This series of caches has been placed to celebrate each Scout Jamboree held in Australia. It has been hidden to coincide with the 24th Australian Jamboree being held at Cataract Scout Park during January of 2016. The Australian Scout Jamboree is a massive camp for Scouts which is held every three years by Scouts Australia and are for members of the Scout Section aged 11 to 15 years of age.
This cache is located within Cataract Dam picnic area. Access is restricted to the Dam grounds to the hours of 10am to 5pm daily. Extended hours, 10am to 7pm, on weekends and public holidays and during daylight saving time. Entry is free and please note no entry is permitted 15 minutes prior to closing time.
Please Note: During periods of total fire ban the dam area will be closed. See the RFS website for the latest information Click Here
"Welcome to this Australian Scout Jamboree where 15,000 Scouts, from eighteen countries and all states of Australia, are camped together". This was the opening paragraph of a welcome by V. C. Fairfax, Jamboree Camp Chief, Australian Jamboree, Lansdowne Sydney, NSW.
The camp was officially opened by the Governor-General and Chief Scout of Australia Viscount Dunrossil. Prior to the opening ceremony a march-past by all Scouts was conducted in the main arena.
The first day was a "sizzler" with temperatures in the high 90's (>30deg C). Later on the inevitable Jamboree rain visited for a while, turning things a bit unpleasant.
The Lansdowne camp covered some 400 acres (161 hectares) and was bordered by the Hume Highway, Henry Lawson Drive and Prospect Creek. Members of the Australian Army built a bridge across Henry Lawson Drive for the safety of Scouts and visitors to the Jamboree crossing from the bus terminal. The Army also supplied more than 150,000 pounds ($317,000) of equipment for use at the Jamboree.
The caches is a micro container and is located within the picnic grounds of the Cataract Dam area. The cache contains a log only.
(I wish to acknowledge the assistance given me by the Assistant Branch Commissioner (Heritage & Archive), Scouts Australia, for information and photos.)
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