OUR local cub scouts have some theories about what may have caused a recent earthquake which shook the town of Appin.
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The small town, south of Sydney, was shaken by a magniude 3.9 earthquake in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just after the arrival of 6000 NSW Cub Scouts for the 2017 Cuboree at Cataract Scout Park.
There were 36 cubs from the North West at Appin, but region commissioner Chris McCurley said the youngsters didn’t feel the quake at all.
“There was a few jokes floating around that it was just a leader snoring, or some cubs fell out of bed,” she said.
“We had 6000 cubs singing and dancing at the opening and closing ceremonies… maybe that attributed to it.”
It was a fun-filled five-day camp for the kids, who were paid a surprise visit by NSW governor and chief scout David Hurley.
Tamworth Oxley group cub scout Daniel Moore was chosen to escort the governor and his wife Linda Hurley through the campsites.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
