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Perth Fremantle Rifle Club > Records

Dawson Trophy

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1905

Overview

Wood shield with silver

Historical information

Dawson Trophy [Shield] Presented by Peter Dawson Distiller Dufftown and Glasgow to the Volunteers of Western Australia Defenders of Hearth & Home and of the Empire of Greater Britain 1905
Winners:
1904 Fremantle & Districts Rifle Club
1905 C Coy WAIR
1906 Police Rifle Club
1907 Coolgardie Rifle Club
1908 Fremantle & Districts Rifle Club
1909 Fremantle & Districts Rifle Club
1954 Harvey
1955 Waroona
1956 Harvey
1957 Roelands
1958 Harvey
1983 MDRCU
Trophy retained by Fremantle RC having won it 3 times and repurposed by them for interclub competition

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-199-P2024.13

Width

840 mm

Height or length

920 mm

Inscriptions and markings

“Dawson Trophy Presented by Peter Dawson Distiller Dufftown and Glasgow to the Volunteers of Western Australia Defenders of Hearth & Home and of the Empire of Greater Britain 1905”

Contextual Information

Competition commenced in 1904 upon the promise of a shield being donated in 1905

Year

Perth Fremantle Rifle Club

Perth Fremantle Rifle Club

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Shield

Dawson Shield 1904 - 1983. Shield was won permanently by Fremantle Rifle Club in 1909 but landed back to MDRA for further competition

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