EMPIRE POSTAL MATCH.
6 MELBOURNE'S SECOND WIN. (by TELEGIUI'H—rHESS ASSOCIATION—COri'KIaBT.) London, October 15. In tho Empire Postal Match—fired by tho staffs of tho postal departments in various parts of tho British Empire, the conditions being seven shots and two sighters at 200, 500, aud 600 yds. ranges, Bisley targets— the following were the leading scores:— Melbourne 959 Pietermaritzburg 906 Johannesburg ... ... 905 Sydney ..; «, ... 881 Capetown ... -... ... — 875 Adelaide ... ... v.. 860 Wellington ... ... ■.« 795 London '.. — 776 The first match was fired in 1906, Melbourne (the present winner) was top with 891, Sydney second, London third, Wellington fourth. In 1907 Sydney won with 900, Melbourne 6econd, Wellington third, London fourth. Melbourne thus has two firsts and a second. ,
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 October 1908, Page 5
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113EMPIRE POSTAL MATCH. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 October 1908, Page 5
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