1929 Australian University Championships— Lower Yarra River Melbourne VIC
The eight and sculling race was contested on the Lower Yarra on 1st June 1929. The six States were again represented and the race was won by Melbourne University handsomely by 3 1/2 lengths. The eights race was conducted over 2 1/2 miles and the sculling race over 2 miles.
A full copy of the 1929 regatta program can be found through this link.
Officials
Starter: H J Green
Umpire: Dr H Clive Disher
Judge: T Crosthwaite
Timekeeper: Edward Kenny
Dispatch Steward: H L Yunken
Organising Committee
President: J R Cochrane
Hon. Secretary: Syd R Bell
Hon. Treasurer: M V Howse
Men's Scull
Time: 15 mins 23 4/5 secs
Margin: 10 lengths
1st Sydney University - Kenneth A Flavelle
2nd Melbourne University - A Crothers
Men's Eight
Time: 14 mins 27.2 secs
Margin: 3 1/2 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: Alexander Adams Lee, 2: Arthur Rex Mayhew Johnson, 3: Richard Geoffrey de Crespigny, 4: Louis
Robertson Scharp, 5: Ronald C McKay, 6: Robert Officer, 7: W Balcombe Griffiths, Str: W Sherlock, Cox: Gerry K Duane, Cch: Charles Donald
2nd Adelaide University - Bow: Allan Harvey "Cherry" Finlayson, 2: Ronald Barrington Knight, 3: Noel James Bonnin, 4: J Smith, 5: Sholto John Douglas, 6: R Lees, 7: John Lionel Hayward, Str: William Matheson Morgan, Cox: Stephen Hamilton Gilbert, Cch: Stanley Facy
3rd University of Queensland - Bow: Edmond Rowlands Behne, 2: Clifford Stuart Christian, 3: Colin James Richard Frazer, 4: John Edward Rea Clarke, 5: Christian Appel Jorss, 6: Kenneth MacFarlane Carmichael, Str: James Patrick McGrath, Cox: Rhys Harold Jones, Cch: Arthur A Watson
4th Sydney University- Bow: John C Loxton, 2: Eden W Love, 3: D J Money, 4: Frederick M Osborne, 5: W J Phipps, 6: Richard B Hipsley, 7: G Lytton Wright, Str: Robert B Brown, Cox: Allan L Stewart, Emergs: A W Sneddon and Theodore Christian Meurer, Cch: G McKenzie
5th University of WA - Bow: Robert A Paul, 2: Arthur Robert Driver, 3: C Sanders, 4: John Donald Murray, 5: Victor Charge Brown, 6: Howard Vincent Reilly, 7: Frank R Somerville, Str: Oswald Frederick Fry, Cox: J B Campbell, Emerg: E E Burgess, Cch: James Chute
6th University of Tasmania - Bow: B Donnelly, 2: D Tapping, 3: R Radcliffe, 4: J A Edwards, 5: A Smithies, 6: M D Weston, 7: C M Archer, Str: S Darling, Cox: C A Jillett, Cch: R K Goyen
The success of the Western Australian was not repeated this year with the crew being plagued by illness.
Sources
Regatta program
Crew names researched by Steve Roll from University records