1st Moruya
Status: Closed
Registered: 1913?; 22/04/1925
Closed: December 2008?
Hall: 26 Shore St, Moruya (Opened 17/02/1979)
Scarf: Grey base, ½ in gold border
History
Group newsletter “Mungi” April 1980 said formed 1914. Chris Debenham SM (curate, killed in France in 1916). South Coast Region website /Scouters Gazette May 1925 say Troop registered 22/4/1925 and South Coast list registrations say Pack registered 22/4/1925. Illawarra Mercury 11/12/1925 said Troop newly formed under SM Fowler.
South Coast Annual report 1926 said Troop formed 5/12/1925 under SM Fowler, existed 1929, Pack formed 23/1/1931 with Rev G Neil CM. South Coast Scouting March 1979 report of hall opening said was evidence that group existed in 1914 and 1 of 1914 scouts Dick Foreman at celebration. From 1914-59 group opened /closed several times as leaders left town. Troop closed 30/9/1932 /reformed mid 1932 / reregistered 2/5/1935 or 5/12/1935 with J Hill SM / 7 Scouts. District Commissioner visited group in 1936.
Troop disbanded 31/12/1937. Troop registered 17/10/1940 / disbanded 14/1/1942, met at Moruya Old Shire Hall. Troop reregistered 25/6/1959 with N Morton GSM, Pack reregistered 28/1/1960 with M Hayes CM. 1955 South Coast annual report said reopened, South Coast List of registrations says closed 1957, 1958 South Coast report said Troop restarted.
1961 SC annual report said Turlinjah Community hall acquired and Moruya & Bodalla Scouts meeting there. Did not have own hall till 1979. In 1975 Group president ran firm that had job of rebuilding Narooma Bowling Club. Anonymous benefactor arranged bank loan, old building cut into 4, land leased from Council and building moved to site. Signal mast from pilot station (originally mast of a ship wrecked on river bar) donated to Group.
Had 20 Scouts in 1940, 10 Scouts/2 Leaders in 1941, 14 Scouts/1 Leader in 1942, 28 members in 1963 & 64, 25 members in 1966, 26 1967, 33 in 1968, 31 in 1969, 60 in 1970, 81 in 1971, 63 in 1972, 75 in 1973, 44 in 1977, 15 Cubs/22 Scouts/2 Venturers/7 Leaders in 1988, 56 Youth/12 Leaders in 1989, 72 Youth/13 Leaders in 1990, 33 Cubs/9 Scouts/2 Venturers/10 Leaders in 1991, 23 Cubs/7 Scouts/8 Venturers/11 Leaders in 1992.
Formation of Venturer Unit announced at hall opening 17/2/1979. SC Annual report 1979 said its “1st real home in 60 years operation”.
2 Packs combined on 30/1/1973. In 1993 Cub Joel Squire awarded Certificate for Meritorious Conduct for assisting his younger sister and rendering first aid when she burnt her hands and feet at Tuross Heads on 18/1/1992. Rover Crew registered 12/11/1990/ deregistered October 1994. Joey Mob registered April 1998 /went into recess in December 2002. Closed circa December 2008.
