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The National Rifle Association of Australia (NRAA) is the national governing body for Fullbore rifle shooting in Australia. The NRAA is the representative member for Australia to the
International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations The International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA) is the international association for the fullbore rifle shooting sports of Target Rifle ('TR') (in the US 'Palma' Rifle) and F-Class, which are long range competitions shot a ...
(ICFRA) and participate in ICFRA World Championships and the
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
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History

The NRAA was established in 1888 as the General Council of the Rifle Associations of Australasia, following a meeting of representatives from colonial rifle associations the previous year. The regional associations sought to put together an Australian team to compete at
Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ...
in the UK. Adelaide, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania were initially represented.


See also

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Shooting Australia Shooting Australia is the governing body for shooting sports in Australia. The company is registered as Australian International Shooting Limited, but trades under the Shooting Australia brand. About Shooting Australia is the peak body responsib ...


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