History of Mercantile Rowing Club
Table of Contents
Chapters
- The River Yarra
- Early Rowing in Victoria
- The Beginnings (1880-1890)
- Mercantile in the Nineties (1890-1900)
- Sloan, Ivens and Fluctuating Fortunes (1900-1910)
- Dark Days and New Dawn (1910-1920)
- Years of Mixed Success (1920-1930)
- Through the Thirties (1930-1939)
- The Struggle for Survival (1939-1946)
- Building for Success (1946-1950)
- Mercantile to the Melbourne Olympics (1950-1956)
- Rowing to Rome (1956-1960)
- A Pink Cloud on the Horizon (1960-1965)
- The Storm and its Passing (1965-1966)
- A Clear Light Blue Sky (1966-1968)
- High Noon (1968-1970)
- A New Challenge (1970-1973)
- Fire and the Second Building Project (1973)
- Winds of Change (1973-1976)
- The Close of the Century (1976-1980)
- The Base for Success (1980-1984)
- Success (1984-1988)
- Oarsome Foursome (1988-1992)
- A Boathouse for the Best (1992-1996)
- The Rise of the Professional Coach (1996-2000)
- Golden Girls (2000-2005)
Appendices
Appendix 1 - Presidents & Life Members
| 1880-1889 | W K Thompson |
| 1889-1903 | John B Whitty |
| 1903-1905 | Arthur R. Blackwood |
| 1905-1933 | Sir Stephen Morell |
| 1933-1955 | Archibald L Dobbie |
| 1955-1982 | James G H Sprigg |
| 1982-1993 | Robert R Aitken MBE |
| 1993-1997 | David H Boykett |
| 1997-2004 | Andrew N Guerin OAM |
| 2004-2010 | Philippe Batters |
| 2010-2018 | Malcom W Batten OAM |
| 2018-2021 | Anthony Johnson |
| 2021- | Georgina Peele (nee Douglas) |
| Name | Elected |
|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Phillip J | 1988 |
| AITKEN, Robert R MBE | 1967 |
| BATTERS, Philippe | 2014 |
| BOYD, William S | 1889 |
| BOYKETT, David H | 1997 |
| BRADSHAW, Edward T | 1938 |
| BRADSHAW, J William | 1972 |
| BROOKE, Douglas C | 1983 |
| BROWNE, Frank R | 1950 |
| CAIRNES, Norman W | 1953 |
| COLGAN, Sean P | 2009 |
| CLARKE, C Alec R. | 1931 |
| COLVIN, David E | 2004 |
| COOPER, Andrew D OAM | 1993 |
| CRAWSHAY, David W | 2009 |
| DOBBIE, Arch L | 1922 |
| DONALDSON, Noel W | 1993 |
| FRAUMANO, Jenny | 2019 |
| GILCHRIST, T R | 1889 |
| GINN, Drew OAM | 1999 |
| GUERIN, Andrew N OAM | 1988 |
| GUINN, Stan | 1935 |
| HARVEY, James R | 2012 |
| IVENS, Percy C | 1907 |
| JOSEPH, Walter | 1925 |
| KENNY, Edward | 1935 |
| LAWRENCE, Jeffrey J | 1994 |
| LEVY, A | 1921 |
| LINDBLADE, Albert G | 1950 |
| MASON, V F | Pre 1900 |
| McKAY, Michael S OAM | 1993 |
| MacKINNON, Duncan | 2020 |
| MORGAN, Deane J R | 1958 |
| MORELL, Sir Stephen J |
1935 |
| MORRISON, Jessica OAM | 2021 |
| MOSES, Abraham R (Ralph) | 1906 |
| MOUNSEY, Jack L | 1947 |
| OWEN, Martin F | 1988 |
| PICKEN, J Harvey | 1947 |
| POTTER, William | 1904 |
| SLOAN, Alex B | 1904 |
| SORANI, Armando | 1975 |
| SPRIGG, James G H | 1947 |
| STOOKE, N | 1921 |
| THURSFIELD, Roy W | 1960 |
| TOMKINS, James B OAM | 1993 |
| WEBSTER, William H | 2004 |
| WHITTY, John B | 1904 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael S | 1960 |