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Townsville Gun Club Inc.
Members Newsletter
VOLUME 1
ISSUE 4
Newsletter Date: Oct/Nov 2014
Front Page News
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Inside This Issue
1
Message from the President
2
New Members
2
Recent Major Shoot Results
3
Club News
3
Shooter Profile
4
Birthdays
4
Local Club Shoot Results
4
Sell swap or buy
5
Upcoming Events
5
Know your committee
Peter Asher
It is with some sadness that I have to inform you that another one of our long
standing members, Peter Asher, has passed away.
Peter leaves behind his wife Caroline, Children and several Grandchildren
At times like this our thoughts go to his family and I take this opportunity to
express our condolences to them.
Message from the President
Hi everybody,
It has been a little while since our last newsletter and quite a few things have
been happening. Townsville has been chosen as a training centre for the next
Commonwealth Games and our club has been chosen as one of the training sites for
Trench and ISU Skeet, which is great news! With this interest and support we in a great
position to get funding for a significant upgrade for our Trench and Skeet facilities in the
Help Always
Required
If you can
help the club
in any way
please don’t
hesitate to
come forward
near future. As this picture becomes clearer I will keep you all informed — this is a really
exciting development for our club!
We also had three Townsville Gun Club members (Pat Dury, Steve Makris and
David Vize) attend the World Skeet Championships in the US, with some success — we
now have a World Champion in our club, congratulations to Pat Dury!
A number of our members also attended the State Skeet Championships, the
results are included in the newsletter.
On a sadder note, we have lost another of our long term members of the club.
Peter Asher passed away recently after a long battle with cancer and I would like to
pass on to his wife Caroline, my condolences on behalf of the club and its members.
Peter was a keen skeet shooter and an all-round nice bloke and he will be missed.
Our first "novice" shoot will be held on Saturday the 15th of November, if you
haven't shot competition yet or have not shot enough to be graded, come along and
give it a try, the nominations are free and there will be prizes. Note that you have to be
a member of the club and done Peter Mackay's induction course to be eligible.
We also have a two day skeet Championship at the end of the month (29th, 30th
November), the 100 target event on the Sunday will be in memory of Bob Rogers, come
along and have a go!
Finally, there will be a working bee next Saturday (8th November) at the club starting at
8.00am, come along and lend a hand and have some fun!
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MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
New Members
This month’s Shooter Profile
Townsville Gun Club would like to welcome the following new members for
PAT DURY
September 2014
Nyree Bolton
Kurt Carmichael
Tara Cesconetto
Glen Garvey
Jacqueline Lago
Darren McKenna
Rebecca Munnings
Simon Nash
Wayne Winkleman
Please make these new members welcome
Recent Major Shoot Results for TGC Members
Townsville was well represented at the recent shoots with the following members posting credible results
QLD STATE SKEET – Pioneer Gun Club – Pre State Skeet Multi gauge Championship
Event 1 50t 20 Gauge
Event 2 50t 28 Gauge
2nd “B” Grade
Wayne Read
1st “C” Grade
2nd “C” Grade
Bruce McFarlane
Event 3 50t 410 Gauge
1st “C” Grade
Bruce McFarlane
Event 4 50t 12 Gauge
Bruce McFarlane
1st “B” Grade
Wayne Read
2nd “C” Grade
Ian Palmer
QLD STATE SKEET – Pioneer Gun Club – 2014 Skeet Carnival
Event 1 50t State Skeet Handicap
Event 2 100t State Skeet Championship
3rd Errol Reeves
135/140
1st “A” Grade
Errol Reeves
97/100
4th Ian Palmer
119/130
2nd “C” Grade
Ian Palmer
87/100
Event 3 50t 20 Gauge
1st “C” Grade
Event 4 50t State Doubles Championship
Glenn Reeves
48/54
1st “C” Grade
Jason Phillis
2014 QLD State Skeet Postal Team
Open
Ladies
Veteran
5th Errol Reeves
5th Louise Harker
6th Ralph Escriva
12th Chris Barber
2014 QLD State Skeet Shoulder to Shoulder Team
Open
Ladies
4th Errol Reeves
2nd Reserve Louise Harker
“C” Grade Highgun
Ian Palmer
214/250
Congratulations and well done to all these club members
44/50
MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
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Club News
Keep Saturday November 15th free.
The club will be holding a Novice Shoot Day for all NEW members that have joined in
the last two years. The object is to provide a comfortable shooting experience for all new
shooters in a competition environment.
More experienced shooters will be on hand to answer questions, give pointers and tips and
generally assist the new shooters.
For the NEW shooter it will be a chance to get familiar with the rules, etiquette and guns as
NOVICE NEW
MEMBERS DAY
November 15th
ALL NEW MEMBERS
WELCOME
well as actually meeting some of the more experienced shooters. Please feel free to ask
questions, you may well benefit from their advice.
Shooter Profile
Pat Dury
Date started shooting:
Favourite Discipline:
Highest Grade attained:
Regional Championships won:
I started shooting in 2001 when I joined Townsville Gun Club.
