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public schools association head of the river rowing regatta

1968 PSA Head of the River

The 69th Annual Head of the River was conducted at Crawley The Narrows on the Swan River on 20th April 1968. Scotch College were the victors.

A full copy of the 1968 regatta program with a full history of the regatta can be found through this link

 

Regatta Committee

D A Lawe Davies (President), Dr K R Tregonning, Dr G Maxwell Keys, C A Hamer, Rev Vro J C Woodruff, P M Moyes, Rev Bro N C Guerin, Rev Bro B S Worner, G R Newson, W R Burbidge, D F Poake, W Towers, R Gamble, B A Moncur, V R Cooper, J A McLean, A F Blackwood, G J Peters, E P Bowman (Secretary)

Officials

Robert C Hemery (Chief Judge), R G Semple, R Jeffrey, R Lawson-Smith, Dr J W Pannell, G A Rosser, William S Cooper, E J Stuart, W R Burbidge, J E Little, J McLaren, Dr Gordon Barratt Hill, W M Church


First Eights

Challenge Cup

One Mile

Times not known

1st Scotch College - Bow: J C Edwards, 2: K R Zeffert, 3: S H Kennedy, 4: G J Banfield, 5: J J Nelson, 6: R C Sweetman, 7: A R Smoker, Str: P A Dawkin, Cox: I D Hill, Cch: R T Luke, Emergs: A L Spring and R H James

2nd Christ Church Grammar - Bow: N O Duncan, 2: J Meyer, 3: B W Paulik, 4: M E Sholl, 5: C R Robinson, 6: R D Harrison, 7: R B Porter, str: R L Halpern, Cox: M B Sands, Cch: D H Fraser

3rd Wesley College - Bow: J H Aistrop, 2: N R Perry, 3: G I Nalder, 4: J S Wilson, 5: W R Bassett-Scarfe, 6: K T Chambers, 7: G R Ward, Str: P J Jeffreys, Cox: D H Nash, Cch: J E Jeffreys

4th Aquinas College - Bow: I M Hesford, 2: M S McGrath, 3: R J Hartley, 4: I D Ryan, 5: G W O'Neill, 6: M T Stack, 7: B H Perry, Str: G E McKeown, cox: P J Smith, Cch: D O'Brien

5th Guildford Grammar - G C Samuels, 2: R K Blythe, 3: P E Maslen, 4: F R Edwards, 5: A J M Doggett, 6: D A Pullan, 7: B E Rudeforth, Str: C C H Davies, Cox: S M Carroll, Cch: R T Gard

6th Hale School - Bow: M J Ackland, 2: G B Wilson, 3: S F Young, 4: D K Miles, 5: T B Goodridge, 6: D R Little, 7: W G Thomson, Str: K D Bradford, Cox: K C Reynolds, Cch: J Little


Second Eights

3/4 Mile

Times not known

1st Aquinas College - Bow: S D Mann, 2: J R Donovan, 3: S F Willis, 4: C H James, 5: Q L White, 6: L A Anderson, 7: T D Cookley, Str: A R Stewart, Cox: M J Brophy, Cch: J R Saunders

2nd Christ Church Grammar - Bow: F T Main, 2: M W Giles, 3: I G Bessell-Browne, 4: B T Pope, 5: W Gorringe, 6: R D Cooper, 7: P B Barnett, Str: M R Gorman, Cox: R L Lefroy, Cch: G Norton

3rd Scotch College - Bow: R A Donaldson, 2: A V Dewer, 3: M E Bennett, 4: M G Westlake, 5: J W Kent, 6: P J Southwell, 7: A L Spring, Str: R H Jeames, Cox: N D Murray, Cchs: J H Parkinson & Dr G B Hill

4th Hale School - Bow: R M Wilson, 2: P Senior, 3: W Criddle, 4: D Freebairn, 5: A Wilkins, 6: P Summers, 7: J Morcombe, Str: T J Arcus, Cox: J Jeffrey, Cch: D Durston

5th Wesley College - Bow: J E Whisson, 2: G E Bear, 3: D A Shepherd, 4: G M Williams, 5: S N Thaxter, 6: K W Bennett, 7: G L Metcalf, Str: R W Sasse, Cox: K E Altham, Cch: A Gray

6th Guildford Grammar - Bow: G E Weaver, 2: G A Maslen, 3: L M McTaggart, 4: G R Sewell, 5: G W Anderson, 6: C N F Somerset, 7: P F Crossland, Str: G R Forrester, Cox: K S Dall, Cch: W R Burbidge


First Fours

1/2 Mile

Times not known

1st Scotch College - Bow: J A Bennett, 2: G R Maskiell, 3: R A Warburton, Str: D L Clarke, Cox: D S Meharry, Cch: G Westlake

