Scouts

Girl Guides, Scouts and Cubs

(A scout statue given to Matt Waixel
when he left the 1st Butterworth Senior Air Scouts in 1971)

Opening of Scout Hall

(Courtesy Pat Spinks)

1966 - Official opening - Scouts/Guides Hall, RAAF Hostel
Air Vice Marshall Cahall cuts the ribbon. Taking part in the ceremony are Scout Master William (Bill) Lee, Air Commodore Townsend, Scout Master Mr. Howard Bray, Cub Master Mrs. Lyn Bray, Senior Sixer Cub Peter Bray, and Senior Scout Michael Bray, Asst Cub Master Mrs Gonnie Fisk. Pat Spinks (left) holds the scissors pillow!

"As a youngster, Scouting to me was always fun. However, behind this facade of encouraging youth to learn and do interesting things there was an ever-present aim to make a Scout a better, more rounded citizen. Responsibility for one’s attitudes and actions was inculcated very early, and there was always a quiet emphasis on teaching that one had a role to perform in helping others, especially those in any way disadvantaged. We were taught to be independent through our activities and always be willing to do more than was required of us. Selfishness played no part in Scouting.

"In retrospect, the principles and behaviour taught to us at home were reinforced in Scouting. There was no break in our development, and our parents invariably became involved with Scouting. I am grateful for Scouting’s teaching by example and the emphasis on citizenship. I have endeavoured to put this into effect in my life and if I have succeeded, then the credit goes to Scouting."

Sir Roden Cutler, V.C. (1916-2002)
Diplomat, former Governor of NSW, war hero and Scout

Langkawi Island The photos in this section have been sent in by Ian Davies (Scout Master and Senior Scout Master from 1968 to 1971) and Frank Shilton. May 1970 Langkawi Fly Away Camp
. Unloading the Dakota	Airport building Second camp site	Loading the bus at Langkawi airport. Wade Halvorson centre.
Frank Shilton	Tanjung Rhu	Duncan Kirk
Airport camp site - dinner time.	Terry Sanderson	Dia - Scout Master

More Scouting...

1969
Sleeping platform

1969 August
Flying fox towers

An American Scout Troop from Thailand visits the Penang & Butterworth Scouts for a week.

1969
Butterworth Scout Hall. Malaysian Scout Officials present the 1st B'worth Air Scouts & Cub Masters with Malaysian Scouting Warrants

1969
Frank Shilton in front, Duncan Kirk behind then Neville Mitchell

Scouts & cubs put on a "Display Day & Night" show

1970
Scout Camp at RAAF Base

Other Contributed Photos

(Courtesy Steven O'Malley)

1961
Cub Scouts

(Courtesy Kevin Cragg)

1968
Brownies meeting at the Hostel.
Toni Cragg in foreground,Catherine MacMillan beside.

(Courtesy Adalyn Griffiths)

1982
Cub Scouts and Cub Scout leaders

1971
Andrea, Valerie (Girl Guides), David and Neville Mitchell (Air Scouts)

1971
Lyn Kirby in Brownie uniform

(Courtesy Matt Waixel)

14 May 1970
Representatives from 1st Butterworth Air Scout Group at St. Marks School, Prai. Presentation of monies earned through the Cents for Service activity to the local school.

(Courtesy Edgar Eyres)

1961-1963
Chief Minister ([political] who represented king of Malaya) inspecting the leaders, from each state represented. He is accompanied by Chief Scout Penang, his deputy and Peter Fairey. (Peter was part of the British Consular staff). On far right of photo are two representatives of a British troop from Taiping.

(Courtesy Noeline Martyn)

1963 Scout Camp
Going on camp to Penang Lighthouse. Scout Leader Geoff Martyn, beside him - Robert Martyn, on roof of boat - Noeline Martin .

1983

(Courtesy Juliette Meade)
1st Tanjong Bungah Girl Guides

1985

(Courtesy Juliette Meade)
1st Tanjong Bungah Girl Guides

LtoR: Back: Virginnia Liggit, Juliette Meade, visiting Malay guide, visiting Malay guide, visiting Malay guide, unknown, unknown, Paula Mumford

LtoR: Front: kneeling: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Karen Goodwin, Unknown, Caroline Hill, Vicki Webb, Samantha Browne, Unknown, Unknown, Kirstina Allwright

1967

(Courtesy Wade Halvorson)

Back: 3rd from left Andrew Pickering
6th from left: Daryl Furze, John Furze
3rd from right: Tim Pickering
Middle: 3rd from left: Wade Halvorson
Front: From Left: David Wyatt, ?, Ian Wilson