The Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree 1952-53 - Printable Version

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The Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree 1952-53 - Janet MacD - 10-09-2025

I have no idea why I have this cover. Perhaps for the slogan, possibly because it is about scouting, maybe even because I was born in 1953 … but there is was in a bin marked “Phil to be sorted #9”. 

The Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree ran from December 29, 1952 to January 9, 1953. Over 11,000 scouts and 2,000 scoutmasters attended, representing 16 nations and every Australian state. There were even 241 “Lady Cubmasters” in attendance, because unlike the Girl Guide movement, Scouring has welcomed leaders of both sexes. The location was Holroyd, in Sydney, where a quarry business offered 250 acres of space for the event. Council staff, volunteers and scouts spent months preparing the land, installing water, electricity, lighting, roads, and other amenities. There was even a branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia! (Facebook, Old Sydney Album)

The federal government commissioned the commemorative stamp, which was available from November until January.

Unfortunately, none of the “Phil to be sorted” bins I have checked so far - don’t ask how many I have - contain stamps from the Australian states!

For more information about the jamboree, check out the Cumberland Times blogs: https://cumberlandtimes.blogspot.com/2012/12/pan-pacific-scout-jamboree-1952-53.html?m=1

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