Table of Contents
Chapters
- The River Yarra
- Early Rowing in Victoria
- The Beginnings (1880-1890)
- Mercantile in the Nineties (1890-1900)
- Sloan, Ivens and Fluctuating Fortunes (1900-1910)
- Dark Days and New Dawn (1910-1920)
- Years of Mixed Success (1920-1930)
- Through the Thirties (1930-1939)
- The Struggle for Survival (1939-1946)
- Building for Success (1946-1950)
- Mercantile to the Melbourne Olympics (1950-1956)
- Rowing to Rome (1956-1960)
- A Pink Cloud on the Horizon (1960-1965)
- The Storm and its Passing (1965-1966)
- A Clear Light Blue Sky (1966-1968)
- High Noon (1968-1970)
- A New Challenge (1970-1973)
- Fire and the Second Building Project (1973)
- Winds of Change (1973-1976)
- The Close of the Century (1976-1980)
- The Base for Success (1980-1984)
- Success (1984-1988)
- Oarsome Foursome (1988-1992)
- A Boathouse for the Best (1992-1996)
- The Rise of the Professional Coach (1996-2000)
- Golden Girls (2000-2005)
Appendices
Appendix 1 - Presidents & Life Members
| 1880-1889 | W. K. THOMPSON |
| 1889-1903 | J. B. WHITTY |
| 1903-1905 | A. R. BLACKWOOD |
| 1905-1933 | SIR STEPHEN MORELL |
| 1933-1955 | A. L. DOBBIE |
| 1955-1982 | J. G. H. SPRIGG |
| 1982-1993 | R R AITKEN |
| 1993-1997 | D H BOYKETT |
| 1997-2004 | A N GUERIN |
| 2004-2010 | P BATTERS |
| 2010- | M BATTEN |
| Name | Elected |
|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Phillip J. | 1988 |
| AITKEN, Robert R. MBE | 1967 |
| BOYD, William S. | 1889 |
| BOYKETT, David H. | 1997 |
| BRADSHAW, Edward T. | 1938 |
| BRADSHAW, J. William | 1972 |
| BROOKE, Douglas C. | 1983 |
| BROWNE, Frank R. | 1950 |
| CAIRNES, Norman W. | 1953 |
| COLGAN, Sean P. | 2009 |
| CLARKE, C. Alec R. | 1931 |
| COLVIN, David E. | 2004 |
| COOPER, Andrew D. OAM | 1993 |
| CRAWSHAY, David W. | 2009 |
| DOBBIE, Arch L. | 1922 |
| DONALDSON, Noal W. | 1993 |
| GILCHRIST, T. R. | 1924 |
| GINN, Drew OAM | 1999 |
| GUERIN, Andrew N. | 1988 |
| GUINN, Stan | 1935 |
| IVENS, Percy C. | 1920 |
| JOSEPH, Walter | 1925 |
| KENNY, Edward | 1935 |
| LAWRENCE, Jeffrey J. | 1994 |
| LEVY, A. | 1921 |
| LINDBLADE, Albert G. | 1950 |
| McKAY, Michael S. OAM | 1993 |
| MORGAN, Deane J. R. | 1958 |
| MORELL, Sir Stephen J. | 1935 |
| MOSES, A. R. | 1921 |
| MOUNSEY, Jack L. | 1947 |
| OWEN, Martin F. | 1988 |
| PICKEN, J. Harvey | 1947 |
| POTTER, William | 1920 |
| SLOAN, Alex B. | 1920 |
| SORANI, Armando | 1975 |
| SPRIGG, James G. H. | 1947 |
| STOOKE, N. | 1921 |
| THURSFIELD, Roy W. | 1960 |
| TOMKINS, James B. OAM | 1993 |
| WEBSTER, William H. | 2004 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael S. | 1960 |