First of all they were worried creeks might cut people off and stop their event from going ahead, and in the end 50 people were marooned at the gun club for Sunday night, but no-one was complaining at the Tambo Clay Target Club’s annual two-day shoot.
Good rain in the Barcoo River headwaters on Thursday saw the river cut access to the sports complex for a few hours on Friday but organisers and competitors alike were able to make their way across late in the afternoon.
A total of 72 shooters from across Queensland – from Mackay to Cloncurry and south to Grandchester and west to Toompine – along with competitors from Warren, Brewarrina and Maitland in New South Wales, and others from South Australia, eventually loaded up on Saturday morning for a weekend of friendly competition.
Even when there was 30mm of rain on Saturday night and the Barcoo began rising fast, 50 shooters risked being land-locked to stay on and complete the program.
A full list of results follows:
- 50 target double barrel: Alex Dallas, Blackall.
- 30 target single barrel: Doug Ferguson, Warren.
- 30 target continental: Desiree Baines, South Australia.
- Night 25 target QCTA central zone pointscore: Alex Dallas.
- 30 target points: Alex Dallas.
- 30 target handicap: Sheridan James, Gemfields 1, Seamus Murphy, Mackay-Sarina 2, Brad Cowley, Blackall 3, Dave Picone, Scrubby Creek 4, Mick Doyle, Tambo 5.
- Junior high gun: Bryce Dodd, Mackay-Sarina.
- Veteran high gun: Tom Jarvis, Tambo.
- Ladies high gun: Desiree Baines, South Australia.
- C grade high gun: Charlie Gall, Toowoomba.
- B grade high gun: Gary Pascoe, Cessnock, NSW.
- A grade high gun: Dave Picone, Scrubby Creek.
- AA grade high gun: Anthony Nugent, Roma.
- Overall high gun: Alex Dallas.
Sally Gall
Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.
Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.
