history of the city of warrnambool rowing club

City of Warrnambool Rowing Club – 140 years on the Hopkins River

By Susan Finnigan

Presidents and Vice-Presidents: 1870 - 2015

(City of) Warrnambool Rowing Club Presidents and Vice-Presidents. In some instances it was difficult to distinguish if the positions applied to a financial or calendar year or rowing season, as some names were reported in newspaper articles. This list is accurate to within one year, as far as possible.

Year	Presidents	Vice-Presidents
1871	Mr Octavius F W Palmer	Mr G Jobbins (Chair November 1871)
1872
1873	Captain Alfred Selby	Mt Peter J McGennan
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885	Mr John Murray MLA	Messrs C N T Opie and Walter S Helpman (Rev R Keith Mackay 12/12/1885)
1886	Mr John Murray MLA	Messrs C N T Opie and Walter S Helpman
1887
1888	Mr James Searle Rowley
1889	Mr James Searle Rowley	Mr T H Osborne (Mayor), Mr W R Rutledge and Major Walter S Helpman
1890
1891
1892
1893	Mr James Searle Rowley
1894
1895
1896	Mr E Ardlie	Mr Walter S Helpman, T Redford, R D Burrall, W Simpson, J Miller
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914	Cr F Landman (Mayor)
1915	Mr D O'Driscoll, Mr F J Gill
1916	Mr F J Gill	T Mackay, F C Osborne, J Ecker
1917	Mr F J Gill	T Mackay, F C Osborne, J Ecker
1918	Mr F J Gill
1919	Mr F J Gill
1920	Mr F J Gill
1921	Mr F J Gill
1922	Mr F J Gill
1923	Mr F J Gill
1924	Mr M L Carter
1925	Mr M L Carter	Mr F J Gill, D O'Driscoll
1926	Mr M L Carter	Mr F J Gill, D O'Driscoll
1927	Mr M L Carter	Mr F J Gill, D O'Driscoll, J Jackman
1928	Mr F J Gill	Mr M L Carter, D O'Driscoll, J Jackman
1929	Mr F J Gill
1930	Mr F J Gill
1931	Mr R Wolfe (Chair), Mr F J Gill
1932	Mr A Maloney (Chair), Mr F J Gill
1933
1934
1935	Cr James (Jas) Swan, F J Gill (Chair)	Cr H J McGennan
1936	Cr James Swan	George Brown, H J McGennan
1937	Cr D Ryan	A Anson, D M Dickson, Cr H J McGennan, R Scutcheon, C Dodds, F Edmunds
1938	Cr D Ryan	C Dodds, D Dickson, Cr Christian, Mr Dawson, Mr McKenna, Mr J Ramsay
1939		D Ryan, J Newman, C Dodds, J Ramsay, J Kenna, Cr Christian
1940	J Horner	Cr D Ryan, C Dodds, J Ramsay, J Kenna, Cr H J McGennan, D M Dickson
1941	Recess
1942	Recess
1943	Recess
1944	Recess
1945	Recess
1946	Dr Hetherington	C Dodds
1947	Dr Hetherington	C Dodds, Mr Gill, D Dickson, K Ryan, J Esam
1948	Dr Hetherington	Mr Gill, Dr Patrick, Mr Staples
1949	Dr W G Miller	Mr F J Gill, Mr H F Staples, C Dodds, R G Merriman
1950	Dr W G Miller	Mr F J Gill, C A Struth, W Staple, W A Browne, W R Merriman, Mr D Fletcher Jones, Mr C Dodds
1951	Dr W G Miller	Mr F J Gill, Cr A Struth, W Staple, W A Browne, W R Merriman, Mr D Fletcher Jones, Mr C Dodds
1952	Dr W G Miller	Mr F J Gill, Cr A Struth, W Staples, D Batterbee, W A Browne, W R Merriman, Mr D Fletcher Jones, Mr C Dodds
1953	W F Staples	Dr W G Miller, Cr A Struth, D Batterbee, W A Browne, W R Merriman, Mr D Fletcher Jones, Mr C Dodds, R Gibbons
1954	W F Staples	Dr W G Miller, D Batterbee, W R Merriman, Mr D Fletcher Jones, Mr C Dodds, R & A Gibbons, F J Gill
1955	Recess
1956	Recess
1957	Recess
1958	C Dodds	Dr Langton, A Roder, S Lark
1959	C Dodds	P Hunt
1960	C Dodds	N Robertson, K O'Grady
1961	C Dodds	N Robertson, K O'Grady, Arthur Thompson
1962	N Robertson	C Dodds, A Thompson, H Stephenson
1963	N Robertson	C Dodds, A Thompson, C Jenson
1964	N Robertson	C Dodds, S Martin, J W Taylor, V Barbaris
1965	H Warren	N Robertson, C Dodds, N Kelly P O'Grady
1966	H Warren	R Scutcheon
1967	J W Taylor	H Warren, R Tucker
1968	J W Taylor	H Warren, R Tucker
1969	Les. Smart	R Murray, R Keinsrod
1970	J W Taylor	Ray Tucker, Ron Murray
1971	J W Taylor	Robert Stephenson, Junior VP J Carter
1972	J W Taylor	Robert Stephenson, Junior VP J Carter
1973	J W Taylor	Robert Stephenson, J Carter
1974	J W Taylor	Robert Stephenson, Junior VP J Carter
1975	Barry Shiells	Jack Crosbie, Junior VP Jim Carter
1976	Barry Shiells	J H Carter, Junior VP M Baudinette
1977	J Carter	M Baudinette, Junior VP B Shiells
1978	J Carter	M Baudinette, Junior VP C Wooster
1979	M Baudinette
1980	M Baudinette	J Carter, Junior VP C Wooster
1981	J Carter	M Baudinette, Junior VP Robert O'Keefe
1982	D McDougall	Jim Carter, Junior VP C Wooster
1983	D McDougall	D Turland, Junior VP C McDonald
1984	P O'Grady	C McDonald, Junior VP Alex Fowler (resigned) J Carter (elected)
1985	P O'Grady	C McDonald, Junior VP David Turland
1986	P O'Grady	D McDougall, Junior VP C Wooster
1987	J Carter	B Crimmin, Junior VP C Wooster
1988	J Carter	C Wooster, Junior VP P O'Grady
1989	J Carter	C Wooster, Junior VP M Baudinette
1990	P Kavanagh	J Carter, Junior VP C Wooster
1991	P Kavanagh	J Carter, Junior VP C Wooster
1992	P Kavanagh	J Carter, Junior VP C Wooster
1993	P Kavanagh	P O'Grady, Junior VP B Crimmin
1994	B Crimmin
1995
1996
1997
1998	Clive Wooster	Peter Kelson
1999
2000	P Kelson	C Wooster
2001	P Kelson	C Wooster
2002	P Kelson	C Wooster
2003	P Kelson	C Wooster
2004	P Kelson	C Wooster
2005	P Kelson	C Wooster
2006	P Kelson	C Wooster
2007	P Kelson	C Wooster
2008	P Kelson	C Wooster
2009	B Finnigan	P Kelson
2010	B Finnigan	P Kelson
2011	B Finnigan	Maryanne Purcell
2012	B Finnigan	Maryanne Purcell
2013	B Finnigan	Maryanne Purcell
2014	B Finnigan	Maryanne Purcell
2015	J Bone	C Sudholz

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The idea for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 & 1993 for the Australian team handbooks. Andrew Guerin developed and extended these histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and then expanded the site.

Steve Roll has been an invaluable contributor to the website in locating errors and finding Christian names of rowers. His superb work is acknowledged.

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