Scouting and Guiding in Tasmania - History

History

Captain Dennis Colbron Pearse, who was Assistant Commandant at the Humshaugh Camp in 1908, the first Scout Camp, moved in 1922 to Tasmania and was involved in Scouting there for the rest of his life. In 1922, he was Publicity Manager for Scouting in Tasmania. In 1926 he was Assistant Chief Commissioner and welcomed Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, to the island as part of the founder's tour of Australia.

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