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New South Wales Rifles Clubs, 1893 - 1901 Topic: MilitiaRC - NSW
Rifles Clubs
New South Wales, 1893 - 1901
Prott and G. Lindsay from NSW came 1st and 2nd respectively at the Victorian Rifle Association "Queen's Cup".
[From: The Town and Country Journal, 23 December 1899, p. 38.]
Rifles Clubs in New South Wales
One part of the strategy for defence of New South Wales was to develop an interest in rifle shooting. Rifle Clubs were established throughout New South Wales, most sponsored and supervised by an Infantry Regiment Company with its headquarters in the district. Members of the rifles clubs could be recognised as reservists and obtain weapons and ammunition through the military forces. Some clubs, without reservists, were directly supervised by the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG). The table below lists the clubs formed between 1893 and 1901 in alphabetical order.
The Clubs
Aberdeen Rifle Club, formed on 9 December 1901, and affiliated with “G” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Muswellbrook.
Adaminaby Rifle Club, formed on 14 July 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Cooma.
Adamstown Rifle Club, formed on 16 November 1900, and affiliated with “H” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Lambton.
Adelong Crossing Rifle Club, formed on 24 March 1893 and re-opened on 19 September 1901, and affiliated with “I” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Young.
Albion Park Rifle Club, formed on 20 November 1 895, and affiliated with “E” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Kiama.
Albury Rifle Club, formed on 7 February 1896, and affiliated with “H” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Albury.
Alexandria Rifle Club, formed on 20 March 1893, and affiliated with “A” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Headquarters.
Alstonville Rifle Club, formed on 31 Jan 1898, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Armidale Rifle Club, formed on April, and affiliated with “J” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Armidale.
Ballina Rifle Club, formed on 23 Apr 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Balranald Rifle Club, formed on 9 November 1900, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists.
Barmedman Rifle Club, formed on 12 December 1900, and affiliated with “B” Company Headquarters, 1st Infantry Regiment.
Bathurst Rifle Club, formed on 21 March 1893, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Bega Rifle Club, formed on 20 March 1893, and affiliated with Bega Half-Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles.
Bellinger River Rifle Club, formed on 12 December 1900, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Bemboka Rifle Club, formed on 14 June 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) disbanded 4 November 1907.
Berry Rifle Club, formed on 6 March 1893, and affiliated with “E” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Kiama.
Bingara Rifle Club, formed on 6 November 1 895, and affiliated with Inverell Squadron, NSW Mounted Rifles.
Blackheath Rifle Club, formed on 8 March 1893, and affiliated with “E” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Lithgow.
Bombala Rifle Club, formed on 26 June 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Boolaroo Rifle Club, formed on 28 November 1901, and affiliated with “E” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Wallsend.
Bourke Rifle Club, formed on 17 December 1901, and affiliated with “J” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Dubbo.
Braidwood Rifle Club, formed on 10 March 1893, and affiliated with “G” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Goulburn.
Brewarrina Rifle Club, formed on 25 Sep 1900, and affiliated with “G” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Wellington.
Broken Hill Rifle Club, formed on 26 June 1893, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Brungle Rifle Club, formed on 28 November 1901, and affiliated with “I” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Young.
Bulli & Woonona Rifle Club, formed on 19 April 1893, and affiliated with “C” Company Headquarters 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Burrawang Rifle Club, formed on 15 March 1893, and affiliated with “H” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Bowral.
Byron Bay Rifle Club, formed on 9 June 1899, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Central Tilba Rifle Club, formed on 25 Se 1900, and affiliated with “F” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Ulladulla.
Cobar Rifle Club, formed on 7 March 1893, and affiliated with “J” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Dubbo.
Coolamon Rifle Club, formed on 27 Aug 1900, and affiliated with “G” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Wagga Wagga.
Cooma Rifle Club, formed on 21 November 1901, and affiliated with “K” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Cooma.
Copeland North Rifle Club, formed on 26 November 1900, and affiliated with “D” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at East Maitland.
Corndale Rifle Club, formed on 13 November 1900, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Dapto Rifle Club, formed on 1 June 1895, and affiliated with “C” Company Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Dorrigo Rifle Club, formed on 23 March 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) no reservists.
