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

