Clark District (Ext)

 

Locations

Bowen, Collinsville, Proserpine

Maps

 Bowen, Collinsville, Proserpine

Badge Description

Scout logo

Green mountains = Mountains in the Clarke Range

Water and sailing boat = Sailing on Shute Harbour (Airlie Beach)

Triangle = 3 original groups on the district, and 3 leading scout personalities

The badge was first issued in 1963 [3]

History

Clark district, was most probably, named after the Clarke Range part of the Great Dividing Range.  The range is a rainforest-covered mountain range located in North Queensland, Australia. The range is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Coral Sea and 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of the coastal city of Mackay.  An exploration party led by John Mackay were the first Europeans to cross the range on 18 May 1860. 

Clark District was formed in 1960/61 (i.e., mentioned in the Branch Annual Report 1962/63, but not mentioned on Branch Annual Report 1958/59) and the first District Commissioner was L. G. Bell [1, 2].  Clark district closed down in 1973 and was absorbed into Lower Burdekin district [3, 4].

Groups

Clark District Groups (1963): Bowen Scout Group, Collinsville Scout Group, 1st Proserpine Scout Group, 3rd Proserpine Scout Group. [2]

Clark District Groups (1971): Bowen Scout Group, Collinsville Scout Group, Proserpine Scout Group. [5]

References

  1. Australian Boy Scouts Association, Queensland Branch (1959). Annual Report 1958-1959.
  2. Australian Boy Scouts Association, Queensland Branch (1963). Annual Report 1962-1963.
  3. Haskard, D. (1983). The complete book of Australian Scout badges: Part 2, Queensland and Papua New Guinea.  Chatswood, NSW: Badgophilist Publications. p. 7.
  4. Scouting in Queensland (1973). Warrant Changes/New Appointments/Groups Closed. Vol 12 (6), July, p. 29.
  5. The Boy Scouts Association, Queensland Branch (1971). Area, group and district directory 1971. Abel & Co.