Previous leaders
? – ? · Charles L. Collett · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – ? · Christine A. Ray · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – ? · Conrad Baltis · Non Warranted Rank (Service Auxiliary)
? – ? · Daphne J. Hearn · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Eric A. Lewis · Group Leader
? – ? · James W. Humphry · Assistant Scout Master
? – ? · Loraine I. Turner · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Margaret M. Filmer · Assistant Cub Leader
? – ? · Murray T. Oakley · Assistant Scout Leader
? – ? · Odette J. O'Neill · Assistant Venturer Leader
? – 1993 · Geoffrey Fleming · Assistant Cub Leader
? – 2008 · Lorne Thomas · Group Advisor
? – 2008 · Mark Wilson · Scout Leader
1925 – 1926 · Herbert Fowler · Scout Master
1926 – 1927 · Eardley E. (Rev) Ashby · Scout Master
1927 – ? · L. Walker
1927 – 1927 · G. H. (Rev) Carr · Scout Master
1931 – ? · G. A. (Rev) Neil · Cub Master
1931 – 1934 · G. A. (Rev) Nell · Cub Master
1935 – ? · Jack Hill · Campers Licence
1935 – 1936 · Allan Christie · Assistant Scout Master
1935 – 1937 · Jack Hill · Scout Master
1940 – 1942 · Cecil Clark · Assistant Scout Master
1940 – 1942 · Ernest Whitelaw · Scout Master
1942 – 1943 · Vincent Zann · Scout Master
1959 – ? · N. Morton · Group Scout Master
1960 – ? · J. Davis · Assistant Cub Leader
1960 – ? · M. E. Hayes · Cub Master
1961 – ? · A. Dudley · Scout Master
1962 – 1966 · F. Burch · Assistant Scout Master
1965 – ? · Loraine I. Horwood · Assistant Cub Master
1965 – 1965 · Keith J. Perrin · Cub Master
1965 – 1971 · L. I. Horwood · Assistant Cub Leader
1968 – 1969 · Dawn A. Pryor · Assistant Cub Master
1969 – 1969 · Leslie J. Humphries · Scout Master
1969 – 1970 · Richard M. Thornton · Scout Master
1970 – ? · Brian F. Turnbull · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1970 · Dennis Whelan · Scout Master
1970 – 1970 · Mavis Whelan · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1971 · Terence E. Collins · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1972 · Patricia J. Ellis · Assistant Cub Master
1970 – 1973 · John C. Ellis · Cub Master
1970 – 1973 · Noel B. E. Phillips · Group Scout Master
1971 – 1973 · Leslie A. Cane · Scout Master
1972 – ? · Alice Wilson · Assistant Cub Leader
1972 – 1972 · Ann Brooks · Assistant Cub Leader
1972 – 1973 · Clare A. Dickens · Assistant Cub Master
1972 – 1973 · Neville W. Conder · Assistant Scout Leader
1973 – ? · John C. Ellis · Scout Leader
1973 – 1973 · John C. Ellis · Assistant Scout Leader
1973 – 1985 · Clare A. Dickens · Cub Leader
1974 – 1975 · Lorraine M. Campbell · Assistant Cub Leader
1975 – 1976 · Margaret M. Horne · Assistant Cub Leader
1976 – 1980 · John G. Harper · Assistant Scout Master
1977 – ? · Brian F. Turnbull · Assistant Cub Leader
1978 – ? · Christyne R. Marsh · Assistant Cub Leader
1978 – 1979 · Ronald L. Stiskin · Assistant Scout Leader
1979 – ? · Gay Wilson · Assistant Cub Leader
1979 – ? · Judith K. Barker · Assistant Venturer Leader
1979 – ? · Vivienne Moore · Assistant Cub Leader
1979 – 1979 · Judith K. Barker · Assistant Cub Leader
1979 – 1980 · Andrew R. Warnock · Assistant Scout Leader
1979 – 1980 · John Moore · Assistant Scout Leader
1979 – 1983 · Deborah S. Mackay · Assistant Cub Leader
1979 – 1983 · Douglas Mackay · Assistant Cub Leader
1979 – 1984 · Penelope A. Stisken · Assistant Venturer Leader
1979 – 1984 · Ronald L. Stiskin · Scout Leader
1980 – ? · Geoffrey W. Ashton · Assistant Scout Leader
