Distance: 2 1⁄2 miles
Time: 18.47
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1st NSW – Bow: Robert
N Tinning, 2: Phil A Cayzer, 3: Graham W Montgomerie, 4: Bruce
H Goswell, 5: Ross L Selman, 6: Eric O Longley, 7: Edward O
G Pain, Str: Alan W Brown, Cox: Jim Barnes, Emerg: Don R Palmer,
Cch: William G Thomas, Mgr: George E Parlby, Selector A B (Joe)
Gould
2nd WA – Bow: G Richard Dempster,
2: Victor W Murray, 3: Conway I Stacey, 4: James L Paton, 5:
Tom D Pervan, 6: John E Foley, 7: Graham L Norton, Str: Jack
E Jeffreys, Cox: Ken Carrick, Emerg: Arthur T Winstanley, Cch:
George Orgill, Mgr: Jas A Child
3rd VIC – Bow: Bill M Wallace, 2: Herb
P Shears, 3: J R King, 4: S G A Thomas, 5: Murray A Christie,
6: Laurie L B Moll, 7: Tom G Hoffman, Str: Joe J F Goddard,
Cox: David R Salmon, Coach: Jack J Mulcahy, Emergs: M L Davis & D
V Davies, Selectors: Jack South, W Ray B Todd & coach,
Mgr: H E Butler
4th TAS – Bow: M Will,
2: H Lockley, 3: K Fulton, 4: R Pitt, 5: Brian Pitt, 6: L Hale,
7: J Thureau, Str: Terry C Colman, Cox: Tom A Darcey, Emerg: W
Gibson, Cch: Fred Coverdale, Mgr: J R Chant
5th SA – Bow:
McLeahy Lawrie, 2: Keith L Coldwell, 3: Jack Neville, 4: C
Anthony L Abbott, 5: Remo Morelli, 6: L Steer, 7: Laurie Goodenough,
Str: Doug Glazbrook, Cox: L Hannaford, Emerg: Rex Wallman,
Cch: Jack Bollen, Mgr: F J Frolich
6th QLD – Bow: G K Fraser, 2: I R Hinwood,
3: Don H McClymont, 4: A Lennon, 5: T F Wardrobe, 6: C K T
Thompson, 7: A G Hack, Str: Bruce T Greenland, Cox: T Sherry,
Emerg: N Caris, Cch: Eric P Evers, Manager: M L James
The eights championship had the added importance of being
the selection event for the 1950 Auckland Commonwealth Games.
NSW led from the mile mark and went on to win by 4 1⁄2
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Distance: 3⁄4 Mile
Time: 5.13.0
Margins: 2 1⁄4 & 1 1⁄4 lengths |
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1st NSW – Bow: Elsie
Green, 2: M Burke, 3: Ivy Crook, Str: Launa Boyd, Cox: David
Aherns
2nd QLD – Bow: Aileen Jarvis, 2: Hazel
Parry, 3: Dorothy Christsen, Str: Nancy Kidd, Cox: K Hannam
3rd VIC
Jack Pritchard in his book Rowing in Queensland notes that
the winning NSW crew were all from the Tweed Heads & Coolongatta
Rowing Club in Queensland. The male rowers of that club were
affiliated with Queensland but the women affiliated with NSW.
The interesting fact is that therefore both the first and second placed crews were from Queensland. The official Queensland crew hailing from Bundaberg. It was a close race early but Victoria steered badly and had
to make a significant correction and fell behind. New South
Wales moved away and Victoria fought back to get within 1 1⁄4
lengths from Queensland in the finish.

Queensland crew from Bundaberg Rowing Club.
Dorothy Christsen, Nancy Kidd, Hazel Parry & Aileen Jarvis
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