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Newspaper

Longreach Leader

Location

Longreach, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 19, 1952

Page

9

Whitfield Trophy Shootin g Match At Barcaldine

The Barcaldine Rifle Club shoot on December 7 for the Whitfield Trophy drew tight winds in the second round. J G Hales and A Thompson tied on 105 points and will contest a shoot-off next Sunday morning to decide the trophy. Captain Bob Hales returned to form with 90 to win the Cock of the Walk badge.

Barncldine Rifle Club J. A. Whitfield J. G. Hales A. Thompson Sunga Bob Hales

Chapman Wins Ilfracombe Xmas Shoot

Sixteen riflemen competed on the Ilfracombe range for the Christmas shoot over 500 yards. C. L. Chapman won first prize a ham with 97 points narrowly beating Nicol McLellan by one point. Ian Stewart showed an excellent performance.

Ilfracombe C. L. Chapman Nicol McLellan Ian Stewart

Lawson Wins Bergman Trophy After Shoot-off

The Bergman Trophy final shoot at Longreach on Sunday ended with W Lawson defeating G Matthews after a shoot-off for the era aggregate. Poor conditions and heavy mirage troubled shooters, with notable scores including G Llancs 99 and KR 48 on 800 yards, while G Matthews and C Thureeht had 49 at 900 yards. The club recesses until January 11 with ranges open for practice. captains must be contacted before each session.

Longreach W. Lawson G. Matthews Lawson G. Llancs KR. G. Fisher C. Thureeht V. Lawson D. Fisher M. G. Park G. Isaacs A. Coleman R.G. Fisher Juni P. C. Rawlins O. Brown

Hughenden Christmas Shoot Attracts 20 Members

Hughenden Rifle Club staged its Christmas shoot with 20 members and a Rockhampton visitor. Two 11 shot sessions at 600 yards tested skills. W Dean won the ham after a shoot-off, followed by J Crawford A Wilson M Kennedy and E Gosper. Prizes were awarded by Captain D Crawford.

Dean Hughenden Rifle Club Rockhampton W. Dean J. Crawford A. Wilson Mra. M. Kennedy E. Gosper H. Morell Mra. Kennedy D. Crawford L. Hardy Dave Crawford

Barcaldine Rifle Club Christmas shoot results

The Barcaldine Rifle Club held a Christmas shoot at 300 500 and 600 yards with prizes of sucking pigs turkeys hams and ducks. Twenty-one members competed despite poor weather including a fish tailing mirage and changing light. R Tibbits excelled in the handicap events and afternoon storms halted the teams match.

Barcaldine Rifle Club R. Tibbits

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