The last range at the 1910 NSW Kings proved to be controversial with one John Piggott declared the winner after a score of 49 was recorded at 1000yds. It came...
Controversy at the 1910 NSW King’s Prize
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Sport History
HMS Renown & Rifle Team Matches
HMS Renown was a battle-cruiser in the Royal Navy Fleet and although delivered in 1916 she did not see combat during WW1. Renown was refitted to act as a...
Records Broken at the 1934 King’s
The newspapers shouted out that records were being broken at the 1934 King’s starting with the three way tie for the “Prince of Wales” being the 1st Stage of...
RIFLE SHOOTERS REMEMBER THOSE CLUB MEMBERS WHO SERVED OUR NATION DURING ALL CONFLICTS
Remembrance Day falls on 11th November each year. On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes’ silence is observed and dedicated to those...
The WW2 Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) and Rifle Clubs
During the Second World War, beginning in May of 1940, the Returned Services League undertook to organise a volunteer organisation for national defence if it...
The 1937 Bisley Team & John Woolcott-Forbes
An Australian Rifle team was sent to Bisley in 1937 containing some notable shots in the form of Pat Lee, Hilton James, and Percey Pavey. The full team was:...
Recent Posts
Sargood and Sargar
Two of the most prestigious names in team shooting are the “Sargood” and “Sargard” trophies for team shooting. The names for the trophies comes from the name of the original donor, F.T. Sargood, his family having a soft-goods manufacturing business with premises in...
Long Toms, Cutdowns and Stumpies Rifles & Ammunition used by Rifle Clubs
Around 1915 when some Rifle Clubs were formed to encourage enlistment we find a number of obsolete rifles being used for drills most probably beginning with Martini Henry Rifles. The Martini Enfield Carbine (ME) was also available in limited numbers . The ME was a...
David Lindsey McAlister 1885 – 1917
David Lindsey McAlister was a very successful marksman, shooting for various Rifle Clubs in the NSW Riverina region. He won 2 Kings Prizes and was a member of the Australian contingent to Bisley of 1913 as an Emergency Reserve, and in the Australian Bisley Team of...
The Beginnings of Mosman-Neutral Bay Rifle Club
Acknowledgements Club Sources: Club Members: Ray Franklin, Graeme Berman, Frank McDermott, Rod Evans, Phillip Somerville.Club Minutes and Annual Reports 1915 -1920Correspondence and Documents gifted to the Club from the estates C.H. Cromack and F.W.L. Travers Non-Club...
RIFLE SHOOTERS REMEMBER THOSE CLUB MEMBERS WHO SERVED OUR NATION DURING ALL CONFLICTS
Remembrance Day falls on 11th November each year. On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes’ silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. In Australia and other allied countries, including New...
Potts Family – Langhorne Creek Rifle Club
Australia’s Youngest King’s/Queen’s Prize Winners
William Edward McIlwaine – Chairman NQRA 1924-32 & Community Leader
BACKGROUND Most cemeteries around Australia have many registered but unmarked graves which are often the resting place of people who have positively influenced the development and growth of their community. The reasons the graves remain unmarked are many but...
The NRAA President
The position of National Rifle Association of Australia (NRAA) President is not permanently established via the NRAA Constitution. Section 14 of the Constitution (dated November 2013) states: “The Company may at its discretion and from time to time appoint a...
ANZAC Day 2022 ‘Rifle Shooters remember the sacrifice and Commitment’
INTRODUCTION It has often been said that Australia came of age on a Turkish shore one morning some 14 years after Federation. That may be true and perhaps this is why we hold Anzac Day in such high regard in our national calendar. It certainly is not to...
Australia’s Youngest King’s/Queen’s Prize Winners
BACKGROUND Each time a young marksman or markswoman emerges as the champion of a Monarch’s Prize competition, the question uttered most - ‘Is today’s winner the youngest in our sport’s history?’. This question was asked again when Josh Pratt, a little over 18 years of...
Australian Cadet Coronation Contingent of 1911
In the Australian War Memorial in Canberra lies a cloth badge and some old negatives, remnants of an adventure of a group of young Australians dating back more than a century. The photographs record in eerie detail the sense of grandeur, early Australian patriotism...
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2021
‘RIFLE SHOOTERS REMEMBER THOSE CLUB MEMBERS WHO SERVED OUR NATION DURING ALL CONFLICTS’ by BRUCE A. R. SCOTT, CSC, ADC Remembrance Day falls on 11th November each year.On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes’ silence is observed and dedicated to...
Chairing of Rifle Shooting Champions – The Tradition
This article will examine Australian Fullbore and Military Rifle shooting competitions that incorporate thechairing of the champions. North Queensland 1970 Victoria 1987 FULLBORE SHOOTING For as long as rifle shooters can remember, the Fullbore target rifle competitor...
Project “Remember Them” Address by Bruce A.R. Scott, CSC, ADC HRSC – 14 May 2021
Special guests: Patron NQRA – Ms Glenys Schuntner President NQRA – Mr Eric Christie – great nephew and nephew of two former Herbert River Rifle Club members killed in both World Wars Chairman NQRA – Mr Marty Eiteneuer Patron TDRA – Mrs Janine Mahony Patron TMRC – Mr...
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 Ware 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...