History

The current Clubrooms were built by members and completed in 1974.

The First of the modern era Open Prize Meetings held by the Kapunda Rifle Club was conducted on the 7th May 1967. Click on the link below.

Kapunda-Rifle-Club-OPM-7th-May-1967Download

Kapunda Rifle Club’s long history has many facets and even more stories, many lost with time. This page is dedicated to those stories, and will be a work in progress for the foreseeable future…..

Many clubs have closed or merged over the years, including Tanunda, Angaston and others. The heritage, history and traditions are common to all South Australian clubs.

Click on any of the pictures below to view the full book…

Information Brochure – Historical

Short History 1994

Kindly made available by Mark Schwarz whose father Ian was a Tanunda member for many years.
Kindly made available by Mark Schwarz whose father Ian was a Tanunda member for many years.

Commonwealth Standard Rifle Register 1948

 

Courtesy, Mark Schwarz
Courtesy, Mark Schwarz

Standard Shooting Rules 1937

 

Tanunda Rifle Club Rules 1935 Tanunda Rifle Club Rules 1935

 

See if you can find any familiar Kapunda names here....
See if you can find any familiar Kapunda names here….

Tanunda Rifle Club Programme 1963

Angaston Rifle Club Match Programme, 1948-49, kindly donated by Bill Gilles, Maitland RC.

Angaston Rifle Club Programme of Matches 1948~49