King George IV Whiskey Shield
1932Wood shield with metal labels
Trophy for a state wide inter club competition by the WARA
Details
Details
“King George IV Whiskey Shield”“The Distillers Agency Limited” “Presented by the Distillers Distributing Co Ltdd to the National Rifle Association of WA for Rifle Club Teams Competition to be won 3 times before becoming the property of any one club”
• “Won outright by South Perth in 1954 and handed back to the Association for further competition under the same conditions”
• “Won outright by Subiaco in 1998 redonated for competition”
• “Won outright by East Perth in 1975 redonated for further competition”
Other labels include the winning clubs as follows: Harvey 1932,
Mines Dept 1934
Corrigin 1935
Kalgoorlie Citizens 1937, 1948
Geraldton 1938
Perth 1933, 1936, 1955, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Bellevue 1965
East Perth 1973, 1974, 1975
Subiaco 1950, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995
University 1986
South Perth 1949, 1951, 1954, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1991
Wurgabup 1982, 1983, 2000,
The rules of the competition included that the shield could become the property of any club that won it three times in succeeding years. Three clubs achieved this but elected to redonate it for competition. 15 clubs overall won the competition.
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