Nulkaba pistol shooter Daniel Repacholi also chimed in with his first individual gold medal at the Games, out-pointing his opponents in the 10m air pistol in Carnoustie.

Novocastrian Thomas Fraser-Holmes picked up a gold-silver double on the same night in the pool as Elliott, while former Maitland Triathlon Club member Aaron Royle claimed a bronze.

Repacholi won a pairs gold medal in Manchester in 2006 but his breakthrough in Glasgow represents the biggest moment in a 20-year career that has taken him to three Commonwealth Games and three Olympics.

Fifteen-year-old Elliott, from Gillieston Heights was the star of the show at Tallocross International Swimming Centre in taking out the women’s Para Sport 100 metre freestyle S8 on Friday night.

The two-time Maitland Sportsperson of the Year stopped the clock at one minute and 5.32 seconds and her reaction in the water was one of shear joy, realising she was now the holder of both the 100m and 50m freestyle S8 world records. 

“Words cannot describe how I felt seeing that I got the world record,” Elliott told the Maitland Mercury.

“I couldn’t be any happier now knowing that I own the 50 and 100 freestyle world records.”

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Elliott, who has cerebral palsy, became Australia’s youngest Paralympic medallist at London 2012 and a dual world champion last year but making this  achievement even more ­significant was sharing her international success at a major meet with able-bodied athletes for the first time.

“To me it’s very special because not only are your sharing it with Aussie para athletes but your sharing it with the able-bodied guys as well,” she said.

“And to me it’s very special because we are as one team and aren’t two separate teams.”

Elliott will now turn her attention to the Para Pan Pacifics in the US from August 6 where she will try to hang onto her dual No.1 rankings. 

“I don’t really have another box to tick just yet,” she said.

“Maybe try and keep the world records and not let anyone steal them.”

Repacholi has his sights set on Olympic bling in Rio after his Glasgow success.

Repacholi beat India’s Prakash Nanjappa in the final and said he loved the challenge of performing on the big stage.

“I like the pressure, to be honest. I like having it put on me and the idea that after 20 shots, someone has won and someone has lost,” Repacholi said. “It always brings out the best in me.

“It’s good being a member of a team, but better to win as an individual.”

Repacholi started shooting after his  parents introduced him to the sport and has become a world-class performer for his nation. 

Commonwealth gold fulfils a lifelong dream, but he hopes it doesn’t end there, with an Olympic medal back on the menu after his strong showing in Scotland.

“I’ve been to three Olympics and haven’t been able to finish top 10, but I can definitely get one [a medal]. I’ll be heading towards Rio and then the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,” he said.

Repacholi hasn’t been able to crack the champagne on his win just yet with more competition in coming days.

“I have to shoot again on Sunday and Monday. Then I’ll be on the beers, I can tell you,” he said.

It has been an exceptional start for the 18-strong Hunter contingent with more medals potentially on the horizon.

The likes of Hamilton wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley, Ellebana defending discus champion Benn Harradine and Port Stephens Olympic gold medalist Michael Diamond are yet to compete.

Also in the mix again will be Fraser-Holmes with one swim to come, while Repacholi has the men’s 50m air pistol and a shot a double gold.

Raymond Terrace lawn bowler Natasha Scott will be keen for the women’s pairs after missing out in the fours discipline, while Maitland’s Simon Orchard is part of a Kookaburras team that have won men’s hockey gold at each Commonwealth Games since 1998.