HISTORY OF THE WEST WALLSEND RIFLE CLUB
Reseached by Cecil Hope NM JP Compiled by John Maguire
1881 – The Rifle Assoc of NSW changed its objectives to cater for the changes it could see looming in the defence establishment. The new objectives were stated as: ‘To encourage members of the Defence Forces of the Colony to become proficient in the use of the weapons with which they are armed, and to promote Rifle Shooting throughout the Colony.’ 182 Rifle clubs and new ‘district unions’ began to expand in number throughout the colony, especially ‘regimental rifle clubs’ based on the remaining Volunteer and the new Militia units, which allowed members to participate in the rifle association matches as individuals when they were not firing in service matches on behalf of their units.
1889 – The NSW Government reorganised the military forces into a Permanent Force, Volunteer Forces and Infantry Reserves. The Infantry Reserves were formed into Four Districts – Metropolitan,Western, Southern and Northern Districts.
The Northern district Headquarters was at Newcastle under Lt Col Alexander Wilkinson. Each district was formed into ten companies.
1899 -West Wallsend Club was formed 12th July 1899 as ‘E Company 4th Infantry Regiment Wallsend. Each company was under the command of a Captain. The enrolled members were recognised as ‘Reservists’ (partially paid ) and obtained ammunition and rifles from the Military.
A Rifle Range was constructed on land at West Wallsend behind Johnson’s Soccer Ground on land belonging to Caladonian Collieries with the Butts being made of timber and packed earth.
1903 – The Defence of Australia came under the new Defence Act. The Newcastle Headquarters was still ‘A’ Company 4th Infantry regiment now under Lt Col C M Ranclaud VD. With the Forces coming under the the new act Newcastle became the 6th Infantry Regiment- Australian Rifles commanded by Major G I Michaelis.
1904 – West Wallsend District Shooting Club Prize Shoot Medals
Pairs Win – L Bird and L Buck (L Bird in 1904 that would have made Lomas 13 years old)
1908 – With the Rifle Clubs Regulation now in the Defence Act 1903 all Clubs were under or became associated with the National Rifle Association of NSW
1911 – With the introduction of Universal Training scheme West Wallsend becomes part of the 15th Battalion
1915 – With the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914 significant changes occurred and West Wallsend became ‘A’ Company of the 35th Battalion..(Newcastles Own)
The Club earlier Lapel/coat badges were brown over green. This was the 35th Battalion colours.
Their Motto ” Loyal and Ready”
The 35th Battalion Colours are held at Newcastle Christ Church Cathedral
| 35th Battalion | |
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The 35th Battalion’s position near Lena Wood, 8 August 1918
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| Active | 1915–1919 1921–1929 1939–1946 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Branch | Australian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | ~800–1,000 men[Note 1] |
| Nickname(s) | “Newcastle’s Own Regiment” |
| Motto(s) | Fidelis Et Paratus |
| Colours | Brown over Green |
| Engagements | First World War |
| Insignia | |
| Unit Colour Patch | .GIF) |
During this time West Wallsend had a Drill Hall at the corner of Wallace and Hydnes Street and later at Withers and Short Streets. The Battalion paraded at Gregory Park for Drill and at the Rifle Range from 9.00am till 1.00pm on Saturdays using .303″ Lee Enfield rifles and .303 Lewis machine guns. At the end of the compulsory system it reverted back to a voluntary system.
1915 – West Wallsend Club vote to become member of NSW National Rifle Assoc.
