Scout Jamboree

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2174
Date Released
1 Feb 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scout Jamboree. DESCRIPTION: Boy Scouts from Australia and sixteen other countries join forces at Jamboree City near Sydney. Over a tricky obstacle course they all need to remember their motto - and be prepared for anything. SHOTLIST: CU spectators laughing. SV pan scout attempts to swing across muddy pool but falls in. GV pan scout camp. TV scouts wave to camera. SCU pan Governor General Sir Paul Hasluck walks with scout masters. SCU scouts of different races & colour together. CU scout master with megaphone. LV scouts on obstacle course start to crawl under wooden platform. CU scout master laughing. SV boys emerge from underneath platform. SV pan boy dives through tyre. SV spectators. SV boys climbing rope net. SV cubs watching. SV boys attempting to walk slippery pole fall into muddy pool below. SV cubs watching. SV boy almost manages slippery pole but falls in. SV boys swing across pool on ropes, one boy falls in.
Keywords
Organisations; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Environment; Youth
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Card file number
96711
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Scout Jamboree', British Movietone News Issue No. 2174, 1 Feb 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28685 (Accessed 25 Oct 2025)