1st Fernhill
Status: Closed
Registered: 1947
Closed: 01/03/1998
Hall: Baden Powell Park, Meads Ave, Fernhill
Scarf: Original scarf black base with brown and green edging changed to
History
green and brown.
Emerald green base, ½ in brown border
1st Fernhill near Wollongong formed in late 1946/early 1947 and celebrated 3rd birthday October 1949. Illawarra Mercury 2/10/1947 said newly formed and held fancy dress ball. In 1947 met in church hall, had 24 Cubs, 10 Scouts and 2 Leaders (SM Alf Gregory CM Mrs Lee Brown). In 1948 had 24 Cubs/24 Scouts/7 Leaders. Group Christmas party held at Reidtown Church of England Hall 7/12/1951. According to History of 1st Korrahill Scout Group registered 17/12/1951. At first met at St Paul’s church hall and then at 1st Fairy Meadows hall in Florence St. In mid-1950’s obtained lease from Wollongong Council of site in Baden Powell Park off Meads Ave Tarrawanna and started building mostly by volunteers. Apart from small grant from Coal Board hall funded by fundraising. 1954 SC annual report said construction about to start. Hall under construction 1961. 1962 SC Annual report said hall occupied but not complete and to be officially opened late 1962, however 1963 Annual report said occupied but not complete and 1964 report said nearly ready for opening. Hall officially opened in 1965 but in use for several years before then. Not connected to sewer till 1972.
Circa 1972 a number of refractory bricks were donated and an outdoor BBQ built. Boys kept putting more and more wood on till somebody noticed it was changing shape and yelled out “Run, she’s going to blow” and it did.
Had 26 Cubs/9 Scouts/6 Leaders in 1947, 24 Cubs/24 Scouts/7 Leaders in 1948, 22 Cubs/16 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1949, 21 Cubs/13 Scouts/7 Leaders in 1950, 21 Cubs/22 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1951, 24 Cubs/23 Scouts/6 Leaders in 1952, 19 Cubs/30 Scouts/6 Leaders in 1953, 22 Cubs/22 Scouts/5 Leaders in 1954, 18 Cubs/20 Scouts/3 Leaders in 1955, 22 Cubs/20 Scouts/5 Leaders in 1956, 20 Cubs/18 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1957, 21 Cubs/20 Scouts/2 Seniors/4 Leaders in 1958, 49 members in 1960, 50 in 1961, 76 in 1962, 60 in 1963, 42 in 1964, 35 in 1965, 53 in 1966, 50 in 1967, 53 in 1968, 55 in 1969, 44 in 1970, 58 in 1971, 62 in 1972, 53 in 1973, 9 Cubs/13 Scouts/4 Leaders in 1987, 35 Youth/5 Leaders in 1989, 39 Youth/8 Leaders in 1990, 19 Cubs/18 Scouts/11 Leaders in 1991, 14 Cubs/21 Scouts/7 Venturers/6 Leaders in 1992.
In 1950’s they used inventive ways to win billy boiling competitions – 1 year they added washing powder to water, another they used a wide shallow pot instead of a standard billy – both way to get boiling quicker. Came 3rd at HR Lee Flag competition in 1952. In 1954 came 2nd at District competition camp. From 1961 on Senior Scouts competed against other Senior Troops in a raft race down Shoalhaven River - 1 year they built a paddle wheeler. Another year that had a raft powered by a VW motor. Senior Troop reregistered April 1970 with P Makin as SSL. In 1973 4 Scouts built a platform in Guest Park Fairy Meadow and pole sat for 214 hours to gain Australian record. It was a fundraising event to raise money to go to South Australian Jamboree in 1974. First girl joined cubs in 1993.
Deregistered / merged with 1st Corrimal 1/3/1998 to form 1st Korrahill.
