History of Rowing Victoria Inc
- Introduction
- 1: Rowing in a young Victoria 1838-1859
- 2: Formation of the Association 1860-1875
- 3: Growth of the Sport 1876-1889
- 4: Years of great success 1890-1899
- 5: The rise of Henley on the Yarra 1900-1909
- 6: The War Years 1910-1919
- 7: Women's rowing and the modern era 1920-1929
- 8: The Depression years 1930-1939
- 9: War and rebuilding 1940-1949
- 10: Expansion years 1950-1959
- 11: The search for international success 1960-1969
- 12: Combining the Associations and lightweight success 1970-1979
- 13: The new national program 1980-1989
- 14: Golden years 1990-1999
- 15: Professionalism 2000-2009
- 16: Yet More Growth 2010-2019
- 17: Challenging Times 2020-2026
- 1: Life Membership and other important awards
- 2: Patrons and Presidents
- 3: Office Bearers
- 4: Clubs and their histories
- 5: The Oarsmen's Centotaph and WWI Roll of Honour
- 6: WWII Roll of Honour
- 7: Premierships
- 8: State Championships
- 9: Hall of Fame Inductees
- 10: Victorian Olympians
- 11: International representation
- 12: Intercolonial and Interstate Racing
- 13: School rowing
- 14: University rowing
- 15: Histories of Victorian Rowing
- 16: Annual Reports
Appendix 15. Histories of Victorian Rowing
Victorian rowing has been blessed with two early histories of the sport of rowing in Victoria.
The Victorian Rowing Register and Oarsman's Companion 1878 by M S Glynn published by C F Maxwell 1878
The Victorian Oarsman with a Rowing Register 1857-1919 by John Lang, published by A H Massina & Company 1919
Both books are important and accurate histories of the sport in those early days.
Much of the early Victorian rowing history of this website has been sourced from Lang's 1919 book.
For the centenary of the Association in 1976, Field Rickards compiled a history titled Rowing in Victoria, The first 100 years of the Victorian Rowing Association 1876-1976. This has been reproduced on this site with the approval of the author's son, who is also known as Field Rickards.