Eurongilly Rifle Club, formed on 15 Aug 1901, and affiliated with “G” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Wagga Wagga.
Fairfield Rifle Club, formed on 31 December 1895, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Forbes Rifle Club, formed on 20 March 1893, and affiliated with “C” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Orange.
Germanton Rifle Club, formed on 8 March 1893, and affiliated with “H” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Albury.
Gerringong Rifle Club, formed on 20 March 1893, and affiliated with “E” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Kiama.
Gladesville - Balmain Rifle Club, formed on 8 March 1896, and affiliated with “K” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Hunter's Hill.
Glen Innes Rifle Club, formed on 25 March 1893, and affiliated with “K” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Glen Innes.
Goulburn Rifle Club, formed on 7 March 1893, and affiliated with “G” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Goulburn.
Goulburn Railway Ambulance Rifle Club, formed on 4 June 1900, and affiliated with “G” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Goulburn.
Grafton Rifle Club, formed on 29 March 1893, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Grattai Rifle Club, formed on 28 November 1901, and affiliated with “F” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Mudgee.
Grenfell Rifle Club, formed on 23 April 1901, and affiliated with “I” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Young.
Greta & Branxton Rifle Club, formed on 14 February 1894, and affiliated with “C” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Singleton.
Gulgong Rifle Club, formed on 15 Aug 1901, and affiliated with “F” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Mudgee.
Gundagai Rifle Club, formed on 28 March 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Yass.
Gunnedah Rifle Club, formed on 24 March 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Tamworth.
Hargraves Rifle Club, formed on 15 October 1900, and affiliated with “F” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Mudgee.
Hastings River Rifle Club, formed on 1 December 1899, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Hawkesbury Agricultural College Rifle Club, formed on 29 June 1900, and affiliated with “D” Company, and Infantry Regiment located at Richmond.
Hill End Rifle Club, formed on 14 June 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Hillgrove Rifle Club, formed on 28 April 1896, and affiliated with “J” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Armidale.
Hydonton Rifle Club, renamed Murrurundi Rifle Club, formed on 4 April 1893, and affiliated with “G” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Muswellbrook.
Inverell Rifle Club, formed on 22 April 1893, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Jamberoo Rifle Club, formed on 15 March 1893, and affiliated with “E” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Kiama.
Jindabyne Rifle Club, formed on 26 May 1893, and affiliated with “K” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Cooma.
Junee Rifle Club, formed on 20 December 1895, and affiliated with “I” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Young.
Kangaroo Valley Rifle Club, formed on 3 December 1 895, and affiliated with “H” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Bowral.
Katoomba Rifle Club, formed on 7 March 1893, and affiliated with “D” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Richmond.
Kiama Rifle Club, formed on 22 May 1894, and affiliated with “E” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Kiama.
Lawson Rifle Club, formed on 6 September 1900, and affiliated with “E” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Lithgow.
Lismore Rifle Club, formed on 11 September 1895, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Lithgow Rifle Club, formed on 8 March 1893, and affiliated with “E” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Lithgow.
Liverpool Rifle Club, formed on 23 June 1890, and affiliated with “D” Company Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Long Creek Rifle Club, formed on 27 May 1890, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
MacLean Rifle Club, formed on 26 Jul 1899, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Maitland Rifle Club, formed on 23 February 1893, and affiliated with “B” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at West Maitland.
Manly Rifle Club, formed on 22 December 1900, and affiliated with “D” Company Headquarters, 1st Infantry Regiment.
Merriwa Rifle Club, formed on 10 July 1894, and affiliated with “G” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment -Muswellbrook.
Milton Rifle Club, formed on 7 July 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Ulladulla.
Moss Vale Rifle Club, formed on 2 March 1898, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Mount Kembla Rifle Club, formed on 22 March 1997, and affiliated with “B” Company Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Mount Victoria Rifle Club, formed on 21 March 1893, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Mulgoa Rifle Club, formed on 6 October 1893, and affiliated with “K” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Penrith.
Mullumbimby Rifle Club, formed on 15 August 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Murrumburrah Rifle Club, formed on 24 September 1895, and affiliated with “I” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Young.
