Each ANZAC Day, the National Rifle Association of Australia’s club members, acknowledge our heritage and dedicate the time to remember the sacrifices of those...
From the President – ANZAC Day 2021
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MISS EMILY WILLMETT (1867-1927) A PROMINENT NQRA LADY SHOOTER IN THE EARLY 1900s
The first detailed record of an NQRA ladies competition was in 1899 at Charters Towers. The Northern Miner, on 3rd May 1899, reported that “the ladies of...
RIFLE CLUB MEMBER’S SECOND WORLD WAR SERVICE RECOGNISED
Jock Hucker began rifle shooting in 1947/48 immediately after the rifle clubs emerged out of recess post the Second World War. As a new shooter, he was a...
THE WILLIAM FRASER SHIELD
Introduction: The impressive ‘William Fraser Shield’ was presented by William Fraser while a member of the Cairns Rifle Club. The trophy is awarded for the...
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From the President – ANZAC Day 2021
Each ANZAC Day, the National Rifle Association of Australia’s club members, acknowledge our heritage and dedicate the time to remember the sacrifices of those who fought in all conflicts for the security and freedoms Australians enjoy today. On ANZAC Day we reflect...
MISS EMILY WILLMETT (1867-1927) A PROMINENT NQRA LADY SHOOTER IN THE EARLY 1900s
The first detailed record of an NQRA ladies competition was in 1899 at Charters Towers. The Northern Miner, on 3rd May 1899, reported that “the ladies of Charters Towers made a new departure in sporting matters yesterday by inaugurating a Ladies Rifle Club”. ...
RIFLE CLUB MEMBER’S SECOND WORLD WAR SERVICE RECOGNISED
Jock Hucker began rifle shooting in 1947/48 immediately after the rifle clubs emerged out of recess post the Second World War. As a new shooter, he was a member of the Woorndoo Rifle Club (where his father William Hucker was also a member) and later the Willaura Rifle...
THE WILLIAM FRASER SHIELD
Introduction: The impressive ‘William Fraser Shield’ was presented by William Fraser while a member of the Cairns Rifle Club. The trophy is awarded for the Inter-Association Teams Shoot – North Queensland versus South Queensland with the first year of competition...