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Australian Interstate Championships —
Women's: 24 Apr 1965 Albert Park Lake VIC
Men's: 8 May 1965 Canning River WA
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The Men's Eights and Sculling Championships
were run with heats, repechage and final.
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Index to Results
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Organising Committee & Boat Race Officials
Organising Committee: Jack F Howson (Chairman), G Kriz (Secretary),
William S Cooper, Robert C Hemery, Robert G Semple, J R Rogers, Ken H carrick, Ralph S Jeffreys,
William R Burbidge, Jack E Jeffreys, Robert J Brearley
Starter: John McMeekin
Aligner: Gordon Edwards
Umpires: Jack E Jeffreys & Robert G Semple
Judges: A G (Gra) Rosser, Dr Jim W Pannell & A V Kirby
Timekeepers: R (Dick) Gard & A A Burbidge
Control: Ron Polglaze, E J Stuart & J McLaren
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77th Men's
Interstate Eight-Oared Championship — The
King's Cup
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Time: 6:10.8
Margins 0.4 and 4.3 secs |
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1st NSW – Bow:
Ian McWhirter, 2: Howard Croker, 3: Bruce Dickson, 4: Dennis
Tutty, 5: Alf Duval, 6: Peter Dickson, 7: Errol Brazenall, Str:
Brian Denny, Cox: Brian Thomas, Emerg: Gordon McWhirter, Cch:
Owen Ruffels
2nd VIC – Bow: Brian J Vear,
2: Peter L Gillon, 3: Martin Tomanovits, 4: Ian R McCann, 5:
John P Nettleton, 6: David B Ramage, 7: Paul M Guest, Str: Terrence
R Davies, Cox: Tom C Daffy, Emergs: Mal D McKenzie & Ian
F Bolt, Cch: Ian E Douglas, Selectors: Dr Lloyd S Williams,
Ron J March & coach, Mgr: Noel F Wilkinson
3rd WA – Bow: Milton A Francis, 2: Edward N Maslen, 3: R Tim Luke,
4: Berry H Durston, 5: Chris L Fisher, 6: Jonathon A Wickham, 7: Ronald
Hardy, Str: John K Negus, Cox: Terrence Scook, Emergs: Dennis J Gillespie & Stan
J Omodei, Cch: Ken D Grant
4th TAS – Bow: D Harper, 2: Roger Manton, 3: Stephen Hawkins,
4: Robert Gould, 5: D Rule, 6: D Holloway, 7: John Blake, Str: Reg Free,
Cox: R Reid, Emerg: V Phillips, Cch: Ivan Moy
SA eliminated in repechage – Bow: Robert J Russell, 2:
F P Nolan, 3: P A Gunson, 4: W R Hume, 5: R A McLeod, 6: P O
Berman, 7: A T Ramsay, Str: William E Hay, Cox: R Lawson, Emerg:
B P Southcott, Cch: R I Leach
E1: 1st NSW, 2nd WA, 3rd TAS
E2: 1st VIC, 2nd SA
R: 1st WA, 2nd TAS, 3rd SA
Final: 1st NSW, 2nd VIC, 3rd WA, 4th TAS
The final was close with only 0.4 seconds seperating first and
second, with WA a further 5.6 seconds further behind. The Victorians
led nearly all the way until a well planned move by NSW late
in the race caught them.
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Men's Interstate Sculling Championship — The
President's Cup
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Time: 9.05.7
Margins 3.8 and 22.3 secs |
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1st NSW – Gary Pearce
2nd TAS – J Moore
3rd VIC – Peter F Edwards
4th WA – J Yuille
5th QLD – John Pressler
SA eliminated in repechage – B
M McKenzie
The Sculling progression was as follows:
E1: 1st NSW, 2nd WA, 3rd QLD
E2: 1st TAS, 2nd VIC, 3rd SA
R: 1st QLD, 2nd SA
Final: 1st NSW, 2nd TAS, 3rd VIC, 4th WA, 5th QLD.
Pearce
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Men's Interstate Lightweight Four Championship — The
Penrith Cup
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Time: 7.34.1
Margin 4.9 & 10 seconds (1 1/2 lengths and 3 1/2
lengths) |
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1st NSW – Bow: Bruce Downie, 2: Colin Schofield,
3: Colin Bullard, Str: Phil Faddy, Cox: Alan Grover, Emerg: David
Carmody, Cch: Kevyn Webb
2nd SA – Bow: G L Footer, 2: D E Brooke, 3: R A Cooper,
Str: R E Bolt, Cox: P J Taylor, Emerg: Vaughan Bollen, Cch: Roger
L Moore
3rd VIC – Bow: Peter J Downey, 2: George Xouris, 3: Peter
A McC Doyle, Str: Geoff A Park, Cox: C J W Fordyce, Emerg: R
W Stephenson, Cch: Keith Bilney, Selectors: N W Cairnes, William
A Craven & coach.
4th WA – Bow: Colin P Veal, 2: David A Cannon, 3: Alan J Giorgi, Str:
Harry T Robinson, Cox: Robert McLaren, Emerg: Robert W Lawson-Smith, Cch:
William R Burbidge
5th TAS – Bow: Terry L Philpot, 2:
W Walters, 3: Robert Dixon, Str: Noel Browning, Cox: Darrel Cashion,
Emerg: G Nichols, Cch: G Brooks
The lightweight four championship was a first and final with
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Women's Interstate Four-Oared Championship — The
ULVA Trophy
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Distance: 1000m
Time: 3.26.0 |
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1st NSW – Bow: Dianne Lucas, 2: Wendy Spurling,
3: Connie Rietsma, Str: Helen Evans, Cox: Alf McLaren, Cch: Mervyn
Perry
2nd VIC
3rd QLD – Bow: G Duffy, 2: J Cook, 3: A Emerick, Str: B
Hughes, Cox G Smith
4th ACT
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Women's Interstate Sculling
Championship — The Nell Slatter Trophy
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1st
NSW – Margaret Hansen
2nd VIC – Joan Biretta
The Women's sculler
from Victoria was one of the most promising young scullers
to ever come from Geelong. She went missing in 1965 whilst
training on the Barwon River. Her body was found a few days
later. There was considerable mystery surrounding her tragic
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