Photo, 1910, 'Firing Line' Rifle Competition Event, Woman Competing.

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Photograph, 1910, 'Firing Line' Rifle Competition Event. Woman Competing with Men at Southfields Range, Located In The London Borough Of Wandsworth In South West London. Back Of Photo Reads, Daily Mirror Rifle Meeting at Southfields Range, The Firing Line In One Of The Competitions.

 

The club was founded as the Southfields Miniature RC in 1902 in the drill hall in Balvenie Grove, SW18, and moved to its present site in May 1904. In this age, it was considered a social duty to be ready to defend the realm and the empire Britannia ruled over. Shooting became a ‘must-do’ sport, and Wandsworth alone had over 30 Rifle Clubs.

In that first period, Southfields RC was certainly the most important club in the country. Still, in having the majority of the gold medal-winning GB team as members at the 1908 Olympics at Bisley Camp, it was arguably the most successful club in the world. We have many archives, trophies and medals from that time and the exploits of our champions are well documented in the Wandsworth Borough News of the day,

as well as the Illustrated London News. In 1914 the club had financial difficulties and faced liquidation, however following a meeting held in the Spread Eagle pub in Wandsworth High Street, a member bought the debt and the Club was reborn the next day as the Wimbledon Park Rifle Club.

Over the years the club and its members have won many national trophies, and individuals have won World Championships, Olympic & Commonwealth Medals and the British Championships. Many have represented home nations in International matches and represented their respective counties.
The Club was originally in the sporting County of London, but with few clubs remaining in that designated area, we may well be re-designated into Surrey County during rule changes in a reorganization of sporting boundaries by our governing body the NSRA.

History of the Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror was founded by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe) of the Daily Mail on 2 November 1903, making it the UK’s oldest surviving tabloid newspaper. Our Daily Mirror Archives, lets you find old issues from the date of your choice, going back as far, as when the newspaper first began printing. Although the Daily Mirror was printed in tabloid format from the first edition, it was originally a middle-class paper. The Daily Mirror was intended to represent women’s interests and was thus run by women. However, it was also designed with men in mind. Alfred Harmsworth announced in the opening editorial:

‘It is new because it represents in journalism a development that is entirely new and modern in the world; it is unlike any other newspaper because it attempts what no other newspaper has ever attempted. It is no mere bulletin of fashion, but a reflection of women’s interests, women’s thoughts, and women’s work’ it is only now that increased breadth in interests makes it possible for me to find the large staff of cultivated, able, and experienced women necessary for the conduct of a suitable newspaper.’

Item Code - MEMSOU13C220ALDZ2

Width: 6 1/2'' Height: 4 3/4'' Depth: 1/32'' Item Weight: 3 g  Weight with Packaging: 3.75 g


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