Created Date: 1/8/2012 2:59:15 PM
Transcript of Created Date: 1/8/2012 2:59:15 PM
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A wistful Doug Kerrgazes out on the rifle rangelhal over the years hadbrcught him so muchsuccess and ponders hisbad luck al missing thecentenary Queen'sBrithday shoot.
T:lc-lreliormt' cl ihis f ca I
on the llamilton fangc.Doug, u.ho has been a
Hamiilon metnber slnce1950, r'vi1l spend todav at astand al \t'hicll he' it'lic'nds1o sel1 a I'afflc tick('t toevcf]'compciiiof inloda\''s eYcn ts.
'fhc laffle is bcing runbr' the Hanrilton LionsCiub to pt'ovitit' a vchiclcfof Si John's ,\mbuiance.
'l'oda1's cenienar:'shool will bc' tlividt'd inloloul' miltchcs c'onsistingol 1t] scoring shots atihfc'c ringes and anaggrcgalc.
llnt|ailts arLr L'xPccf cuflonr manl'Parts ofViciolia and SouthAusit'alia and alI tvillr('cci!(' a
comnl('nlof ativc clothbadgc.
Onr' of lhe highlights oliho da\'$'i!l be thc official0p('ning of thc ne\rc'lubroorr and loilct blockruhiclr, rvith tht' bridgeartrl iat gc'i sht'il, lravebocn {unded .b)' tho l,ionsCIubs of r\uslt'aliathrough thoir lrushfifc1'c'('on s ltuc liorlcommlttec.
lfhc officiirl oPcninswill bc pcrfolmed lr1' h{tJohn Kossncl', Lions V)lDistrict Govcrnor, wnctwill bc' accomPanied bYthc. chairman of thc'bushfilc fcslorationcommitlcc', Mr NeiIArmstrong of Ilingwood.
'lhc cet'cmony will lakeplace at 12.30 pm.
!lach of the newslruclurcs rvill bear aplaque acknowiedginglhe
-invoh'ement of theLions movemenl.
CETEBRATIOI{S BUTSADDAYFORDOUGTodoy is o big doy for the Hqmilton Riflg Club, but
one tinged wi?h o liftle sqdness for one of fhe cfub's moreillustrious members, veierqn shoolei, Doug Kerr.
The club will be stagingits centenary Queen'sBirthday prize shoot, anevent to which Doug hadbeen looking forward tofor years.
But unfortunately Dougsuffered a heart attacknot long ago and wii] not
in the field for thisimportant da1,.
Which is a tragedybecause there is, not anrembcr of the club in thepast 100 years whoserecoLd can match Doug's.
During his prime, in the
statc and country inteams'matches, thehightight being rvhen hewas one of 20 Australlanscompe.ling against thebest 20 riflemen fromoach of England, UnitedSlatcs of ,\merica andCanada in the Palrna.. €."-as
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It \ras the mostpfesiigious !ong rangerifle competition in thcrvor'ld and was held atCamp Perry', Ohio, USA.
He has r.von 10 Queen'sbadges compared to thencxt besi [IarIiltonshooler'. n ho has;tgt}::,*-and he has.been Hamilionclub champion aremarkable 17 time}. Thencxi most prolific u'innerhas |cgisici {'d cighi.
C)!1c of his gl'€'atestachicVemt'nis is arrrAusiralian |ecord of {ilcons0('uiiyc bullscvesovcr ihc oltl 800 i aldfange.