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Negative - Williamstown, Victoria, 1923
Reg. No: MM 7743
- Description Of Content:
- A group of students from the Melbourne University Rifle Club at the Williamstown Rifle Range.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Ian Dickson, 1988
- Acknowledgement:
- The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | rifle ranges, rifles, sport, sporting clubs, students, universities |
| Themes this item is part of: | Arms Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Leisure Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection |
| Primary Classification: | SPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Shooting |
| Organisations Depicted: | Melbourne University Rifle Club; Williamstown Rifle Range |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 35 mm |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1923 |
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Perhaps you could try contacting the Hobsons Bay Council or the Victorian Rifle Association - they might be able to help if these archives are still in existance.
"J.H" as he was known as, was a prominent rifle shot of the early 20thC. He was a member of my old rifle club, the Melbourne rifle Club, but was deceased well before I joined in 1958. To my recollection,and according to the older members who knew him, he was the only competitive rifle shooter who MADE money out of the proceeds of cash prizes that he won over the years. Without being too crude, he produced a barrel cleaning product called "Panther P*ss", which he sold to the gullible on the premise that it was this concoction which made him the good shot that he was. It turned out to have a very large alcoholic content, as one member subsequently caught "J.H" having a swig out of the bottle, rather than flushing out his barrel! Another invention was a puffer filled with graphite that he "Puffed" into his rifle's chamber before firing a shot. Once again, the gullible rushed this product. In all fairness to this "invention" it did have some value in reducing barrel wear. All of the above aside, J.H. was a BORN shooter, and did his club, the Melbourne rifle Club, proud over a successful shooting career of perhaps some 30 years.