tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post2819698859536173806..comments2023-12-24T23:43:26.726+11:00Comments on Backtracking: Sepia Saturday: Scout Corroborree Boobookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-47979520743524442972015-01-05T11:30:00.433+11:002015-01-05T11:30:00.433+11:00Excellent choice! Photos of boy scouts could proba...Excellent choice! Photos of boy scouts could probably fit any theme. Always prepared!Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-39747839698303026812015-01-05T09:24:12.102+11:002015-01-05T09:24:12.102+11:00Some good history, now out in the public domain fo...Some good history, now out in the public domain for sharing. I wonder what the uniform is in the fourth photo - pale patterned fabric with a very pale beret style hat. It set me to thinking as to what I was doing when that camp was taking place - I was on holidays in Rosebud and I particularly remember a screaming child who clung to the pole for dear life and wouldn't let me take her off the merry-go-roundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-53695856205477328592015-01-05T07:16:01.162+11:002015-01-05T07:16:01.162+11:00Entertaining and informative again. I didn’t think...Entertaining and informative again. I didn’t think of scout camps - I have a few of my brother attending those. Love that new word!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-89564947446850494522015-01-04T20:08:49.094+11:002015-01-04T20:08:49.094+11:00That is a fabulous record of the camp and the even...That is a fabulous record of the camp and the event - not just the written description via the postcard but all those photographs. As much as anything else, your post introduced me to the word "corroboraee" and sent me off in search of the origins of the word "jamboree".Like any good Sepia Saturday post, fascinating on so many levels.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-18841365117424407562015-01-04T14:03:59.825+11:002015-01-04T14:03:59.825+11:00Looks like a great spot for camping, hiking and al...Looks like a great spot for camping, hiking and all that. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-39251254274058525522015-01-04T01:57:09.154+11:002015-01-04T01:57:09.154+11:00Jo's right -- my brother attended a Boy Scout ...Jo's right -- my brother attended a Boy Scout "Jamboree" in, I think, Pennsylvania in the 1950s...a Very Big Deal, as I recall. Interesting that the concept seems to be world-wide. I love your photos -- fuzzy or not -- showing such a great gathering!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-25632071244931727002015-01-03T08:43:32.883+11:002015-01-03T08:43:32.883+11:00They are a great piece of history showing all the ...They are a great piece of history showing all the activities of the camp. It is like the Boy Scouts who do a national camp each year. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-9426452536003455892015-01-03T05:21:21.785+11:002015-01-03T05:21:21.785+11:00You're right -- these are so cool! So much to...You're right -- these are so cool! So much to study. Are those guys walking on poles held by other campers? Fascinating. Absolutely fascinating. If they are of historical value, what will you do?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-39465655340071652602015-01-02T17:04:34.212+11:002015-01-02T17:04:34.212+11:00Fun, fun! Husband Roger attended a few of those na...Fun, fun! Husband Roger attended a few of those national camps too, and has similar photographs to prove it, although I think he called them jamborees.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-91184818418096358072015-01-02T05:27:36.417+11:002015-01-02T05:27:36.417+11:00You matched the theme very well...and don't yo...You matched the theme very well...and don't you know all those boys were having a good time!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-33456721709335133502015-01-02T05:12:46.751+11:002015-01-02T05:12:46.751+11:00It would have been interesting to know what they w...It would have been interesting to know what they were doing out there on the field with spectators watching. Obviously there was something about trying to knock down a tower; & one of the photos seem to feature a couple of women?La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-32055129760955852852015-01-02T02:08:48.757+11:002015-01-02T02:08:48.757+11:00The photos are quite interesting. I think most of ...The photos are quite interesting. I think most of their deficiencies could be attributed to the lighting conditions.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.com