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100th Anniversary Scouting in Wagga Wagga
September 03, 2014
Opening of the original 1st Wagga Scout Hall on the corner of Berry and Forsyth Streets by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons in 1937
Opening of the original 1st Wagga Scout Hall on the corner of Berry and Forsyth Streets by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons in 1937

The Scouting movement spread rapidly following its establishment by Lord Baden Powell in the UK in 1907 and was established in Wagga Wagga by 1914.

The Centenary of Scouting in Wagga Wagga will be recognised on 13th September at the 1st Wagga Scout Hall, 59 Dalman Parkway, beginning at 10.30am