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Australian Team 1913

1913
Overview

Brown wood framed photograph

Historical information

Framed photograph presented to the Perth Rifle Club to mark the inclusion in the Australian Team of Club member A.L. Halliday. The item hung on the wall of the Perth Rifle Club at the Swanbourne Rifle Range until the Club moved to the Pinjar Range. It is currently in storage.

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Registration number
cwa-org-199-P2022.27
Width
530 mm
Height or length
410 mm
Inscriptions and markings

"Australia – Winners of the MacKinnon Cup Bisley 1913"
[Back Row]: "H White, S Edwards, F Harrison, A Cutler"; [Middle Row]: "A.L. Halliday, Lt A Blacklaw, Lt-Col JM Semmens V.D.(Shooting Captain), Col GH Dean VD ADC (Commandant), C Cross, A Harris, RW Humphries"; [Front Row]: "HP Armstrong, W Green, A Grant"

Contextual Information

This photograph is evidence of the high honour of a Club member (AJ Halliday) being selected as part of the Australian Rifle Team to compete against other British Empire teams at the Queens Prize Meeting in Bisley, England in 1913. The Team won the prestigious McKinnon Cup. Selection of shooters from minor states such as WA was uncommon and a challenge for those that were selected. Team members had to pay their passage by sea to join the team in England and were away for up to 3 months. Its has been estimated that AJ Halliday was selected from over 10,000 eligble shooters across Australia. The 1913 Queens competition between Empire nations was the last before the First World War forced civilian competition into recess.

Year
1913
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Australian Rifle Team 1913
Australia – Winners of the MacKinnon Cup Bisley 1913
Back Row: H White, S Edwards, F Harrison, A Cutler; Middle Row: A.L. Halliday (Perth Rifle Club), Lt A Blacklaw, Lt-Col JM Semmens V.D.(Shooting Captain), Col GH Dean VD ADC (Commandant), C Cross, A Harris, RW Humphries. Front Row: HP Armstrong, W Green, A Grant

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