1980 – ? · Janice E. Wilson · Assistant Cub Leader
1980 – ? · John Moore · Group Leader
1980 – ? · Peter Stuart · Provisional Leader (Group)
1980 – 1983 · Andrew R. Warnock · Assistant Venturer Leader
1980 – 1983 · Graham W. Seymour · Assistant Scout Leader
1982 – 1991 · Stephen C. Carey · Assistant Venturer Leader
1983 – ? · Donald E. Ray · Group Leader
1983 – 1990 · Andrew R. Warnock · Venturer Leader
1984 – ? · Robert McLeay
1985 – ? · Michael Mastonardi · Group Leader
1985 – ? · Roger Marv
1985 – 1997 · Deborah S. Mackay · Assistant Cub Leader
1985 – 1997 · Douglas Mackay · Assistant Cub Leader
1986 – 1988 · Clare Dickens · Assistant Cub Leader
1986 – 1989 · Peter Squire · Scout Leader
1986 – 1992 · Michelle L. Carey · Assistant Venturer Leader
1986 – 1993 · Gary Parker · Assistant Scout Leader
1987 – 1988 · Jennifer Hocking · Assistant Cub Leader
1987 – 1989 · James Killen · Assistant Scout Leader
1988 – 1997 · Shirley Holmes · Assistant Scout Leader
1989 – ? · Janet Gray · Provisional Leader (Venturers)
1989 – 1990 · James Killen · Scout Leader
1989 – 1993 · Peter Squire · Cub Leader
1990 – 1994 · James Killen · Rover Advisor
1992 – 1992 · Shirley Briggs · Assistant Cub Leader
1992 – 1993 · Brian Wallace · Assistant Scout Leader
1992 – 1993 · Rohan Gleeson · Assistant Cub Leader
1992 – 1994 · Shirley Briggs · Assistant Venturer Leader
1993 – 1993 · Paul Cannon · Scout Leader
1993 – 1995 · Geoffrey Fleming · Assistant Scout Leader
1993 – 1996 · Rohan Gleeson · Cub Leader
1994 – 1996 · Pauline Gleeson · Assistant Cub Leader
1994 – 1998 · Annette Campbell · Assistant Cub Leader
1996 – 1997 · Marion Matti · Assistant Scout Leader
1996 – 1997 · Rohan Gleeson · Scout Leader
1996 – 1998 · Pauline Gleeson · Cub Leader
1996 – 2000 · Andrew R. Warnock · Assistant Venturer Leader
1996 – 2001 · Kevin McAsh · Assistant Venturer Leader
1996 – 2001 · Timothy O'Neill · Assistant Venturer Leader
1997 – ? · Lois Forsyth · Assistant Scout Leader
1997 – 1998 · Michelle Aldridge · Assistant Scout Leader
1997 – 1998 · Rohan Gleeson · Assistant Scout Leader
1997 – 1999 · Brian Wallace · Assistant Scout Leader
1997 – 2003 · Marion Matti · Scout Leader
1998 – 1999 · Barbara O'Connor · Assistant Joey Scout Leader
1998 – 2001 · Bruce Waters · Cub Leader
1998 – 2001 · Madonna Tomes · Joey Scout Leader
2001 – 2004 · Madonna Tomes · Assistant Cub Leader
2001 – 2023 · Kevin McAsh · Venturer Leader
2003 – 2005 · Marion Matti · Assistant Venturer Leader
2006 – ? · Lorne Thomas · Group Advisor
2006 – 2006 · Michelle Cupitt · Assistant Scout Leader
2006 – 2006 · Raymond Cupitt · Assistant Scout Leader
2007 – ? · Glyn Owen-Jones · Associate Leader
2007 – ? · Mark Wilson · Associate Leader
2007 – ? · Sue-Ellen Spiller · Associate Leader
Awards
Australian Scout Award
2013 · Alexander Kennedy
2015 · James Walker
Kings/Queens Scouts
1981 · Vicki Seymour
1982 · Carmen Ross
1984 · Kenneth Filmer, Sharyn Hocking, Timothy O’Neill, Cathi McKay Stiskin, Kathleen Warnock, Simon Wilson
1986 · Jennifer Hocking, Tracey O’Neill
1990 · Victoria Austin, Matthew Prowse, Brett Radburn, Neil Trimmer
1998 · Mark Christopher Davies, Eva Wong
2001 · Louis Matti
2004 · Stephanie Matti
Silver Emu
1998 · Andrew Warnock
Meritorious Service Award
2019 · Kevin McAsh
Medal of Merit
1990 · Andrew Warnock
Certificate of Merit
1994 · Shirley Holmes
1995 · James Killen
Thanks Badge
1978 · D. Phillips, G. Murphy
1992 · Conrad Baltis
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