Previous leaders
? – ? · Brian J. Hickey · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · June Crabtree · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Kevin Booth · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · Murray J. Claydon · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · Rodger C. Brown · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1950 · Ron Sneddon · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1952 · T. J. Brown · Assistant Scout Master
? – 1962 · Robert W. Ricketts · Scout Master
? – 1970 · A. M. Davies · Senior Scout Leader
? – 1970 · Michael C. Butler · Assistant Senior Scout Leader
? – 1972 · Ian L. Smith · Assistant Scout Master
? – 1977 · Rodger C. Brown · Group Leader
? – 1983 · Arndt E. (Arnie) Warren · Group Leader
? – 1988 · Charles J. O'Neill · Assistant Scout Leader
? – 1992 · John Smith · Venturer Leader
? – 1993 · Tad Kiemski · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 1998 · Anthony Murphy · Group Leader
? – 1998 · Rosanne (nee PENNEY) Warren · Assistant Cub Leader
1947 – 1950 · Alfred Gregory · Assistant Scout Master
1947 – 1950 · Hugh Sneddon · Assistant Cub Leader
1948 – 1948 · A. R. Hutton · Group Scout Master
1948 – 1949 · Irene M. Strangman · Assistant Cub Master
1948 – 1949 · L. Brown · Cub Master
1950 – ? · Ron Sneddon · Assistant Scout Master
1950 – 1951 · Alfred Gregory · Scout Master
1950 – 1952 · N. Allan · Assistant Cub Leader
1951 – ? · K. Scott · Assistant Scout Master
1951 – ? · R. K. Scott · Assistant Scout Master
1951 – 1952 · W. H. Gregory · Assistant Scout Master
1951 – 1954 · Ian H. Keys · Scout Master
1952 – ? · E. E. Smithson · Assistant Cub Leader
1952 – 1954 · William R. Evans · Assistant Scout Master
1954 – ? · Russell Evans · Scout Master
1954 – 1960 · William R. Evans · Scout Master
1956 – 1958 · E. Stuart · Assistant Cub Leader
1956 – 1958 · Robert A. Ricketts · Assistant Scout Master
1957 – 1961 · Ian H. Keys · Group Scout Master
1958 – 1960 · E. Stuart · Cub Master
1960 – ? · I. McKreth · Scout Master
1960 – 1966 · Joan Davies · Cub Master
1961 – ? · Robert W. Ricketts · Assistant Scout Master
1962 – ? · D. L. Birney · Assistant Scout Master
1962 – 1965 · Jeanette A. Fee · Assistant Cub Master
1962 – 1965 · Leonard M. Turner · Group Scout Master
1964 – ? · D. L. Birney · Assistant Scout Master
1964 – 1965 · Bertram L. Bennington · Scout Master
1964 – 1965 · I. McKreth · Scout Master
1966 – ? · J. D. Woods · Cub Master
1966 – ? · Joan D. (nee WOODS) Pickering · Cub Master
1966 – 1967 · Joan Davies · Assistant Cub Master
1966 – 1970 · Peter C. Makin · Scout Master
1967 – ? · K. J. Scott · Assistant Scout Master
1967 – 1968 · Robert W. Lowe · Group Scout Master
1967 – 1970 · Carolyn V. Phillips · Assistant Cub Master
1967 – 1970 · Kenneth J. Scott · Assistant Scout Master
1967 – 1970 · Raymond R. Tolhurst · Assistant Scout Master
1969 – 1970 · Linda B. Pike · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1970 · Peter C. Makin · Senior Scout Leader
1970 – 1971 · A. H. Davies · Senior Scout Leader
1970 – 1971 · Charles J. Barker · Group Scout Master
