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 4—Office Bearers 1886-1986
| President | Captain | Honorary Secretary | Honorary Treasurer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | F. WALSH | J. W. 0'BRIEN | W.E. JOHNSON | B. R. MOORE |
| 1887 | F. WALSH | J. W. 0'BRIEN | W.E. JOHNSON | B. R. MOORE |
| 1888 | F. WALSH | W. BULL | W.E. JOHNSON | B. R. MOORE |
| 1889 | F. WALSH | W. BULL | W.E. JOHNSON | B. R. MOORE |
| 1890 | F. WALSH | W. BULL | H. WILCOX | C.C. MARSHALL |
| 1891 | F. WALSH | W. BULL | H. WILCOX | W.R. AINSWORTH |
| 1892 | F. WALSH | W. BULL | H.A. RUDDER | W.R. AINSWORTH |
| 1893 | F. WALSH | C.C. MARSHALL | H.A. RUDDER | W. LAMBERT |
| 1894 | C.C. MARSHALL | J. ABERTON | A.A. WATSON | W. LAMBERT |
| 1895 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | C. EASTES | A.A. WATSON | W. LAMBERT |
| 1896 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J.A. BOLLMAN | C.J. AULD | T. KNAPMAN |
| 1897 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J.A. BOLLMAN | C.J. AULD | C.C. EASTES |
| 1898 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J.A. BOLLMAN | C.J. AULD | F. GOLDSMITH |
| 1899 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J. WISEMAN | C.J. AULD | F. GOLDSMITH |
| 1900 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J. WISEMAN | G.B. HENERSON | F. GOLDSMITH |
| 1901 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J. WISEMAN | T.B. KING | J. COLLINS |
| 1902 | H. S. BROTHERWOOD | J. COLLINS | T.B. KING | N.F. MAGEE |
| 1903 | J. KEEP | H.C. KERR | G.F. NATHAM | N.F. MAGEE |
| 1904 | G. NIXON | H.C. KERR | G. DIGHT | A.G. PARTRIDGE |
| 1905 | G. NIXON | D.G. BATHGATE | E. KENNY | A.G. PARTRIDGE |
| 1906 | G. NIXON | T.B. KING | C.G. JOHNSON | E. W. BURNS |
| 1907 | G. NIXON | A. RAMSAY | C.G. JOHNSON | E. DIGHT |
| E. KENNY | E. DURELL | |||
| 1908 | G. NIXON | A. RAMSAY | E. KENNY | 0. J. WOOD |
| 1909 | G. NIXON | A. RAMSAY | W.G. KOLTS | 0. J. WOOD |
| 1910 | G. NIXON | A. RAMSAY | A.R. CASROW | J. McCABE |
| 1911 | G. NIXON | A. RAMSAY | 0. J. WOOD | F.G. MISON |
| 1912 | G. NIXON | E.F. WILLIAMS | 0. J. WOOD | F.G. MISON |
| 1913 | G. NIXON | E.F. WILLIAMS | 0. J. WOOD | F.U. BULLEN |
| 1914 | G. NIXON | W.F. WHEELER | F.U. BULLEN | L.P. DAVIES |
| 1915 | G. NIXON | W.F. WHEELER | W. THOMPSON | E. KENNY |
| 1916 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | W.F. WHEELER | A. CLIFFORD | C. CAMPBELL |
| 1917 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | W.F. WHEELER | E. RENOUF | W. DIMMICK |
| 1918 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | G.A. CARLSON | E. BUNYAN |
| 1919 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | H.T. MADDEN | T.D. LYNCH |
| 1920 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | G. BURTON | G. DAVIDSON |
| 1921 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | K. GORMLEY | S.A. MAXWELL |
| 1922 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | G. DAVIDSON | E.S. LITTLEJOHN |
| 1923 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | S.A. MAXWELL | J. DALY | B. FINDLAY |
| 1924 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | S.A. MAXWELL | T.W. PACKER | S.M. DREW |
| 1925 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | W. MILLER | K.E. DOWNING | R.F. HAYWARD |
| 1926 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | D. 0'SULLIVAN | G. MEYERS | H. MEYERS |
| 1927 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | D. 0'SULLIVAN | C.G. WILSON | G. HAYWARD |
| 1928 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | D. 0'SULLIVAN | A. McGREGOR | J. McDONALD |
| 1929 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | K GORMLEY | T. NANCE | E. STANNER |
| 1930 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | R.S. JONES | R.S. JONES |
| 1931 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | R.S. JONES | E. J. MORGAN |
| 1932 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | F.S. WILLIAMS | C. STEVENS | D. J. Mc PHERSON |
| 1933 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | J. COLLINS | G.V. REID | J. HENDERSON |