1920 – Newcastle Morning Herald August 20th
West Wallsend Rifle Club advanced two quarterly competition with another stage on Saturday 10 Shots at 600 yards. Handicaps ceasing at 48. Results :
C Kano 47 1 48 ; J.Q Bedford 42 5 47; Sgt Coates 44 2 46; G Durrant 41 4 45; V Dellaca 42 4 46; W Beatty 39 6 44; C.F Mason (capt) 42 1 43; A Duncan 38 5 43; A Priest 36 5 41;R Hillary 38 2 40; J Johnson 34 6 40; A Torrance 38 nh 38; W.R Gregory 38 nh 38; M Brown 34 nh 34
1921 –
Pictured Bottom Right in Photo is EDWARD LOMAS BIRD
Edward Lomas Bird born at Adamstown April 1891 died at Fishing Point jun 1959, married Winifred Elizabeth Standen 1919 they had 2 children Robert and Ena, military service Dec 1915 – Feb 1919 35th Battalion (Newcastles Own) wounded in action France 1917 Gunshot wound to left arm returned to Australia medically discharged, joined 2 Fld Battery Jan 1939. Lomas continued shooting after his injuries and proceeded to win several awards at Club , District and State level.
Newcastle and Maitland District
Rifle Clubs Union 1922-23
Champion
NSW Rifle National Rifle Assciation Badges for 1923 and 1924
1924 –
1924 – Northern Star Lismore 11 Nov
RIFLE SHOOTING MILITARY COMPETITION : The Lismore cadets are again at the top in the October shoot for the Burnage Cup. This is the third win for the Lismore Team and are now well in the lead, their total to date being 518. The second team on the list is Area 35A, West Wallsend with a total of 359.The results for October are as follows :
- Area 41A Lismore 104
- Area 35A West Wallsend 84
- Area 2B Adamstown 80
- Area 35A Waratah 68
- Area 2A Newcastle (2) 60
1929 – Compulsory System ended due to lack of money and the Depression
1936 – Newcastle Herald 10th July
WEST WALLSEND RIFLE CLUB
West Wallsend Rifle Club has adopted the single arm sling, members used it last Saturday with good results. The Club will compete from the 500 Yard range tommorrow in its yearly and quarterly competitions.
A Team consists of : A Torrance Capt, F Dellaca, W Green, P Padgett, R Hillery, F Decks and W Bardsley will compete in the Hunter the Stationer Cup.
1937 – The First West Wallsend Range closed The Newcastle Morning Herald 15th January 1937
“The military authorities emphatic that the rifle range must not be used because of the danger to human life . The hill background was not sufficient to ensure catchment of an escaping bullet or ricochet off the mantle embankment”
1938 – A New Range was acquired on section 34 of the land belonging to a Coal Company (later Coal and Allied). It again had butts of earth and timber and was built by Lake Macquarie Shire Council using “Relief” Government Funding. Officially opened on 20th November 1938.
1938 – Newcastle Herald 21st November
WEST WALLSEND RIFLE CLUB
W Britton and R Lord are now level on 10 points as a result of the West Wallsend Rifle Clubs point score shoot on Saturday, Three Members A.H Torrence, T.A Johnson and L.Ruane are only one point less than leaders, with D Woodward and E Birmingham who have 8 points.
Saturday’s round resulted :
A.H Torrence 46 (4) 50; R Lord 43 (3) 46; E Birmingham 50 (2) 50; F Deeks 38 (7) 45; A Johnson 45 (4) 49; D Woodward 43 (3) 46; L Ruane 36 (8 1/4) 44 1/4; W Britten 40 (5) 45; R Sneddon36 (11) 47; T Britten 38; R Wilson 38.
E Birmingham scored the first possible on the new range.
1940-1941 – Government demanded all Rifle Club activities must temporarily cease and ranges to close. The Rifles that were held by WWRC were either requisitioned or surrendered due to the shortage of arms for the military. Over 30,000 rifles from Reserves were sent to England after the losses in the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940.
Fidelis Et Paratus/Loyal and ready
1942-1943 – Units of the Army were encamped at West Wallsend No 1 Colliery and Seaham No 2 Colliery they used the West Wallsend Range for training and the butts were concreted by the then wartime Public Work Department. The WWRC shot .22″ Rifles during this time to keep up the Club members skills whenever the range was available.
1945 – 1946 – At the end of World War 2 the Club again had access to the range and used down graded Lee Enfield .303″ rifles with ammunition supplied by Department of Defence.
West Wallsend Town Centre Monument with West Wallsend Workers Club in the rear of photo.
