Australian Imperial Boy Scouts

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.

Australian Imperial Boy Scouts
CountryAustralia
Founded1909
Defunct1932

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
  1. Robert Campbell (1997). "Australian Scout History". boy-scout.net. Dorset, England, UK: The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  2. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCOUTING IN KEW". boroondarascouts.asn.au. Boroondara District, Scouts Australia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. Bennett, Alan. "Scouting In Kingston". City of Kingston Historical Website. City of Kingston. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. "BOY SCOUTS". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 September 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. "SCOUT AMALGAMATION". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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