History of UTS Haberfield Rowing Club

Haberfield Rowing Club Statistics

Total Haberfield Rowing Club wins in all regattas in which two or more clubs have raced. All statistics up Riverview Regatta April, 1950.

Senior and Open Eights	86	Novice Fours	20
Lightweight Senior Eights	8	Lightweight Novice fours	2
Junior Eights	24	Handicap Fours	2
Lightweight Junior Eights	4	Youth Fours	8
Maiden Eights	11	Lightweight Youth Fours	1
Lightweight Maiden Eights	23	Senior Pairs	7
Novice Eights	1	Novice Pairs	20
Senior and Open Fours	64	Senior Double Sculls	3
Lightweight Senior Fours	19	Junior Double Sculls	1
Junior Fours	43	Marathon Sculls	2
Lightweight Junior Fours	15	Maiden Double Sculls	1
Maiden Fours	50	Sculls	92
Lightweight Maiden Fours	38	Gladstone Skiff	10

In just on 1,200 races the Club has thus won 555 and has been placed either second or third in over 350.

The 555 wins were scored in the following years:-

1926	6	1939	26
1927	17	1940	27
1928	14	1941	29
1929	13	1942	16
1930	13	1943	11
1931	24	1944	15
1932	24	1945	28
1933	21	1946	42
1934	8	1947	42
1935	5	1948	36
1936	17	1949	60
1937	32	1950	10
1938	19

Haberfield Rowing Club's Australian and New South Wales representatives:-

V. Aitken 1946	Dr. J. A. Parkes (coach) 1939, 46, 47, 48*, 48
D. Bowden (cox) 1935	L. Robinson 1939, 40, 46, 47, 48*
T. Brennan 1948	M Ruffels 1938, 46
C. Cogle 1946, 47	O. Ruffels 1939, 46, 47, 48*, 48
A. Eddie 1939, 47, 48*, 48	R. Schnieder (cox) 1939
J. Eddie 1948, 50	W. Shepherd 1948
E. Eder 1948, 50	J. Scott 1930
E. Firth 1935	F. Smith 1946
K. Fox (cox) 1950	H. Turner 1932, 33
K. Gee 1948, 50	W. Taylor 1940
G. Harrison 1939	K. Vale 1946
E. Healey (cox) 1946, 47, 48*, 48	G. Walker 1932
E. Howlett 1933	K. Wenn 1940, 46, 47, 48*, 50
S. McGilvray 1933, 35, 36	Bruce Williams 1939
D. Marks 1939	W. Winkworth 1948, 50
L. Montgomery 1950
D. Malligan 1948

With the exception of 1940 New Zealand Centenary Games, 1948* Olympic Test Fours, 1950 British Empire Games, all other years show representation in King's Cup races.

Individual wins

Individual wins scored by club members from 1925 to 1950. 71 Club members have won 10 or more races, while 215 have won from 1 to 10 races.

