Violet 'Tim' Reade - Australian Clay Target Association

Violet 'Tim' Reade

	Year of Birth:
	ACTA Club:	Werribee Gun Club
	Preferred Discipline:	DTL - Single or Double
	Age Started Clay Target Shooting:	25
	Years Clay Target Shooting:	65
Shooting Achievements:
Other Interests:
Other Personal Info:	I started shooting when I was 25 years old. My husband was a shooter and talked me into it. I started at the old Coburg Gun Club in 1948. My gun was a side by side hammer gun. Browning over and under, it was great to use. It took awhile but finally George Biggs sold it to me and he ironed out alot of faults I had so it did not take me long to go from 12 yards to 22 yards. He said it was the first time a women had done it. Open competition was great. I did well in in Skeet Tower mixed bird down the line in double and single. Double with my husband, I did not see many women shooting, I think the fact they did not have events for women helped them out. My husband (Bill Jones) had to give up shooting as he was a very sick man and he was only 48 when he died. He was the one that made me love shooting. He also taught me how to run our engine works. I ran it and then retired but kept on with my shooting. The Shepparton Gun Club put on a womens double barrel commonwealth shoot, 40 targets from 20 metres and I won 37/40. It was great to see all the women there. Looking for a lady shooter to nominate for the Hall of Fame, a first for women in clay target shooting and it has been a great honour for me being inducted into the ACTA Hall of Fame in 2010. The women shooters today are doing a great job. My shooting days are over being in my 90's but I would love to still be in it. I married again, hence the name Reade but 'Tim' is still my nick name. Good shooting to all.

April 2026 CTSN

On the cover: Andy shot an exceptional score of 444/450 at the 2026 National Skeet Championships

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ACTA Chairman’s Report
Executive Officer’s Report
90th Annual General Meeting
ACTA Financial Statements for year ended 31 Dec 2025
ACTA National Skeet Championships
2026 State Skeet Teams
ACTA National Skeet Presentation Dinner
Warrnambool Seaside Carnival
44th World UT Championships
Bendigo CTC Moves Australia Day to Labor Day
Psychological Skills For Shooting
ACTA New Members
Glen Innes – one for the history books
Waratah Notes
Competition Results: VCTA, SACTA, NSWCTA, QCTA, TCTA, WACTA
Compak Fast Becoming Bendigo’s Most Popular Discipline
Western Zone Monthly Muster
WACTA Newsletter Extract
Maryborough Shooters Turn On Scores in Humid Conditions
2026 Bega Fimac Engineering Mixed Target Championship
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges
2026 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application

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