1947-48 E.Birmingham-West Wallsend Club Champion
1948-49 H.Burt – West Wallsend Club Champion
1949-50 H.Burt – West Wallsend Club Champion
1954-55 J Chappel – West Wallsend Club Champion
1955-56 GD Crichton – West Wallsend Club Champion
1956-57 J Webber – West Wallsend Club Champion
1957-58 J Johnson – West Wallsend Club Champion
1958-59 C Woodward – West Wallsend Club Champion
1959-60 F Silcock – West Wallsend Club Champion……B Campbell – Handicap Champion
The WEST WALLSEND CLUB in their Blazers in 1960 Al Gray bottom Left, John Kirby second from right, Norm Mitten centre under the star.
1960-61 F Silcock – West Wallsend Club Champion…….B Campbell – Handicap Champion
1961-62 J Kirby – West Wallsend Club Champion…..J Fulton – Handicap Champion
John Kirby After Winning West Wallsend Prize Shoot pictured with Ted Goodwin from the Westy Club. His prize was a Gold Tea Set.
1962-63 A Ryan – West Wallsend Club Champion……A Gray – Handicap Champion
1963 – Newcastle Herald 600 Yards
WEST WALLSEND : F Silcock 49, 49. 5 100, spoon cock of walk; C Gillies 46. 46, 14 1/2, 100; N Foster 43, 45, 16 3/4, 100: R York 44, 38, 23 1/2, 100; M Price 36, 43, 21 1/4, 100; W Beacroft 42, 47, 10 3/4, 99 3/4; G Pope 47, 48, 4 1/4, 99 1/4; A Gray 47, 50, 2 1/4, 99 1/4; J Hicks 47, 45, 6, 98; D Kerr 45, 45, 8, 98; N Mitten 46, 47, 4 3/4, 97 3/4; G Blackman 43, 46, 8 1/4, 97 1/4; J Kirby 49, 44, 4 97; L Bull 42, 30, 25, 97; C Woodward 46, 45, 6, 97; J Kerr 45, 46, 4 1/2, 95 /2; F Lydiard 44, 48, 3 1/4, 95 1/4; N Engeler 43, 44, 8, 95; E Parks 44, 33, 15 92 1/2; A Anderton 28; 47, 15 90; E Cooper 38, 43, 12, 81; R Yates 26, 31, nh 57; T Bright 30, 26, nh 56.
Yearly Off Rifle: A Gray 1442 (club champion), F Silcock 1424, A Ryan 1417, F Lydiard 1416
Handicap: N Mitten 1497 1/2, J Kerr, G Pope 1498 3/4, L Whiting 1416
4th Quarter (off rifle) A Gray 573, F Silcock 560, J Kirby, G Pope 554
Handicap: R Richards 596 1/2, L Whiting 592, T Crichton 590 1/4, G Blackman 589 1/4
1963-64 A Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion……N Mitten – Handicap Champion
1964-65 A Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion……D Jenkins – Handicap Champion
1965-66 Al Gray a great marksman and clubman from West Wallsend Club won the NSW Champion of Champion. The first for the Club to gain this prestigous award. To win this award you have to win the Club Championship then win the Hunter Valley DRA Championship and then win the NSW-DRA Championship. At the Presentation for the Champion of Champions. Al plus the club members from West Wallsend turned up in their Uniform which was a Green Blazer with green pants. The friendly Sydney crowd made plenty of banter and someone yelled out they look like a swarm of Grasshoppers. Since that day in in 1966 the Club has been known as “THE GRASSHOPPERS”
THE 1960’s GRASSHOPPER BLAZER and POCKET
1965-66 F Silcock – West Wallsend Club Champion……R Dickinson – Handicap Champion
1966-67 A Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion……A McFarlane – Handicap Champion
1967 Al Gray wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champion
West Wallsend Team at Cessnock HVDRA TEAMS 1967
Standing – Al Gray, Wal Beecroft, Andy Ryan, Greg Godeke, Barry Worley, Brian Kirby, Don Kerr
Kneeling John Kirby, Alan McFarlane
1967-68 A Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion…..A McFarlane – Handicap Champion
1968-69 A Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion……A McFarlane – Handicap Champion
1969-70 A Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion……R Dickinson – Handicap Championship
1970 Al Gray wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1971-72 C Garven-West Wallsend Club Champion……R Waite – Handicap Championship
1971 Col Garven wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1972-73 C Garven- West Wallsend Club Champion
1973-74 A Gray- West Wallsend Club Champion…..F Nelson Handicap Champion
1974 Al Gray wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1974-75 A Gray- West Wallsend Club Champion……B Kirby Handicap Champion
The West Wallsend Club always competed in the HVDRA Team Events held four times a year. One at each Range Cessnock West Wallsend ,Stockton and Greta Ranges. The No1 Team for West Wallsend was always called the Grasshoppers and contained the hottest marksmen for that period. The second team Kangaroos and third team Wallabies etc I even shot in a team called the Wombats. The top BHP Team were called “The Sandgropers”, Maitland were called “The Pickers”and Cessnock called the “Black Diamonds”.