| 1934 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | L.B. DAY | M. KING |
| 1935 | T. J. HOSKINS MLA | A.C.C. KAYSER | L. WALCOT | M. KING |
| 1936 | W.H. LAMBERT | A.C.C. KAYSER | L. WALCOT | G.V. REID |
| 1937 | F.G. BAKER | C.C. DAVIES | J. HENDERSON | J. GILLMER |
| 1938 | F.G. BAKER | J. HUTCHISON | A. BROWN | J. GILLMER |
| 1939 | F.G. BAKER | J. ANGUS | D. MORRIS | A. BROWN |
| T. McKEON | ||||
| 1940 | F.G. BAKER | C.C. DAVIES | D.N. 0'DONNELL | C. R. MARR |
| W.B. DOUGHERTY | G.C. DAVIES | |||
| 1941 | F.G. BAKER | C.C. DAVIES | G.C. DAVIES | C. R. MARR |
| 1942 | F.G. BAKER | N.T. McCALLUM | G.C. DAVIES | C. R. MARR |
| 1943 | F.G. BAKER | C.C. DAVIES | G.C. DAVIES | W. NEVILLE |
| 1944 | F.G. BAKER | C.C. DAVIES | G.C. DAVIES | W. NEVILLE |
| 1945 | F.G. BAKER | G.V. REID | G.C. DAVIES | L.N. 0'DONNELL |
| 1946 | A.D. WATTS | C.C. DAVIES | G.C. DAVIES | L.N. 0'DONNELL |
| K. MANTTAN | ||||
| 1947 | A.D. WATTS | D.S. RIORDAN | R.M. GRINSTED | L.N. 0'DONNELL |
| 1948 | A.D. WATTS | N.T. McCALLUM | D. J. WARD | L.N. 0'DONNELL |
| 1949 | A.C.C. KAYSER | N.T. McCALLUM | E. BALNAVE | L.N. 0'DONNELL |
| K. BOND | D. COOLEY | |||
| 1950 | A.C.C. KAYSER | K. BOND | J. D. BEALE | L.N. 0'DONNELL |
| 1951 | A.C.C. KAYSER | B. WARD | J. D. BEALE | G.V. REID |
| A.C. DOUGHTY | ||||
| 1952 | A.C.C. KAYSER | M.D. FINLAY | P.M. EVATT | A.C. DOUGHTY |
| A. WILSON | ||||
| 1953 | A.C.C. KAYSER | P.M. EVATT | K. PARDOE | D.C. TANNER |
| B. HEATON | ||||
| 1954 | A.C.C. KAYSER | P.M. EVATT | D.R. PATERSON | D.C. TANNER |
| 1955 | J. HURLEY | P.M. EVATT | S.R. ROLL | D.C. TANNER |
| 1956 | D.C. TANNER | E.R. CURTAIN | P. ECONOMOS | D.J. DOCHERTY |
| W. J . WOODHEAD | ||||
| 1957 | G.V. REID | E.R. CURTAIN | W. J . WOODHEAD | D.J. DOCHERTY |
| L. R. MACPHERSON | ||||
| 1958 | G.V. REID | S.R. ROLL | L. R. MACPHERSON | D.J. DOCHERTY |
| 1959 | G.V. REID | E.R. CURTAIN | D.J. DOCHERTY | P.N. BURKE |
| H.C.B. EDMONDSON | ||||
| 1960 | H.C.B. EDMONDSON | E.R. CURTAIN | D.J. DOCHERTY | P.N. BURKE |
| 1961 | H.C.B. EDMONDSON | S.R. ROLL | D.J. DOCHERTY | P.N. BURKE |
| 1962 | H.C.B. EDMONDSON | L. R. MACPHERSON | D.J. DOCHERTY | W.J. WOODHEAD |
| N. MILLS | ||||
| 1963 | H.C.B. EDMONDSON | L. ROBBERDS | D.J. DOCHERTY | L. R. MACPHERSON |
| 1964 | R.S. JONES | J. HUDSON | J.B. STEEDMAN | L. R. MACPHERSON |
| 1965 | D.J. DOCHERTY | R. CURRALL | J. RANCH | J.B. STEEDMAN |
| B. MOYNAHAN | ||||
| 1966 | R.S. JONES | B. MOYNAHAN | J. STEEDMAN | D.J. DOCHERTY |
| 1967 | R.S. JONES | B. MOYNAHAN | B. MOYNAHAN | T. SHEEHAN |
| D.J. DOCHERTY | ||||
| 1968 | P.M. EVATT | B. MOYNAHAN | F. COX | T. SHEEHAN |
| R. PHILLIPS | ||||
| 1969 | L. R. MACPHERSON | B. MOYNAHAN | F. COX | F. COX |
| J. PASHLEY | J. PASHLEY | |||
| 1970 | L. R. MACPHERSON | B. MOYNAHAN | J. PASHLEY | J. PASHLEY |
| D. WARD | D. WARD | |||
| 1971 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | S. JAQUES | A. FLINT |
| C. LLOYD-BOSTOCK | ||||
| 1972 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | S. JAQUES | A. FLINT |
| 1973 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | S. JAQUES | A. FLINT |
| J. SHANNON | ||||
| 1974 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | S. JAQUES | J. SHANNON |
| 1975 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | J. SHANNON | A. FLINT |
| 1976 | R.S. JONES | R.L. HARWOOD | G. PETRIE | A. FLINT |
| 1977 | R.S. JONES | R.L. HARWOOD | G. PETRIE | A. FLINT |
| 1978 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | S. ROURKE | A. FLINT |
| 1979 | B. MOYNAHAN | R.L. HARWOOD | S. ROURKE | A. FLINT |
| B. WOOLVEN | ||||
| 1980 | V. WILLLIAMSON | R.L. HARWOOD | G. GRAUSUM | A. FLINT |
| 1981 | V. WILLLIAMSON | D. BODELL | S. JAQUES | A. FLINT |
| 1982 | N. T. McCALLUM | D. BODELL | S. JAQUES | A. FLINT |
| 1983 | N. T. McCALLUM | D. BODELL | A. POTTER | A. FLINT |
| 1984 | N. T. McCALLUM | D. BODELL | A. POTTER | A. FLINT |
| 1985 | N. T. McCALLUM | D. BODELL | A. POTTER | A. FLINT |
| 1986 | R.STONE | D. BODELL | A. POTTER | A. FLINT |