Australian Imperial Boy Scouts Explained
| Australian Imperial Boy Scouts |
| Type: | association |
| Country: | Australia |
| F-Date: | 1909 |
| Defunct: | 1932 |
Australian Imperial Boy Scouts (AIBS) was a Boy Scout organization that formed from the merger of the Australian Boy Scouts into the Imperial Boy Scouts lasting from 1912 until 1932.
History
In 1909 the Imperial Boy Scouts (IBS) formed while the Australian Boy Scouts (ABS) were founded in 1910.[1] Most troops formed in Victoria were joined up with the IBS or ABS.[2] [3]
The IBS Victoria Section requested in September 1911 that the Minister of Defence allow IBS troops to undergo military cadet training under military supervision, but were denied as being a voluntary association.[4]
By 1912, the IBS and ABS merged into the Australian Imperial Boy Scouts. In 1912, the Gippsland Boy Scout Association was formed and affiliated with the AIBS.[1]
On 31 August 1932, the AIBS signed an agreement with the Boy Scouts' Association of Australia to merge.[5]
References
- Web site: Australian Scout History . 7 October 2008 . 1997 . boy-scout.net . The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association . Dorset, England, UK . Robert Campbell . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726165337/http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page14/page17/page17.html . 2011-07-26 . dead .
- Web site: A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCOUTING IN KEW. boroondarascouts.asn.au. Boroondara District, Scouts Australia. 16 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321083320/http://boroondarascouts.asn.au/Leader_Resources/Leader_info_book/Scouting_History/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Scouting%20in%20Kew.doc. 21 March 2012. dead.
- Web site: Bennett . Alan . Scouting In Kingston . City of Kingston Historical Website . City of Kingston . 16 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420053006/http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/37.htm . 20 April 2012 .
- News: BOY SCOUTS. . . 21 September 1911 . 14 August 2012 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- News: SCOUT AMALGAMATION. . . Melbourne . 1 September 1932 . 14 August 2012 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
