To be a scout

On his 11th birthday a boy graduates from being a cub to being a boy scout. The various activities of his first year of scouting are shown. These include his first camp, a trip to the Grampians and finally a bicycling camp in Tasmania. The training that scouts receive in disclipine, handicraft and nature study is brought out in the film.

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Credits

producer

Ros Trayford

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010991

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boy scouts

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Scouts and scouting

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1959

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