Dawson Shield

c. 1909
Overview

Framed photograph

Historical information

Fremantle Rifle Club team that won the Dawson Shield

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-199-P223.13
Width
255 mm
Height or length
300 mm
Contextual Information

The photograph was hung in the Fremantle clubhouse at Swanbourne. The West Australian of Saturday 10 June 1905, page 11 reported that: "A letter has been received by Mr. F. B. Carter, the secretary of the National Rifle Association of Western Australia, from Mr. Peter Dawson, of Glasgow, stating that the Dawson Shield, presented to the National Rifle Association of Western Australia, would be despatched from England on May 16 by the steamer Den of Crombie. The shield, which is valued at £100, bears the following inscription:- "Presented by Peter Dawson, distiller, Dufftown and Glasgow, to the volunteers of Western Australia defenders of hearth and home and of the Empire of Greater Britain, 1905."

Year
Perth Fremantle Rifle Club

Perth Fremantle Rifle Club

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Dawson Shield
Fremantle Rifle Club team that won the Dawson Shield. Left to Right: F Simper, RJ Halliday (Captain), HA Gordon, JH Simper

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