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 5 — Mercantile's National Championships Crews (2001 - 2005)
2001 Wivenhoe Dam Queensland
- Men's Coxless Four
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC, Robert Douglas, Bill Tait, Cameron McKenzie-McHarg (MUBC), Matthew Long, Cch: David Palfreyman)
- (3rd - Mercantile/MUBC - Travis Johnston, Warren Keeble (MUBC), Karsten Forsterling, Lachlan McPherson)
- Men's Under 23 Single Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, David Crawshay Cch: Ian Dryden)
- Men's Under 23 Double Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/UQBC, David Crawshay, Shaun Coulton
- Women's Under 23 Four
- (2nd - Mercantile, Danielle Ackland, Laura Blunden, Rosie Bell, Anthea Pyers, Cch: Tom Courtney)
2002 Nagambie Lakes Victoria
- Men's Pair
- 1st - Mercantile, Drew Ginn and James Tomkins, Cch: Noel Donaldson
- Men's Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Swan River, Robert Douglas, Travis Johnstone, Luke Pougnault, David Matthews)
- Women's Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC, )
- Women's Under 23 Pair
- 1st - Mercantile, Danielle Ackland & Sara Richards, Cch: Tom Courtney
- Women's Under 23 Four
- 1st - Mercantile/MUBC, Daniell Ackland, Robyn Selby Smith, Crystal Antica (MUBC), Sara Richards, Cch: Tom Courtney
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Double Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC, Emily Wilmonth, Ktherine Moore (MUBC), Cchs: David Colvin & John Acton (MUBC))
2003 Lake Barrington Tasmania
- Men's Pair
- (2nd - Mercantile, Drew Ginn and James Tomkins, Cch: Noel Donaldson)
- Men's Coxless Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Canberra/UTS, Michael McKay, Jaimie Fernandez (Canberra), Geoff Stewart (UTS), Bo Hansen (UTS))
- Men's Quad Scull
- (3rd Mercantile, Henry Edgar, Andrew Stubbs, Alistair Taylor, David Crawshay, Cch: Ian Dryden))
- Women's Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Chibnell, Robyn Selby Smith, Emily Martin (WB))
- Women's Eight
- (2nd - Mercantile, Emily Wilmonth, Bridie O'Donnell, Sarah Forbes, Pauline Frasca, Robyn Selby Smith, Fleur Chew, Sara Richards, Sarah Chibnell, Cox: Katie Foulkes, Cch: Tom Courtney)
- Women's Under 23 Scull
- 1st - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Cch: Tom Courtney
- Women's Under 23 Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Fleur Chew, Emily Wilmonth, Cch: Tom Courtney)
- Women's Under 23 Four
- 1st - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Fleur Chew, Taryn Langdon, Emily Wilmonth, Cch: Tom Courtney
- Women's Under 23 Quad Scull
- 1st - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Fleur Chew, Taryn Langdon, Emily Wilmonth, Cch: Tom Courtney
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Scull
- 1st Mercantile, Alison Withers, Cch: David Colvin
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Double Scull
- 1st Mercantile/MUBC, Alison Withers, Sally Muir (MUBC), Cch: David Colvin
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat/Banks, Alison Withers, Nalini Blacker, Kalina Boubartovm (Banks), Andrea Dixon (WB))
2004 Nagambie Lakes Victoria
- Men's Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile/Surfers Paradise, Duncan Free (SP) & )
- Men's Coxless Four
- 1st - Mercantile/UTS, James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Bo Hansen (UTS), Geoff Stewart (UTS)
- Men's Double Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/UQBC, David Crawshay & Shaun Coulton (UQBC)
- Men's Quad Scull
- (3rd - Mercantile/Banks, Alistair Taylor, Henry Edgar, Greg O'Nians (Banks), Chris Willis (Banks), Cch: Bill Tait)
- Men's Lightweight Eight
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC - Peter Kupcis)
- Men's Under 19 Four
- (2nd - Mercantile/SUBC, Chris Riddell, Mitch Estens (SUBC), Edward Boyce (SUBC), Ben Dimensino (SUBC), Cchs: Bill Tait & Marty Rabjohns (SUBC))
