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...
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...
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:...
The first movement towards the formation of the Victorian Rifle association appear in a newspaper Letter to the Editor[1] of 1st October 1860 in The Argus....
During the period 2016 to 2018, North Queensland Rifle Association (NQRA) clubs provided photographs they thought might be suitable for inclusion in the NQRA...
From the 1850’s onwards it was perceived that the colonies should take some responsibility for their own security. The presence of the French in the Pacific,...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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”. ...
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...
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...