During the 70’s and 80’s the West Wallsend Ladies Auxilary was formed. The Wife’s of the shooters decided to help with the running of the Club in many helpful areas….Margaret Kirby, Lyn McFarlane, Beth Kerr, Jill Kerr, Pat Waite, Joy Hicks and Vicki Matthews. These ladies work included :
1. Annual Prize Shoot and HVDRA Teams Matches at West Wallsend they would cater for Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea.
2. Run numerous raffles during the year to raise money for prizes and equipment.
3. Provide meals after shooting had finished on Saturdays for those that wished to stay on and socialise.
4. Christmas time would be the Xmas BBQ and the ladies would have presents for the kids and lollies. A free day for all.
5. Some ladies helped the Committee members with paperwork and office work.
6. When the Club went to Prize Shoots for Example -Wingham everyone would camp together and take their families along and a BBQ would be held . The Children played together and this bought a strong family connection into Shooting. Friendships have endured over time and the siblings of the shooters have friends for life.
Unfortunately the Ladies Auxilary disbanded with the Range closure at West Wallsend and donated a sizeable Cheque from their account to the West Wallsend Rifle Club.
THANK YOU LADIES FROM EVERYONE
1975-1976 Al Gray West Wallsend Club Champion….Ross Monckton Handicap Champion
1976 Al Gray wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1976-1977 Ross Monckton West Wallsend Club Champion…..R Judd Handicap Champion
1977-1978 Al Gray West Wallsend Club Champion…..Jack Hicks Handicap Champion
1978-1979 Al Gray West Wallsend Club Champion…..Bryan Cooper Handicap Champion
1979 J.D Burnitt – West Wallsend Junior Champion and HVDRA Champion
1979-1980 Al Gray – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Jack Hicks- Handicap Champion
1980 M Kealy – West Wallsend Junior Champion and HVDRA Champion
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1980 THE LEGEND – AL GRAY has to give shooting away due to a bad back injury. Al Gray was presented with a Trophy from WWRC for winning the event more than 10 times. His achievments include :
14 Times – West Wallsend Champion….Multiple Country Prize Shoot Winner.
5 Times – Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1 Time – NSW Champion of Champion
2 Time – NSWRA QUEENS BADGE A GRADE Top 30 Winner
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1980-1981 Al McFarlane – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Denis Tait – Handicap Champion
1981-1982 R Blake – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Duncan Davies – Handicap Champion
1982 – 1986 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Junior Champion and HVDRA Champion
1983 Bryan Cooper – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Alan Matthews – Handicap Champion
1984 Bryan Cooper – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Duncan Davies – Handicap Champion
1985 Glenn Stevenson – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Geoff Muir – Handicap Champion
1986 Col Garven – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Wally Fiedler – Handicap Champion
1986 Col Garven wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1987 Geoff Muir – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Rex Waite – Handicap Champion
1987 Geoff Muir wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1988 Ian Thurlow – West Wallsend Club Champion…..John Maguire – Handicap Champion
Ian Thurlow will forever hold the Record as the only person to shoot a double possible at 900 Yards at West Wallsend Range.
