History of Leichhardt Rowing Club
On these Bright Waters - A Centennial History of Leichhardt Rowing Club 1886-1986
Reproduced with permission of the author Merle Kavanagh
Table of Contents
Chapters
- The beginning
- Opening ceremony of club premises
- Early years
- 19th century social events
- Loss of the club's first shed
- Into the 20th century
- The social scene before the war
- The first world war
- Between the world wars
- The 2nd world war
- The winning years after WWII
- The struggles of the sixties and seventies
- The last decade
- Some rowing highlights
- Junior oarsmen
- Women
- Oarmanship
- Regattas and the fleet
- Some accidents and incidents
- Old boys/reunions
Appendices
- Some club personalities
- Honorary life members
- Trophies awarded
- Roll of office bearers
- Coaches and Coxswains
- Current Committee and members 1985-86
- Members of Leichhardt Old Oarsmen's Union
- NSWRA International representatives
- NSWRA Interstate representatives
- Successes in NSWRA Championships
- NSWRA Ladies Championships
- Boat race officials
- Members who served as NSWRA office bearers
Appendix 5—Coaches & Coxwains
Coaches
These are the backbone of the club and without them the club could not operate. Coaches who have served the club over the years include—
| J. ANGUS | J.J. LEWIS | N. REIDEL |
| J. BARRINGHAM | F. LITTLEFIELD | E. RENOUF |
| G. CARLSON | E. LONGLEY | S. RIORDAN |
| P. CAYSER | M. LOWREY | L. ROBBERDS |
| J. COLLINS | K. MANTTAN | L. ROBINSON |
| PROF. COTTON | CHAS. MARR | B. SCHWEIKERT |
| E. CURTAIN | S.A. MAXWELL | E. SCHWEIKERT |
| C. DAVIES | N. McCALLUM | J. SCOTT |
| P. EVATT | D. McCRAY | R. STONE |
| C. HURLEY | C. O'HARA | ERN WILLIAMS |
| J. HURLEY | VIN O'SULLIVAN | BERN WILLIAMS |
| J. HUTCHINSON | DR. J.A. PARKES | W. WILLIAMS |
| R.S. JONES | JOHN PIPER | G. WILLIAMSON |
| A.C. KAYSER | A. RAMSAY | A. WILSON |
| E. KEARY | G. REID | L. WINKWORTH |
| J. LEVY |
Coxwains
Coxswains who have served the club over the years include—
| ANITA ANDERSON | J. HOLST | K. NOYES |
| R. BUNTIN | KEVIN HOLLINGSWORTH | VIN O'SULLIVAN |
| A. CARROLL | A. IRONSIDE | W. ( PLUM ) PARKER |
| STAN CHAPMAN | R. JENKINS | D. REDDINGTON |
| W. CHAPMAN | ALAN KAYSER | C. REID |
| GRANT CORBETT | MILTON KAYSER | NORM REIDEL |
| R.J. DALY | P. KENNY | LIONEL ROBBERDS |
| D. DARLEY | RACHEL KNEVITT | R. ROBERTS |
| B. DILLON | NORTON LADKIN | W. SPAHN |
| ALEC EDDIE | J.J. LEWIS | R. SCHNEIDER |
| JACK EDDIE | P. McLAREN | E. STORY |
| B. EDMONDS | G. MACPHERSON | T. TANCRED |
| H. FRIEND | I. MACPHERSON | AUB. WAGLAND |
| C. GRAHAM | LEN MACPHERSON | BILL WILLIAMSON |
| T. HEALY | R. MORRIS | TOM WILLIAMSON |
| W. HIBBLE | R. NESBIT | R. WOTTEN |
| A. HOLST |