Cub Leader
1957 – 1963 · R. Nicholls · Cub Master
1958 – ? · D. Furner · Assistant Cub Leader
1958 – ? · H. Shelley · Assistant Cub Leader
1959 – ? · J. B. Pollard · Assistant Scout Master
1959 – ? · M. E. Rodwell · Assistant Scout Master
1960 – ? · C. Crisp · Assistant Cub Leader
1960 – ? · W. Franks · Assistant Cub Leader
1960 – 1962 · G. F. Watts · Assistant Scout Master
1962 – ? · P. J. Smith · Assistant Scout Master
1963 – ? · J. Pritchard · Assistant Cub Leader
1967 – ? · Allen J. J. Clarke · Group Scout Master
1974 – 1974 · John De Majnik · Cub Leader
1974 – 1976 · Hazel Mackenzie · Assistant Cub Leader
1974 – 1976 · Hazel Mckenzie · Assistant Cub Leader
1974 – 1982 · John De Majnik · Cub Leader
1976 – ? · James Brindle · Scout Leader
1976 – ? · Darrel Davis · Venturer Leader
1976 – ? · Hazel Mackenzie · Cub Leader
1976 – ? · Hazel Mckenzie · Cub Leader
1979 – 1983 · Gary Grant · Assistant Scout Leader
1980 – ? · Edward Ferguson · Group Leader
1981 – 1983 · Alan Knoke · Group Leader
1982 – 1983 · Eric Robb · Assistant Scout Leader
1982 – 1983 · Joanne Baumgartner · Assistant Scout Leader
1982 – 1989 · Susan Hynes · Cub Leader
1983 – ? · Helen Hooghuis
1983 – 1984 · Joanne Baumgartner · Scout Leader
1983 – 1985 · Clifford Cook · Assistant Scout Leader
1983 – 1987 · Gary Grant · Assistant Venturer Leader
1984 – ? · Beverly Stove
1984 – ? · Gregory Sharp
1984 – ? · Richard Thompson
1984 – ? · Robert Moody
1984 – 1993 · Alan Knoke · Group Leader
1985 – ? · Gregory Fuller · Cub Leader
1985 – ? · Karen Josh
1985 – ? · Michael Stocker
1985 – ? · Reinhold Wieland
1985 – 1988 · Robert Van Der Platt · Scout Leader
1985 – 1993 · Clifford Cook · Scout Leader
1986 – ? · Andrew Parbury · Cub Leader
1986 – ? · Mara Stefani · Assistant Cub Leader
1986 – 1989 · Adrian Blake · Resource Advisor
1986 – 1993 · Anthony Slater · Assistant Venturer Leader
1986 – 1993 · Judith Bridges · Scout Leader
1986 – 1993 · Kenneth Falls · Scout Leader
1987 – ? · Gary Grant · Venturer Leader
1987 – ? · Joanne Baumgartner · Assistant Venturer Leader
1987 – 1988 · Edward Jeanes · Assistant Cub Leader
1987 – 1988 · Gregory Mackay · Provisional Leader (Cubs)
1987 – 1988 · Hugh Trounson · Provisional Leader (Cubs)
1988 – ? · Heather Van Der Platt · Assistant Scout Leader
1988 – ? · Robert Van Der Platt · Scout Leader
1988 – 1992 · Janette Cowie · Assistant Cub Leader
1988 – 1993 · Gregory Mackay · Assistant Cub Leader
1988 – 1993 · Hugh Trounson · Assistant Cub Leader
1988 – 1994 · Edward Jeanes · Cub Leader
1989 – ? · Anthony Van Der Platt · Provisional Leader (Scouts)
1989 – ? · Ian Coady · Rover Advisor
1989 – ? · Pamela Farrelly · Provisional Leader (Scouts)
1989 – ? · Terry Rayner · Cub Leader
1989 – ? · William Clarke · Provisional Leader (Scouts)
1989 – 1993 · Richard Knoke · Assistant Cub Leader
1989 – 1993 · Susan Hynes · Assistant Cub Leader
1992 – ? · Nigel Moore · Assistant Cub Leader
1993 – 1997 · Deslee McBeath · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
1993 – 1997 · Margaret Arnull · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
1993 – 1997 · Sandra Terzis · Assistant Scout Leader
1993 – 1998 · Peter Doughton · Scout Leader
1993 – 2003 · Susan Hynes · Joey Scout Leader
1995 – 1997 · Joseph Ware · Assistant Cub Leader
1995 – 1998 · Peter Clarke · Venturer Leader
1996 – ? · Peter Arnull · Group Leader
1997 – 2001 · Joseph Ware · Cub Leader
1998 – ? · David Macky · Assistant Scout Leader
1998 – 2001 · Lynette Jakins · Assistant Cub Leader
2001 – ? · Lynette Jakins · Cub Leader
2003 – ? · Justine Wilson · Trainee Leader (Cub Scout)
2003 – ? · Peter Williamson
2003 – 2006 · Susan Hynes · Scout Leader
2005 – ? · Peter Williamson · Assistant Cub Leader
2006 – 2007 · Bradley Parsons · Assistant Scout Leader
2007 – 2009 · Timothy Gratwick · Associate Leader
2008 – ? · Marwa Hudson · Associate Leader
2025 – ? · Patricia Worth · Joey Scout Leader
2025 – ? · Patricia Worth · Group Leader
2024 – ? · Cassie Bradbury · Trainee Youth Program Leader
pre 2018 – ? · Matthew Farran · Trainee Leader (Scout)
Awards
Cub Scout Grey Wolf Award
2009 · Imogen Payne
Kings/Queens Scouts
1955 · William Barwood
1993 · Philip Davies
Special Service Award
2020 · Matthew Farran
Certificate for Good Services
1983 · Darrel Davis
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