1989 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Andrew Pearce – Handicap Champion
1989 Duncan Davies wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1989 – With the possibility that Rifle Club Regulations would be revoked and the Club be put on the same footing as other sporting bodies. The Club was Incorporated on 10th September 1989
WEST WALLSEND RANGE late 80’s a picturesque six target range with mounds from 300 to 900 Yards. The Range was situated on Killingsworth Road south of West Wallsend. The range faced east to west a typical country range surrounded by natural bush, the range faced towards the Wattagan Mountains with Mt Sugarloaf being right of this photo. On the southern side of 600 yard mound the Clubhouse and Caretakers hut was situated and down at the butts was a spacious target shed on the northern side of the range. A very social club with many a yarn told and many a beer being consumed during its Glory Days.
1990 – The Second West Wallsend Rifle Range was closed on 8th January 1990 because the new route of the the F3 Motorway (now M1) passed through the template safety zone on the western side of the range
1990 – The Club moved its operations to Stockton Rifle Range and started to share a hut on the northern side of the range with its host the ANA Australian Natives Assoc. Many club members were lost during this move with extra travel expenses. Five Clubs used the Range and the Army and Airforce often used the range for marksmanship practice.
1 BHP Rifle Club 2 ANA 3 Stockton RSL Club
4 Bradmill/Tech 5 West Wallsend
1990 Rex Waite – West Wallsend Club Champion…..John Maguire – Handicap Champion
1990 Rex Waite wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1991 Geoff Muir – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Melissa Waite – Handicap Champion
1992 Geoff Muir – West Wallsend Club Champion….Glenn Stevenson – Handicap Champion
1992 Geoff Muir wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1993 Glenn Stevenson – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Bob Phillips – Handicap Champion
1993 Glenn Stevenson wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1993-1996 Melissa Waite – West Wallsend Junior Champion and HVDRA Champion
1994 Glenn Stevenson – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Duncan Davies – Handicap Champion
1994 Glenn Stevenson wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1994-95 Glenn Stevenson wins NSW Champion of Champion in Sydney. A young Glen was a great marksman during his shooting years.
1995 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Rex Waite – Handicap Champion
1995 Duncan Davies wins Hunter Valley Champion Of Champions
1996 Glenn Stevenson – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Bob Phillips – Handicap Champion
1996 Glenn Stevenson wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1997 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Gordon Gemmell – Handicap Champion
1997 Duncan Davies wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
1997 – The Department of Defence ammended the Defence Act of 1903 to revoke the Rifle Club Regulations from the Act. It was stated “For some time now rifle clubs and associations have had no military significance and it was no longer appropriate for the Defence Organisation to be involved in their establishment,administration and control.
The Department of Defence closed the Stockton Range as they wanted to sell the land. This has backfired and the land lies vacant as the whole area is contaminated with buried asbestos and old munitions and would take a fortune to clean up.
This saw West Wallsend Club have to move again to Cessnock Range.
1998 – West Wallsend Club moved to Cessnock Range. Many members again were lost to travel expenses. Not long after shooting at Cessnock began, the ANA club affiliated with West Wallsend as none of their members wished to travel.
Some Clubs lost over time in Hunter Valley- Newcastle VDC, City of Newcastle, Adamstown, Technical College, Bradmill, ANA, YMCA, Stockton RSL, Lysaghts, Stewart and Lloyds, Rylands, Maitland, Sulphide, Dungog, Scone, Singleton, Morisset, Wangi, Boolaroo, Raymond Terrace, East Maitland, West Maitland ,Tram Ways, Catherine Hill Bay, Merriwa, Denman, Gresford, Murrarundi
1998 – By now the Team Matches in the Hunter Valley DRA Competition had finished as BHP could not get an A Grade Team and Cessnock wanted a composite team of TR and F Class Shooters. Therefore the West Wallsend Rifle Club gained permission to compete in the MDRA Sydney Grade Competition held 5 times a year at 300M,500M,600M,700M and 800M. During this period we were hosted by Sydney Rifle Club(The oldest Rifle Club in Australia). Our team was called The Grasshoppers an 8 man team with 7 counting scores. The reserves who traveled on the day often shot with the 2nd or 3rd Sydney Teams.
