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Remarkable Women: Joan Davis
This post’s Remarkable Women of Girl Guides WA is Joan Davis, who saved a child’s life in a dramatic road incident in 1975. Here is her story. Waroona District Girl Guide Commissioner Mrs Joan Davis, did not consider herself particularly brave. … Continue reading
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Snippets from the past: Merredin’s Guide Cottage
Merredin’s Guide Cottage In 1951 King George VI initiated a “Bridge of Service” effort and Miss Teasdale, Merredin District Commissioner, had the idea of building a cottage for an aged pensioner couple. The Rangers, Guides and Brownies worked hard to raise the money … Continue reading
Remarkable Women: Marjory Cobb
This post’s Remarkable Women of Girl Guides WA is Marjory Cobb. Here is her story. Marjory became involved in guiding in the same way as did many of our leaders: she volunteered to help when her daughter’s unit was in need … Continue reading
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Remarkable Women: Nancy Rogers and Florence Couper
This month’s Remarkable Women of Girl Guides WA are Nancy Rogers and Florence Couper. Here are their stories … Lee Edwards is now a member of the Perth Trefoil Guild, but her early guiding years were spent as a Ranger … Continue reading
Girl Guides in Wartime
With the approach of ANZAC Day, there’s always a lot of interest in our wartime history, so this week we’ll be talking about how Girl Guides contributed during World War II. Check out our earlier posts about Girl Guides WA’s … Continue reading
100 Years of Girl Guides in WA 