- Women's Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat, Robyn Selby Smith, Emily Martin (WB), Fleur Chew, Pauline Frasca, Cch: Tom Courtney)
- Women's Eight
- (3rd - Mercantile, Robyn Selby Smith, Sara Richards, Fleur Chew, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Forbes, Emma Wawn, Mia Duncan, Sarah Chibnall, Cox: Emily Trewartha (MUBC), Cchs: Tom Courtney & David Colvin)
- Women's Under 23 Double Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, Sara Richards, Sarah Forbes, Cch: Tom Courtney)
- Women's Lightweight Quad
- (3rd - Mercantile/Banks/Hawthorn/Wendouree Ballarat, Lauren Zovi (Banks), Jo Barnden, Kate Durant (Hawthorn), Andrea Dixon (WB), Cchs: David Colvin & Jack Bennett (Banks))
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Single Scull
- (3rd - Mercantile, Alison Withers Cch: David Colvin)
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Double Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/AUBC, Alison Withers & Jacqui Bain (AUBC), Cch: David Colvin
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Banks/Essendon, Nalini Blacker, Kalina Barboutov (Banks), Sophie Johnson (Banks), Lauren Angley (Essendon), Cchs: David Colvin & John Bennett (Banks))
- Women's Under 19 Double Scull
- (3rd - Mercantile/Essendon, Emy Huntsman, Elsie Madigan (Essendon), Cchs: Scott Riddell (Essendon) & Tom Courtney)
- Women's Under 19 Eight
- (3rd - Mercantile/MUBC/Essendon, Alice McNamara (MUBC), Emy Huntsman, Freya Scully (ERC), Melissa Plummer (ERC), Elsie Madigan (ERC), Elizabeth Dwyer (ERC), Michelle Smigieleski (ERC), Sarah Griffen (ERC))
2005 Sydney International Regatta Centre NSW
- Men's Coxless Four
- (3rd - Mercantile/MUBC, Jason Heard (MUBC), Drew Ginn, George Jelbart (MUBC), Kartsen Forsterling (MUBC))
- Men's Scull
- 1st - David Crawshay
- (3rd - Alistair Taylor)
- Men's Quad
- 1st - Mercantile/ANU/Canberra, Ben Southwell (ANU), Alister Taylor, Craig Jones (Canberra), Henry Gundry (ANU), Cch: Reinhold Batschi (AIS)
- Men's Under 23 Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Nicholas Mitchell, Chris Riddell, Cch: Tom Courtney)
- Men's Under 23 Eight
- (2nd - Mercantile/MUBC/Wendouree Ballarat, Nick Moran (WB), Lachlan McKenzie (WB), Angus Carter (MUBC), Alistair Tubb (MUBC), Chris Riddell, Nick Burchell (MUBC), Tom Larkins (MUBC), Alexander Machin, Cox: Tim Deveson (MUBC), Cchs: Julian Voller & Sam Pullen (MUBC))
- Men's Under 23 Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, Nicholas Mitchell, Cory Hester, Chris Riddell, Tim Linke, Cch: Tom Courtney)
- Men's Under 19 Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Corio Bay/Nestles, Tim Wright, Tom Bertrand, Andrew Pascoe, Daniel Vratcic, Cchs: neil Myers and Tom Courtney)
- Women's Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Pauline Frasca, Fleur Chew, Cch: Bill Tait)
- Women's Four
- 1st - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat/MUBC, Pauline Frasca, Sarah Heard (MUBC), Emily Martin (WB), Fleur Chew, Cch: Bill Tait
- Women's Eight
- 1st - Mercantile/Wendouree Ballarat, Emma Wawn, Alison Withers, Rachel Skevington, Sarah Forbes, Emily Martin (WB), Fleur Chew, Pauline Frasca, Robyn Selby Smith, Kate Fitzgibbon, Cchs: Bill Tait & David Ochert
- Women's Lightweight Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile, Alison Withers, Cch: David Colvin)
- Women's Lightweight Double Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Power House, Alison Withers, Regina Kennedy (PH), Cchs: David Colvin & Mark Baxter (PH))
- Women's Lightweight Quad Scull
- (2nd - Mercantile/Power House/Melbourne, Kate Durrant (PH), Nutter (Melbourne), Alison Withers, Regina Kennedy (PH), Cchs: David Colvin & Mark Baxter (PH))
- Women's Under 23 Pair
- (3rd - Mercantile, Rachel Skevington, Sarah Forbes, Cch: Bill Tait)
- Women's Under 23 Lightweight Quad Scull
- 1st - Mercantile/MUBC - Sarah Jane Blunt, Sally Muir (MUBC), Andrea Dixon (MUBC), Heidi Wilson (MUBC), Cchs: Tim Dolphin(MUBC) & David Colvin