1970 – 1971 · Robyn F. (nee STANLEY) Bennallack · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1972 · Peter N. Barker · Assistant Scout Master
1970 – 1973 · Alfred E. Harley · Cub Master
1971 – 1973 · Desma A. Pryor · Assistant Cub Master
1971 – 1973 · Peter R. Bannister · Assistant Scout Leader
1972 – 1973 · Ian L. Smith · Group Scout Leader
1972 – 1975 · Peter N. Barker · Scout Leader
1973 – ? · Christopher Connor · Assistant Scout Leader
1973 – ? · Peter C. Makin · Cub Leader
1973 – ? · Raymond R. Tolhurst · Assistant Senior Scout Leader
1973 – ? · Sandra A. Gallimore · Assistant Cub Leader
1973 – 1975 · Peter R. Bannister · Group Leader
1973 – 1981 · Jeffrey J. Gunns · Assistant Cub Leader
1975 – ? · Ann E. Morgan · Assistant Cub Leader
1975 – 1978 · Peter R. Bannister · Assistant Scout Leader
1976 – 1982 · Marjorie A. Roberts · Assistant Cub Leader
1977 – 1980 · Michael J. Barnes · Assistant Scout Leader
1978 – 1981 · John W. Booth · Group Leader
1980 – ? · Arndt E. (Arnie) Warren · Assistant Cub Leader
1980 – 1981 · Peter J. Rose · Assistant Scout Leader
1980 – 1990 · Michael J. Barnes · Scout Leader
1982 – 1989 · Marjorie A. Roberts · Cub Leader
1983 – ? · James W. Poole · Assistant Scout Leader
1983 – 1987 · Arndt E. (Arnie) Warren · Assistant Cub Leader
1984 – ? · Charles J. O'Neill · Assistant Scout Leader
1985 – 1989 · Andrew H. Cartwright · Group Leader
1987 – ? · Arndt E. (Arnie) Warren · Assistant Scout Leader
1987 – ? · Dawn Cartwright · Assistant Cub Leader
1987 – 1990 · Kenneth Brown · Assistant Cub Leader
1989 – ? · Moira Webster · Assistant Cub Leader
1989 – 1994 · Mark E. Warren · Assistant Scout Leader
1990 – 1993 · Kenneth Brown · Cub Leader
1991 – 1993 · John Zamuner · Assistant Cub Leader
1992 – 1992 · Maxwell E. (Max) Shepherd · Assistant Scout Leader
1993 – 1993 · Kenneth Brown · Scout Leader
1993 – 1995 · Christopher Cowell · Assistant Cub Leader
1993 – 1995 · Janet Softley · Assistant Scout Leader
1993 – 1995 · Tad Kiemski · Cub Leader
1993 – 1996 · John Osseweyer · Group Leader
1993 – 1997 · Arndt E. (Arnie) Warren · Scout Leader
1993 – 1997 · Gerard Paulissen · Assistant Scout Leader
1993 – 1998 · Kenneth Brown · Venturer Leader
1994 – 1996 · David Paloff · Assistant Cub Leader
1994 – 1996 · Mark E. Warren · Scout Leader
1994 – 1996 · Rhonda Mazoudier · Assistant Cub Leader
1995 – 1998 · Christopher Cowell · Cub Leader
1996 – 1997 · Mark E. Warren · Assistant Scout Leader
1996 – 1998 · David Paloff · Assistant Scout Leader
1996 – 1998 · Dennis Clark · Assistant Venturer Leader
1997 – 1998 · Gerard Paulissen · Scout Leader
1997 – 1998 · Mark E. Warren · Assistant Venturer Leader
1997 – 1998 · Robert J. Nightingale · Assistant Scout Leader
1997 – 1998 · Robert Sackett · Group Leader
1998 – 1998 · Alan Leonard · Assistant Cub Leader
Awards
Kings/Queens Scouts
1956 · Ronald Charles Newman
1961 · Peter Stanley
1972 · Christopher Connor, Jeffrey Gunns, Douglas Le Page
1974 · Paul Edney, Ray Peterson, Peter Rose
1994 · Jamie Harris
1997 · Brett Osseweyer
1998 · Matthew Clark
Medal of Merit
1989 · Michael Barnes
1994 · Arndt Warren
1995 · Mark Warren
Certificate of Merit
1990 · Arndt Warren
Thanks Badge
1993 · Gloria Warren
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