First Footscray Boy Scouts - Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Posted by: themd
S 37° 48.215 E 144° 54.097
55H E 315266 N 5813903
This heritage listed building houses the Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay local scout headquarters.
Waymark Code: WM9Z5M
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 10/20/2010
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First Footscray Boy Scout troop was formed in 1909 and by 1913 held a lease on the land from the Victorian Railways Department. It was not until 1925 that they had a permanent scout hall in the form of a converted wood-workshop. This was later completed with a brick facade incorporating a Scout emblem in 1929. Cub Scouts, Rover Scouts (both circa 1919) and Girl Guides (1946) also have used the site as the centre of their activities. The hall was also used as a recruitment centre during the Second World War. The Scouting movement has continued to use the site to the present day.
The property is on the Victorian Heritage Register.