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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
Identifier
2017-20
Archive
Manawatū Evening Standard Negative Collection
Relation
2017-20
Date
May 31, 1958
Digitisation ID
2017N_2017-20_014774
Format
B&W negative
Held In
Other

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Creation

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Place
Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

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

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