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WA Rifle Team 1912

1912
Overview

Framed Photo

Historical information

Photo celebrating WA's win of the Commonwealth Match in Hobart on the Sandy Bay range

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Registration number
cwa-org-205-2024.39
Width
455 mm
Height or length
380 mm
Inscriptions and markings

“Western Australian Commonwealth Rifle Team Hobart (Tasmania), December, 1912”
“Winners Commonwealth Match”
“Back Row: F Maingay, R Wallace, RJ Halliday, OA Metcalf. Second Row: W Norrish, J Halligan, A McIntyre, FH Mills, JS Eastmon, TOM Harvey. Front Row: RR Rodgers (Delegate Commonwealth Council), JJ Simpson, A Harris (Captain), Jas R Bolt (Manager), JF Ryle, W Garrity, R Peart (Delegate Commonwealth Council)”

Contextual Information

WA's win was celebrated because it had failed to win the competition when held in Perth the year before (1911) despite the home advantage and fielding the best line up of local shooters in years. Difficulties in finding shooters to take significant leave (up to two months) to travel and compete was a perennial p[roble. This team included many members that were proven and emerging champions: Halliday, Norrish, Halligan, Mills, Eastmon, A Harris, JF Ryle, W Garrity.

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1912
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WA Rifle Team competing Hobart December, 1912, Winners Commonwealth Match
Back Row: F Maingay, R Wallace, RJ Halliday, OA Metcalf.
Second Row: W Norrish, J Halligan, A McIntyre, FH Mills, JS Eastmon, TOM Harvey.
Front Row: RR Rodgers (Delegate Commonwealth Council), JJ Simpson, A Harris (Captain), Jas R Bolt (Manager), JF Ryle, W Garrity, R Peart (Delegate Commonwealth Council)

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