Murrurundi Rifle Club, formed on 25 April 1893, and affiliated with “G” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Muswellbrook.
Murwillumbah Rifle Club, formed on 1 October 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Muswellbrook Rifle Club, formed on 25 January 1895, and affiliated with “G” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Muswellbrook.
Narrabri Rifle Club, formed on 20 March 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Tamworth.
Narrandera Rifle Club, formed on 8 March 1893, and affiliated with “G” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Wagga Wagga.
Newbridge Rifle Club, formed on 20 November 1895, and affiliated with “B” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Bathurst.
Newcastle Rifle Club, formed on 17 March 1893, and affiliated with “A” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Newcastle.
Newrybar Rifle Club, formed on 18 November 1896, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Nowra Rifle Club, formed on 16 March 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Ulladulla.
Old Newingtonians Rifle Club, formed on 25 August 1899, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Parramatta Rifle Club, formed on 6 March 1893, and affiliated with “H” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Parramatta.
Penrith Rifle Club, formed on 21 February 1896, and affiliated with “K” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Penrith.
Plattsburg Rifle Club, formed on 24 September 1895, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Queanbeyan Rifle Club, formed on 25 September 1900, and affiliated with “K” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Cooma.
Quirindi Rifle Club, formed on 6 November 1 895, and affiliated with “F” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Tamworth.
Randwick & Coogee Rifle Club, formed on 27 June 1901, and affiliated with “A” Company Headquarters, 1st Infantry Regiment.
Rock Hall Rifle Club, formed on 31 March 1 896, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Shellharbour Rifle Club, formed on 14 Sep 1898, and affiliated with “D” Company Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Singleton Rifle Club, formed on 4 July 1893, and affiliated with “C” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Singleton.
St Leopards Rifle Club, formed on 3 March 1893, and affiliated with “E” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at North Sydney.
Sunny Corner Rifle Club, formed on 26 June 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Sydney Rifle Club, formed on 6 March 1893, and affiliated with “A” Company Headquarters, 1st Infantry Regiment.
Tamworth Rifle Club, formed on 20 March 1893, and affiliated with “F” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Tamworth.
Taree Rifle Club, formed on 16 November 1900, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Tumut Rifle Club, formed on 5 July 1901, and affiliated with “F” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Yass.
Uralla Rifle Club, formed on 7 July 1893, and affiliated with “I” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Armidale.
Wagga Wagga Rifle Club, formed on 8 March 1893, and affiliated with “G” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Wagga Wagga.
Wallsend Rifle Club, formed on 16 November 1900, and affiliated with “E” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Wallsend.
Wardell Rifle Club, formed on 23 Apr 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Warren Rifle Club, formed on 25 March 1898, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Wentworth Falls Rifle Club, formed on 1 June 1893, and affiliated with “A” Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment located at Windsor.
West Broken Hill Rifle Club, formed on 7 September 1900, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
West Wallsend Rifle Club, formed on 12 July 1899, and affiliated with “E” Company, 4th Infantry Regiment located at Wallsend.
West Wyalong. Rifle Club, formed on 7 April 1897, and affiliated with “C” Company Headquarters, 1st Infantry Regiment.
Western Suburbs Rifle Club, formed on 13 March 1893, and affiliated with “J” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Ashfield.
Windsor Rifle Club, formed on 23 Apr 1901, and affiliated with “A” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Windsor.
Wingham Rifle Club, formed on 7 March 1893, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Wollongong Rifle Club, formed on 20 September 1893, and affiliated with Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Wolumla Rifle Club, formed on 11 May 1890, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG) (no reservists).
Woolgoolga Rifle Club, formed on 23 April 1901, and affiliated with Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG).
Wuuluman Rifle Club, formed on 1 October 1901, and affiliated with “G” Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment located at Goulburn.
Wyalong Rifle Club, formed on 10 February 1896, and affiliated with “F” Company, 1st Infantry Regiment located at Yass.
[From: Sutton, R., Thompson, K., and Storer, W., eds., Military Forces in New South Wales: An Introduction, Part 1, 1788 - 1904, 3rd Edition, The Army Museum Sydney Foundation, Sydney, 2000, pp. 103 - 106.]
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