Apr 20, 2023 | Competitions, Member Association News, Open Prize Meetings, WA
The Perth Fremantle Rifle Club will be hosting the inaugural Lithgow Cup 2023 on 11 June 2023. Not only will this be the first Sporting / Hunter Class focused prize meeting, but there are also fantastic prizes to be won. To keep up to date with all things related to...
Apr 20, 2023 | Sport History
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 celebrate a great...
Apr 11, 2023 | Sport History
Harry (Henry [1]) Motton proved himself to be an all round sportsman achieving success in a variety of sports throughout his life. As a successful Rifleman he won 3 King’s Prizes in Australia and travelled to Bisley on two occasions. Harry was born in Westbury,...
Apr 5, 2023 | Administration Update, Announcements, NRAA News
NRAA is calling for EOI’s from interested members to nominate for the Rules, Safety and Technical Sub-Committee. Click here for the outline of the role of the Sub-Committee, including how to lodge your EOI. EOI’s will close on Monday 17 April...
Mar 28, 2023 | Sport History
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...
Mar 27, 2023 | Sport History
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...
Mar 16, 2023 | Member Update
Mar 8, 2023 | Member Association News, NSW, Sport History
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...
