Lot 681

Description

South Coast Rifle Association, Established July 14th 1870, aggregate champions medal in silver, handcrafted (102mm x 52mm), hinged Queen Victoria crown at top with ribbon suspension bar on reverse, centre oval plate on swivel pin top and bottom, this engraved on obverse, 'Medal/For the Aggregate/Prize Winner/to be won three times/before being the property/of the party.' and on the reverse, 'Won By/Sergt. H.Honey, 1871./Pr. W.Black, 1872./Pr. Jn.Spinks, 1873./Sergt. H.Honey, 1874.' Dark stain area on reverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare.

In the NSW Rifle Association 30th Annual Prize Meeting, 1891, Lt H.H.Honey of Kiama tied for the blue ribbon event, Champion (grand aggregate) placing second in the three-way shoot off. Presumably this is the same person as Sergt H.Honey who by 1891 was an officer.

In 1900, the first meeting of the year for the South Coast Rifle Association Council was held with Major H.H.Honey presiding. Major Honey saw service with E Coy, 2nd Infy Regt along with his father, Colonel Honey, and brother, Captain Honey. The Honeys were well known dairy farmers in Kiama at Riversdale.