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...
Records Broken at the 1934 King’s
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Sport History
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:...
Victorian Rifle Association – The Founding Committee
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....
Ladies Bracelet Shoots – 1885 to 1955
During the period 2016 to 2018, North Queensland Rifle Association (NQRA) clubs provided photographs they thought might be suitable for inclusion in the NQRA...
Recent Posts
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...