ANZAC Rifle Range, Shooting range in Malabar Headland, Australia
ANZAC Rifle Range is a rifle range on Malabar Headland at Malabar, in the City of Randwick, New South Wales. It is headquarters to the New South Wales Rifle Association and hosts the annual NSW Queen's Prize shooting competitions. The land is owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, and a caretaker's cottage was built on the headland around 1890.
Recreational shooting began on Malabar Headland in 1855, and the site was named the Long Bay Rifle Range in 1919. In 1922 a dedication ceremony at the Liverpool range gave the name ANZAC Rifle Range to that facility, honouring 599 fallen riflemen of the 1914–1918 war who had belonged to NSW rifle clubs. The name later passed to the Malabar range.
The range is headquarters to the New South Wales Rifle Association, formed in 1860, and hosts the annual NSW Queen's Prize, a competition held since 1879. The name ANZAC was formally dedicated in 1922 at Liverpool in memory of 599 fallen riflemen from NSW clubs.
The site is generally open to members only, with operating hours that vary throughout the week. It is a good idea to get in touch in advance to confirm current access conditions and any requirements for taking part.
The name ANZAC was formally dedicated in 1922 at a rifle range in Liverpool, not at Malabar, in memory of the 599 fallen riflemen of the 1914–1918 war who had belonged to NSW rifle clubs. The Malabar headland range, meanwhile, was known as the Long Bay Rifle Range from 1919. Model aircraft were first recorded flying on the headland in the 1920s.
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