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Kenneth Thompson

Ken was a shooting member of the Australian Rifle Team in 1968 touring England and Canada. Ken would continue to make major contributions to the sport as a shooter and administrator.

Full Bore Rifle Shooting
1928
  • Status: Pending
    1958
    Won Badge in Sydney Queens Prize Meeting.
  • Status: Pending
    1967
    Won selection shoot for Australian Team to go to Bisley,England.
  • Status: Pending
    1969 to 1970
    Won Queens Badge in Melbourne and Perth.
  • Status: Pending
    1972
    Won NZ Queens Badge. Record Score in Empire Match shot in Melbourne.

Beginnings

Ken arrived in the district with his wife in 1958 and would live at Third Avenue, Condell Park. He joined the Hurstville VDC Rifle Club and would commence Full Bore Rifle Shooting in 1953. In 1954/55 he would win the Club Championship and would be elected Club Captain in 1957, a position that he would hold for over 30 years.

Achievements

Ken represented NSW from 1968 to 1974. He would be elected a Life member of both Hurstville V.D.C. Rifle Club (1968) and the Metropolitan District Rifle Association (1985).

Post Representation

Ken continues to contribute to his sport and in 2012 was participating as an official (Wind Judge) at a club shoot.