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Arthur 'Pud' Burgess

Arthur Pud Burgess Birth year:  
 1937
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Year inducted into the ACTA Hall of Fame: 2005

16 March 1937 - 13 July 2013

International Olympic Trap Teams
Competed for Australia in World Moving Targets, Bern, Switzerland 1974, Antibes, France 1977 and Montecatini, Terme, Italy 1979

International Trap Teams
Australian Trap team sent to Carlisle, England 1982 - achieving equal 4th place
Australian Trap team sent to Kipping, Scotland 1985

Mackintosh Teams
Attended 37 National Trap Championships and qualified for the Australian Mackintosh team 27 times.
Mackintosh Team High Gun: 1964 (299/300), 1967 (300/300), 1968 (339/339)
Shot 300/300, 5 times in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1988. Achieved 299/300, 5 times.
From the 23 known scores he averaged just under 297/300.

National Titles
Champion of Champions
1966 and 1982 Overall winner. Second in 1964 and third in 1976 and 1983.
Double Barrel
1968 Overall winner. Second in 1958, 1969 and third in 1964 and 1972.
Single Barrel
1973, 1974 and 1985 Overall winner. Second in 1967, 1976 and 1982.
Australian National High Gun
1967, 1968 and 1973.
Australian Trench (ISSF)
1976 and 1978 Overall winner. Second in 1977.
New Zealand National Single Barrel
1991 Overall winner.

He won 12 National titles and finished on the podium 23 times. No, truer gentleman would you find, he believed in giving back. He served on club, zone, state and national clay target associations. He served his whole life as an active member of the St Vincent De Paul Society and one term on the Cobar Shire Council.

 

Arthur 'Pud' Burgess

Year Inducted: 2005

16 March 1937 - 13 July 2013

International Olympic Trap Teams
Competed for Australia in World Moving Targets, Bern, Switzerland 1974, Antibes, France 1977 and Montecatini, Terme, Italy 1979

International Trap Teams
Australian Trap team sent to Carlisle, England 1982 - achieving equal 4th place
Australian Trap team sent to Kipping, Scotland 1985

Mackintosh Teams
Attended 37 National Trap Championships and qualified for the Australian Mackintosh team 27 times.
Mackintosh Team High Gun: 1964 (299/300), 1967 (300/300), 1968 (339/339)
Shot 300/300, 5 times in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1988. Achieved 299/300, 5 times.
From the 23 known scores he averaged just under 297/300.

National Titles
Champion of Champions
1966 and 1982 Overall winner. Second in 1964 and third in 1976 and 1983.
Double Barrel
1968 Overall winner. Second in 1958, 1969 and third in 1964 and 1972.
Single Barrel
1973, 1974 and 1985 Overall winner. Second in 1967, 1976 and 1982.
Australian National High Gun
1967, 1968 and 1973.
Australian Trench (ISSF)
1976 and 1978 Overall winner. Second in 1977.
New Zealand National Single Barrel
1991 Overall winner.

He won 12 National titles and finished on the podium 23 times. No, truer gentleman would you find, he believed in giving back. He served on club, zone, state and national clay target associations. He served his whole life as an active member of the St Vincent De Paul Society and one term on the Cobar Shire Council.

March 2026 CTSN

On the cover: Jack Stockdale was the Open High Gun winner at the VCTA Skeet Carnival held in January, with a score of 291/300.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman's Report
2026 National Skeet Championships Program
2026 National ISSF Skeet Championships Program
2026 National Trap Championships Program
2026 National Trap Championships Conditions of Competition
Exciting New Initiative – SF Outdoors Vendor Lane Raffle
Tasmanian State Trap Carnival
Shooting Australia Team Announcements
2026 Victorian State Skeet Carnival
Mount Gambier Supershoot
Psychological Skills for Shooting
Three Golden Crows and Counting
2025 Awards of Excellence
Atherton CTC Australia Day Celebrations
Shooting Australia Trap Team: Gold, Silver, Bronze
Condamine Annual Two Day Carnival
Waratah Notes
Roma’s Junior Programs
Competition Results: QCTA, VCTA, WACTA, SACTA, NSWCTA, TCTA
National Trap Winners 1936 – Present
Compak Back at Bendigo for 2026
Western Zone Monthly Muster
Back to Burdekin after the rain
Maryborough January Compak shooters endure the heat
Break Badges
ACTA New Members
Bega in February
From Our Archives – 20 Years Ago
2026 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application


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