Historical information

Scouting started in Australia with some informal troops in Western Australia and Victoria in 1907. Scouting was established in Australia in 1908, the year the first Boy Scout training handbook Scouting for Boys was published in England. CHUMS Scout Patrols started forming in Australia in 1908 due to the circulation of CHUMS publication there. R.C. Packer and the Sunday Times in 1908 supported the formation of the League of Boy Scouts. St. Enoch's Presbyterian Church, Mount Morgan, Queensland formed its unit on 23 November 1908.

Physical description

Joan Filbey Collection: The Scouts' first book : complete tenderfoot and second class test instruction - Pages 7 to 106 are intact - Cover and a few pages are missing.
The book is a rule and guide book for boy scouts, for example, how to tie knots, how to wear the correct uniform, signalling, first-aid, and tests to be undertaken.