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
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010991
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boy scouts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)