Skeet is my favourite discipline followed by DTL then Sporting
AA in Skeet & AA in DTL in the same year
2011 NTH Zone Double Rise Tower O/A Winner
2005 Atherton Annual B GD H/Gun
2007 NTH Zone Skeet Carnival H/Cap Winner
2008 Central Zone Skeet overall H/Gun, 50tgt Champion,100tgt Champion, Doubles Champion.
2010 NTH Zone Skeet Carnival Overall H/G, HAA Champion, Zone Champion, 25tgt Champion
2011 NTH Zone Skeet Veteran H/Gun
2012 Nth Zone Double Barrel Tower Overall Winner
2012 NTH Zone Skeet Veteran H/Gun, 25tgt Champion.
2012 Annual Skeet Carnival Mackay Overall H/Gun, Handicap Champion,100tgt Champion.
2013 NTH Zone Skeet Overall H/Gun, Zone Champion, HAA Champion, 25tgt Champion, Doubles
Champion, Handicap Champion.
2014 NTH Zone Skeet Veteran H/Gun, Doubles Champion.
State Championships
2012 Victorian State Skeet Veteran H/Gun
2012 QLD State Skeet 20 Gauge Veteran Champion, Doubles Veteran Champion, 100tgt Veteran
Champion.
2012 QLD State Trap Veteran Points Score Champion.
2013 QLD State Skeet 20 Gauge Champion
National Championships:
2005 National Skeet Championships 3rd in the Handicap.
2005 National ISSF Championships 1st C Grade
International Championships:
Attended four years of World Skeet Championships in the USA, numerous medals in my Grade,
Retired Military and Senior Classes.
2011 World Skeet Beretta 12 Gauge 150Tgt Event 149/150 Silver Medal in A Grade which placed
me second in the World in my Grade.
2014 World Champion High Overall - shot over four guns 410,28,20 and 12gauge
Teams Represented:
State Postal teams: Skeet: 8, ISSF Skeet: 1, ISSF Double Trap: 1
State Shoulder to Shoulder Teams - Skeet: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Australian Mackintosh Team - Skeet 2010
Total 10
Total 4
Total 1
Hobbies:
My main hobby is shooting, after 25 years of Military Service; I enjoy competing in any of the Clay
Target Disciplines. So I try to spend as much time with family as possible to make up for the time I
am away.
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MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
Latest Local Club Shoot Results
The following are results for local Shooters at the September Monthly Shoot
Evt1:
25 tgt Skeet Handicap Cash Divide
Equal First
Ross Carty, Chris Jelliffe, Clarence Davis
25/25
Evt 2: 25 tgt Skeet Handicap Cash Divide
Equal First
Paul Currie, Ross Carty, Chris Jelliffe, Doug Edwards
25/25
Evt 3: 50 tgt Double Barrel
Equal First AA
Owen Zammitt, Jim Williams
50/50
Equal First A
Keith Macgregor, Ben Beazley
50/50
First B
Brian Taylor
49/50
Second B
Shane Woltmann
48/50
First C
Gavin McPherson
44/50
Second C
Larry Archer
42/50
Evt 4: 25pr Double Rise
First AA
Bruce Murphy
48/50
Second AA
Barry Bosworth
46/50
First A
Greg Reeves
43/50
Second A
Noel Benson
42/50
First B
Brian Taylor
41/50
Second B
Doug Killick
40/50
First C
Pio Bonato
40/50
Second C
Gavin McPherson
30/50
Evt 5: 25pr Double Rise
First AA
Bruce Murphy
48/50
Second AA
Barry Bosworth
45/50
First A
Greg Reeves
63/70
Second A
Rod Maxwell
62/70
First B
Brian Taylor
44/50
Second B
Shane Woltmann
43/50
First C
Pio Bonato
38/50
Second C
Gavin McPherson
42/60
Congratulation go to all
SELL, SWAP or BUY NOTICE
If you have anything you wish to list in this section please email details to Bruce Murphy
(bruce.murphy89@gmail.com). Please provide full description of item, condition, price, photos and
contact details. Please be advised that guns will require shooters license details.
Examples of items are furniture, shooting products, cars, guns, and general household items.
MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
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Upcoming Events
This is our calendar of upcoming events
Charters Towers Monthly Shoot
Nov 2
Herbert River Monthly Shoot
Nov 9
Club Contact Details
New Member Novice Shoot
Nov 15
Club House Phone: 07 47788163
Townsville Monthly Shoot
Nov 16
Email: tgc25@live.com.au
Bowen Monthly Shoot
Nov 23
Townsville Skeet Championship
Nov 28
Bob Rogers 100tgt Memorial Skeet
Nov 30
Web: www.townsvillegunclub.com.au
Know your Committee
President
Wayne Read
Vice President
Brendon Bullick
Vice President
Neil Sinclair
Secretary
Bruce Murphy
Treasurer
Clive Glasgow
General Members
Ben Beazley
Steven Goss
Neville Sheehan
Glenn Reeves
Keith Macgregor
Hire Guns Available
Hire guns are available for use during monthly competition shoots for new members. It is on a first in best dressed basis.
Rates:
$10.00 per Half Day
$20.00 per Full Day
The user is responsible for all damage incurred and MUST clean the gun before returning to the safe