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Overseas Competitions
New Zealand is the only country which has twice won the International Seefab Cup Competition in the men's and women's classes. The men's cup has been won twice outright by W. J. Burton. In 1953 Miss M. Wright—a former New Zealand Ladies' Champion—won the Empire Games postal shoot and became British Empire Champion.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS | |||
Men | Location | Women | |
1944 | W. J. Burton | Postal | Miss R. Mitchell |
1945-46 | W. J. Burton | Postal | Miss P. Bryan |
1946-47 | W. J. Burton | Postal | Miss P. Bryan |
1948 | H. Butel | Dunedin | Miss D. Johnstone |
1949 | W. J. Burton | Auckland | Miss D. Johnstone |
1950 | G. F. Gregory | Wellington | Miss M. Wright |
1951 | J. W. Hinchco | Christchurch | Miss P. Anglem |
1952 | W. J. Burton | Gisborne | Mrs J. Aspin |
1953 | J. W. Hinchco | Auckland | Mrs J. Aspin |
1954 | J. W. Hinchco | Wellington | Mrs J. Aspin |
1955 | R. L. Holdaway | Christchurch | Mrs J. Leyman |
1956 | W. J. Burton | Gisborne | Mrs C. Weir |
1957 | W. J. Burton | Levin | Mrs C. Weir |
1958 | W. J. Burton | New Plymouth | Mrs J. Burgess |
1959 | W. J. Burton | Auckland | Mrs J. Burgess |
1960 | W. J. Burton | Gisborne | Mrs S. Hawkins |
1961 | J. Bruning | Christchurch | Mrs J. Spiers |
1962 | J. W. Hinchco | Wellington | Mrs D. Browne |
1963 | J. P. Bruning | New Plymouth | Mrs D. Browne |
1964 | J. P. Bruning | Auckland | Miss L. Lamberg |
1965 | W. Thompson | Gisborne | Miss L. Lamberg |