2nd Aquinas College - Bow: J D Dease, 2: J C Wood, 3: J P Paxton, Str: R C Coli, Cox: D A Maynard, Cch: K Roberts

3rd Christ Church Grammar - Bow: H Robinson, 2: C B Milner, 3: W T Chambers, Str: G K Snook, Cox: W S Martin, Cch: W F Arndt

4th Hale School - Bow: A G Bickell, 2: P F Williams, 3: A D Camerer, Str: R K Jackson, Cox: W L Reynolds, Cch: A K R Prince

5th Wesley College - Bow: G M Swann, 2: D M Webb, 3: M Wright, Str: C L Lloyd, Cox: K E Pritchard, Cch: R Nash

6th Guildford Grammar - Bow: P S Climie, 2: T S Martin, 3: D R Stokes, Str: R E S McTaggart, Cox: G W Clare, Cch: J L C Wickham


Second Fours

1/2 mile

Times not known

1st Aquinas College - Bow: R D Davidson, 2: J K Scott, 3: J M Woods, Str: G R White, Cox: G S Moulton, Cch: K Roberts

2nd Christ Church Grammar - Bow: R K MacLaren, 2: D A Kirkman, 3: R V Whittaker, Str: P D Fraser, Cox: R A Mills, Cch: T R McKenzie

3rd Scotch College - Bow: J L Thorn, 2: V R E Clarke, 3: N D Hamilton, Str: G B Howie, Cox: R C McLellan, Cch: G Westlake

4th Wesley College - Bow: J D Falls, 2: B W Manning, 3: R V Basham, Str: K W Crosby, Cox: D J Parry, Cch: H J Aistrop

5th Hale School - Bow: G N Rideforth, 2: P E Pulfer, 3: K W McWaters, Str: J P Backman, Cox: R F Clarke, Cch: D A Saleeba

6th Guildford Grammar - Bow: L M Hands, 2: A R Evans, 3: D C Mitchell, Str: J E Watts, Cox: W R Payne, Cch: E H Burbidge


Fifth Fours

1/2 mile

Times not known

1st Aquinas College - Bow: N A Pozzi, 2: G W Metcalfe, 3: A N Watson, Str: G T Crawford, Cox: D W Rutherford, Cch: K Roberts

2nd Christ Church Grammar - Bow: A S Jones, 2: L P Drok, 3: H R Boultbee, Str: P F Day, Cox: R P Apthorp, Cchs: Murray McHenry & J Curtis

3rd Guildford Grammar - Bow: C S G Sippe, 2: G W Johnston, 3: A V Spalding, Str: D C Southern, Cox: B E Adamson, Cch: A L J McDaniell

4th Hale School - Bow: N G Dodson, 2: W D Cowan, 3: N G House, Str: G D Ackland, Cox: S W Coxon, Cchs: P W Davies, H T Thomson, A D Jamieson

5th Scotch College - Bow: T G Morris, 2: P T Robinson, 3: A C Thorpe, Str: G Pigram, Cox: M D Robertson, Cch: G Westlake

6th Wesley College - P R Van Straalen, 2: C R Gibbs, 3: G D Balfe, Str: J Nicholls, Cox: G J Cummins, Cch: C Peacock


Old Boys' Race

1/2 mile

Times not known

Results not known. Competing crews were - 

Hale School - Bow: D Atkinson, 2: L Sharp, 3: T Eyres, 4: D Fowler, 5: K Prince, 6: R Greene, 7: H Humphry, Str: J Negus, Cox: P Leonhardt

Scotch College - Bow: T Roberts, 2: B Anderson, 3: G Bunning, 4: L Bennett, 5: G Knowles, 6: T Knox, 7: S Dawkins, Str: J Traill, Cox: T Dickson

Aquinas College - Bow: P Le May, 2: C Coli, 3: G Mahony, 4: T Preston, 5:S Omodei, 6: J Saunders, 7: C Poole, Str: M Scott, Cox: B Tonkin

Christ Church Grammar - Bow: G Blackburn, 2: P Canaway, 3: P Hugall, 4: R Hugall, 5: R Treadwell, 6: M McHenry, 7: J Courtney, Str: E Drok, Cox: D Palfreyman

Wesley College - Bow: R Slattery, 2: G Nash, 3: G James, 4: M McNair, 5: P Le Souef, 6: L Joll, 7: B McKinnon, Str: B Nash, Cox: J Harvey

Guildford Grammar - Bow: C Oldham, 2: J S d'Espeissis, 3: C R Lawe Davies, 4: D S Good, 5: G Rintoul, 6: D A Cannon, 7: N L Marsh, Str: R M Rowell, Cox: M K W hart



Sources

1968 Regatta Program

Results courtesy of the PSA Office, January 2026

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