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WA State Rifle Team 1969

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West Australian State Rifle Team competing in Perth, October, 1969 were winners of the Sweet and Dewar Aggregates and the Northcote Service Match.

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Registration number
cwa-org-205-2024.17
Width
300 mm
Height or length
250 mm
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“West Australian State Rifle Team – Perth, October, 1969”. “Winners of the Sweet and Dewar Aggregates and the Northcote Service Match. The Last Australian Championship Matches with the .303in Rifle”. L to R Standing: F Lee, S Connell, K Sadler, R Baird, H Standring, A Ireland, G James, M Concanen. Seated: R Eckett, R Herbert (Coach), M Herbert (Captain), E sanders (Coach), W Mellows, K Richards”

Contextual Information

This competition was the Australian Championship Matches with the .303in Rifle. Competitions after this date use the 7.62mm (.308) to align with the military's change to this calibre.

Year
1969
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WA State Team
West Australian State Rifle Team – Perth, October, 1969. Winners of the Sweet and Dewar Aggregates and the Northcote Service Match. This competition was the last Australian Championship Matches with the .303in Rifle. L to R Standing: F Lee, S Connell, K Sadler, R Baird, H Standring, A Ireland, G James, M Concanen. Seated: R Eckett, R Herbert (Coach), M Herbert (Captain), E Sanders (Coach), W Mellows, K Richards

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