1998 Alan Seaman – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Gordon Gemmell – Handicap Champion
1999 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Duncan Davies – Handicap Champion
1999 Duncan Davies wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
2000 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Duncan Davies – Handicap champion
2000 Duncan Davies wins Hunter Valley Champion of Champions
2000 – Only three Clubs remain in the Hunter Valley DRA and having only one Rifle Range.
CESSNOCK RIFLE RANGE
BHP Club, Cessnock Club and West Wallsend Club.
2000 – The Forward thinking of Captain Rex Waite and his Committee gained permission from the MDRA ( Metropolitan District Rifle Association) to lease a Hut on Sydney Range the old Sunderland Hut in D Block to make it more comfortable for its travelling members for Sydney Team Grade Matches.
2001-2002 – West Wallsend wins the MDRA Sydney Grade Championship beating such iconic teams as Mosman Neutral Bay, Port Jackson, Holsworthy. A great result for a hard working group of shooters. Members of the Team…. Don Brook, Cheryl Brook, Duncan Davies, Matt Gemmell, Col Garven, Al Seaman Coach/Shooter, Bob Phillips, Rex Waite, Jeff Burnitt , Andrew Pearce, Graeme Black.
BACK ROW – G Black, A Pearce,J Burnitt, B Phillips, A Matthews, D Davies, M Gemmell, A Seaman
FRONT – R Waite, C Brook, D Brook
2001-2006 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion and Handicap Champion
2005-2006 Duncan Davies wins NSW Champion of Champion
2005-2006 West Wallsend wins the MDRA Sydney Grade Championship for second time. members of the Team ….Duncan Davies, Don Brook, Matt Gemmell, Al Seaman Coach/Shooter, Col Garven, Rex Waite, Bob Phillips, Al Matthews, John Maguire, Gordon Gemmell
2006 – COLIN GARVEN NRAA QUEENS WINNER
2006 Colin Garven – NRAA (A Grade) 499.63/500
2007 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Rex Waite – Handicap Champion
2008 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Alan Matthews – Handicap Champion
2009 Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion…..Alan Seaman Handicap Champion
2009 – 2010 West Wallsend Wins First F Class Team Event at MDRA Sydney Grade. Team Members Greg Campbell , Kent Chalmers, Alan Seaman, Duncan Davies, John Maguire Coach/ Shooter
2010 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….John Maguire – Handicap Champion
2011 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Steve Harris – Handicap Champion
2011 – 2019 Alex Davies – West Wallsend Junior Champion and HVDRA Champion
2012 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Peter Mitchell – Handicap Champion
2013 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Greg Campbell – Handicap Champion
2014 – MATTHEW POZZEBON VRA QUEENS WINNER
Matt Pozzebon – VRA (A Grade) 499.38/500
2014 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Denis Tait – Handicap Champion
2015 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion…..John Maguire – Handicap Champion
2016 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Robert Phillips – Handicap Champion
2017 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Peter Mitchell – Handicap Champion
2018 -DUNCAN DAVIES VRA QUEENS WINNER
Duncan Davies – VRA (A Grade) 399.45/400
2018 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Peter Mitchell – Handicap Champion
2019 – Alex Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Robert Phillips – Handicap Champion
2019 – ALEX DAVIES NRAA QUEENS WINNER
2019 Alex Davies – NRAA (A Grade) 498.56/500
2020 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Peter Duncan – Handicap Champion
2021 – Duncan Davies – West Wallsend Club Champion….Robert Phillips – Handicap Champion
2022 – DUNCAN DAVIES – WINS HIS 2ND VRA QUEENS
2022 -Duncan Davies (A Grade) 400.41/400
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