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Souvenir Score Card

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1937

Overview

Stiff paper souvenir score card

Historical information

Memorabilia of a visit by the Great Britain rifle team to WA.

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cwa-org-205-2019.14

Inscriptions and markings

Souvenir Score Card “The National Rifle Association of Western Australia Welcomes The National Rifle Association of Great Britain Rifle Team to The Golden West Australia’s Front Door December 22nd to 25th, 1937”

Contextual Information

International teams visiting WA were infrequent and of considerable importance to the sport. Great Britain is the home of long distance target shooting with the sport having been formalised there during the mid 1800's.

Year

1937

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Souvenir Score Card “The National Rifle Association of Western Australia Welcomes The National Rifle Association of Great Britain Rifle Team to The Golden West Australia’s Front Door December 22nd to 25th, 1937”

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