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This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on May 31 1958, page 10: "This weekend smallbore rifle clubs have gathered at Palmerston North for the North vs. South Island championship shoot. This photograph shows some of the contestants in the first 10-shot shoot of the day. From left are: K. McDowell (Wellington), R. Weston (Christchurch), who is using a Hammill rifle, bolt action (Swiss made), the only one of its kind in the championships, and N. A. Rees (Palmerston North)"

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_014774
Title
"Inter-Island Smallbore Rifle Shooting"
Relation
2017-20
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection

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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
May 31, 1958

Object rights

Credit Line
Fairfax Media New Zealand

Taxonomy

Tags
1950s,
black and white,
championship,
competition,
guns,
manawatu evening standard,
rifles,
shooting,
Community Tags
competitions,

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