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Scouting Around the World Australia

South Australian Centenary and Australi an Jamboree, held in the Belair National Park near
Adelaide, 26 Dec 1936 to 4 Jan 1937. 4,000 Scouts attended, including Scouts from South Africa,
Sri Lanka, the Solomons, Rabaul and Nauru.The camp was named "Corroboree" - a corroboree is an
event where Australian Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and costume.

J.H.Church Esq.,
3,Ethel Street,
Burwood,
NEW SOUTH WALES

Postmark "SCOUT CENTENARY CORROBOREE BELAIR S.A. 28 DE 36"
on registered cover to Burwood, NSW, with specia l printed registration label.

About 4,000 Boy Scouts from New South Wales and other States camped at
the Royal National Park near Loftus, NSW, for the 1946/47 Scouts Corroboree .

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Line cachet "SCOUTS CORROBOREE LOFTUS" on cover to Hurstville, NSW,
postmarked "SUTHERLAND N.S.W. 28 DE 46" .