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6th Malvern Scout GroupPrint Page 
The cairn commemorates the 6th Malvern Scout Groups rescue work at the Boronia railway crossing train crash in 1926.
Mortiboy Reserve was purchased from Ted Mortiboy by the Knox Council in the mid 1970’s. Ted, a keen scouter, bought 4 blocks of land in Stuart Street in the 1920’s and often brought his troop, the 6th Malvern Scouts, there for week end camps. A bunkhouse was built and many a pleasant weekend enjoyed. Ted and his scouts rushed to the scene of the first Boronia level crossing accident on 26 April 1926, there to render assistance to the injured survivors of that gory affair.
Location
Address: | Stuart Street, Mortiboy Reserve, The Basin, 3154 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.858547 Long: 145.310411 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Disaster |
Sub-Theme: | Land Transport |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 26-April-1926 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 26-April-1926 |
Dedication
CITY OF KNOX
MORTIBOY RESERVE
Dedicated To The 6th Malvern
Scout Group, Awarded The Medal
Of Merit For Their Rescue Work At
The Boronia Railway Crossing
Train Crash In 1926