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No 246 : December 4, 1974

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The Wilds Of Waimata

A very successful pioneer camp was held by members of the St David's and Kelvin Scout groups, the Kaiti Sea Scouts and the Te Hapara Air Scouts, in the Waimata Valley. A variety of pioneering activities were conducted over the weekend as well as setting up ideal camps.

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The whole camp taking part in flag break.

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Patrol gear inspection being undertaken by Gisborne District Scout leader Gordon Gibson.

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Patrol leader Steven Hughes with two of the tents used at the camp, a ridge pole on the left and a hike tent on the right.

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The weekend activities included

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The building of a stilt tower. Each side is made up separately on the ground then raised by ropes and joined together to form the structure.

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The camp chief, Scout leader Colin Twyman, congratulates St David's patrol leader Stuart McKenzie on gaining the axe which is awarded for the highest points in camp standards.

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Building and using of a flying fox provided an interesting couple of hours for some of the Scouts.

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No weekend camp would be complete without a camp fire!

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