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 7—Members of the Leichhardt Union of Old Oarsmen
| A. AARON | J. GILLMER | L. McRAE |
| A. ANDERSON | N. GREENWOOD | W. MONAGHAN |
| J. ANGUS | T. GRIFFIN | B. M0YNAHAN |
| M. ANNETTS | B. HARDING | T. NANCE |
| W. ANSCHUTZ | J. HARRISON | J. NEAL |
| D. ASIMUS | R. HARWOOD | L. NEWTON |
| E. BALNAVE | J. HAYES | W. NIX (BALMAIN) |
| J. BARRINGHAM | B. HESSION | N. O'BRIEN |
| J. D. BEALE | W. HIBBLE | L. O' DONNEL |
| A. BELL | A. HILL | C. OSWALD |
| D. BODELL | N . HOBSON | W . PACKER |
| K. BOND | R. HODGSON | W. PARKER |
| K. BOYLE | A. HOLST | G. PERKINS |
| R. BRIGGS | T. HOWE | G. PETRIE |
| N. BURKE | K. HUCKER | A. POTTER |
| A. CALDER (BALMAIN) | J. HUDSON | L. R0BBERDS |
| T. CARLSON | G. HURST | D. RIORDAN |
| W. CARROLL | J. JACKSON | L. ROURKE |
| J. COCKERILL | S. JAQUES | M. RUFFELS |
| D. COOLEY | N. JONES | D. RYAN |
| R. CRELLIN | R. S. JONES | J. RYAN (BALMAIN) |
| R. CURRALL | A. KAVANAGH | V. SCHWEIKERT |
| E. CURTAIN | A. KAYSER | J. SHANNON |
| F. DALTON | M. KAYSER | W. SHIRT |
| J. DALY | L. KNIGHT | J. STEEDMAN |
| C. DAVIES | N. LADKIN | L. STEVENSON |
| G. DAVIES | L. LOUIS | R. STONE |
| L.B. DAY | M. LOWREY | B. STOREY |
| B. DICKSON | C. MARR | R. TARLINTON |
| P.J. DICKSON | K. McBRIDE | P. TRIVES |
| D. DOCKERTY | K. McCALLUM | R. ULLO |
| B. DOCWRA | N . McCALLUM | L. WALCOTT |
| H. DONECAN | F. McCARTHY | J. WALLIS |
| A.C. DOUGHTY | S. McCARTHY | B. WARD |
| M. EARLS | D. McCRAY | D. WARD |
| P. ECONOMOS | L. McCRAY | J. WATSON |
| M.J. EDDIE | A. McGREGOR | F. S. WILLIAMS |
| D. FAIRLIE | S.A. MACKENZIE | T. WILLIAMSON |
| M. FINLAY | M. McLENNAN | G. WILLIAMSON |
| A. FLINT | I. MACPHERSON | V. WILLIAMS0N |
| N. FRENEY | L. MACPHERSON | A. WILSON |