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- | P BATTERS |
| Name | Elected |
|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, P. J. | 1988 |
| AITKEN, R. R. | 1967 |
| BOYD, W. S. | 1889 |
| BOYKETT, D. H. | 1997 |
| BRADSHAW, E. T. | 1938 |
| BRADSHAW, J. W. | 1972 |
| BROOKE, D. C. | 1983 |
| BROWNE, F. R. | 1950 |
| CAIRNES, N. W. | 1953 |
| CLARKE, C. A. R. | 1931 |
| COLVIN, D. | 2004 |
| COOPER, A. D. | 1993 |
| DOBBIE, A. L. | 1922 |
| DONALDSON, N W | 1993 |
| GILCHRIST, T. R. | 1924 |
| GINN, D. | 1999 |
| GUERIN, A. N. | 1988 |
| GUINN, S. | 1935 |
| IVENS, P. C. | 1920 |
| JOSEPH, W. | 1925 |
| KENNY, E. | 1935 |
| LAWRENCE, J. J. | 1994 |
| LEVY, A. | 1921 |
| LINDBLADE, A. G. | 1950 |
| McKAY, M. S. | 1993 |
| MORGAN, D. J. R. | 1958 |
| MORELL, S. J. | 1935 |
| MOSES, A. R. | 1921 |
| MOUNSEY, J. L. | 1947 |
| OWEN, M. F. | 1988 |
| PICKEN, J. H. | 1947 |
| POTTER, W. | 1920 |
| SLOAN, A. B. | 1920 |
| SORANI, E. | 1975 |
| SPRIGG, J. G. H. | 1947 |
| STOOKE, N. | 1921 |
| THURSFIELD, R. W. | 1960 |
| TOMKINS, J. B. | 1993 |
| WEBSTER, W. H. | 2004 |
| WILLIAMS, M. S. | 1960 |