Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

West Australian Rifle Association > Records

Blazer

« Prev Item Next Item »

c. 1951

Overview

State Team wool blazer

Historical information

Blazer worn by ALH Ainsworth

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-205-2023.63

Inscriptions and markings

“WARA State Team 1927, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968”
“The National Clothing Co Pty Ltd King St Perth”

Contextual Information

Lionel Ainsworth was a stalwart of country rifle shooting regularly selected for club, district and state team service. While never winning a WA King's/Queen's prize he was often placed in the top 20 and won the Grand Aggregate (effectively making him state champion) in 1935 while a member of the Babakin-Billbarrin rifle club.

Year

c. 1951

West Australian Rifle Association

West Australian Rifle Association

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items from West Australian Rifle Association

State Team blazer

ALH Ainsworth's State Team Blazer:1927, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968

Media Reuse | View Full Size | Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...