All lined up for a shoot

The Waikaia Defence Rifle Club gets ready to take on Gore in a meeting in 1936.

The club was formed in 1926 with about 20 members and had a range on the Commonage, occasionally competing against other clubs.

World War 2 brought an end to the club, although it was revived  for about three years in the 1950s.

The Ensign is keen to share historic photographs of the district.

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