A. Eddie	94	R. McGraw	4
J. Eddie	88	K. Halpin	4
K. Webb	87	K. Massard	4
L. Robinson	83	A. McClintock	4
O. Ruffels	71	J. Copper	4
E. Eder	67	B. Bull	4
M. Ruffels	60	N. Parsons	4
W. Winkworth	59	L. Rose	4
F. Smith	48	F. McLeod	4
C. Cogle	45	A. Bainton	4
V. Aitken	41	W. Holmes	4
W. Creaser	29	R. Eggleton	4
W. Shepherd	29	J. Wykes	4
Les Robinson	28	K. Holden	4
E. Firth	28	K. Tyrer	4
L. Montgomery	28	J. Wright	3
K. Gee	27	B. Wallace	3
D. Malligan	24	A. Lockley	3
K. Vale	23	B. Starke	3
V. Mossong	22	J. Bennetts	3
R. Fraser	21	B. Short	3
R. Halpin	20	C. Berghoffer	3
M. Sims	20	H. Brown	3
G. Harrison	19	E. Taffa	3
K. Love	19	R. Briggs	3
V. Crum	19	H. Tribe	3
E. Howlett	19	K. Sims	3
J. Scott	18	W. Litchfield	3
L. Howell	18	G. Griffiths	3
R. Stubbs	17	A. Lawrence	3
H. Gilbert	17	L. Williams	3
L. Hemming	16	F. Tytherleigh	3
B. Williams	16	G. Ellis	3
B. Close	15	L. Turner	3
R. Smith	15	T. McGovern	3
H. Turner	15	J. Griffiths	3
E. Parsons	14	W. Hickey	3
W. Chapman	14	A. Bannister	3
K. Ryan	13	H. Coleman	3
A. Green	13	A. Irvine	3
D. Evans	13	F. Beggs	3
W. Taylor	13	B. Campbell	3
O. Pierce	13	B. McLean	2
E. Cholerton	13	R. Russell	2
A. Colebrook	13	C. Shaw	2
S. Kayess	13	A. Juleff	2
R. Sims	13	B. Goswell	2
N. Cannon	13	C. Gee	2
K. Williams	12	R. Winkworth	2
G. Leonard	12	J. Hunt	2
A. Lownds	12	P. McDonald	2
R. McKinnon	12	A. Marsen	2
C. Williams	11	G. Johnson	2
T. Brennan	11	D. McCallum	2
R. Bezett	11	T. Haskins	2
N. Elphinstone	11	W. Fogden	2
R. Allman	11	R. Walker	2
W. Bradley	11	B. Rennison	2
W. Casben	11	R. Alt	2
A. Blumen	11	H. Hume	2
W. O'Connor	10	C. Holmes	2
H. McCann	10	A. Roberts	2
P. Davis	10	R. Binson	2
M. Woollett	10	W. Case	2
W. Cork	10	H. Clarke	2
C. White	10	N. Walsh	2
R. Holman	10	K. Holland	2
N. Hobson	10	L. Patterson	2
K. Adam	10	B. Watson	1
R. Jones	10	W. Lyons	1
R. Howe	10	M. Glenn	1
J. Fitzmaurice	9	R. Pringle	1
H. Buist	9	A. Hayden	1
C. Chidgey	9	J. Fergie	1
D. Marks	9	A. Walters	1
G. Lee	9	J. Nicholls	1
G. McGilvray	9	W. Collins	1
F. Muller	9	V. Yelland	1
A Druce	8	R. Carrucan	1
H. Coulson	8	M. Booker	1
H. Crow	8	J. Clarke	1
C. Coleman	8	A. Collier	1
R. Kelly	8	W. Meani	1
R. Rees	8	F. Dawson	1
H. Bruce	8	A. Hole	1
S. Hoskins	8	L. Knight	1
E. Muller	8	W. Twigg	1
N. Thomas	8	T. Rosst	1
A. Wailes	8	J. Williamson	1
C. Lockwood	8	H. Smith	1
J. Westacott	8	P. Coxall	1
R. Stalker	7	L. Byrne	1
P. Malcolm	7	F. De Bellin	1
C. Walsh	7	J. Young	1
R. Swain	7	R. Webb	1
R. Hansen	7	J. Kennedy	1
R. Day	7	J. Haskins	1
A. Stewart	7	R. Collins	1
A. Dalrymple	7	R. Collis	1
C. Davidson	7	D. Ridley	1
F. Hyde	7	R. Souter	1
S. McGilvray	7	F. Fishburn	1
J. Bourke	7	C. Alt	1
C. Kiel	6	R. Ward	1
H. Schafer	6	G. Cornfield	1
S. Randall	6	P. Airry	1
D. Couper	6	D. Thompson	1
J. Guinnore	6	N. Robertson	1
S. Elphinstone	6	N. Couper	1
E. Cork	6	J. Lovill	1
C. Wilson	6	R. Hay	1
W. Johnson	6	D. Hoskins	1
A. Wilson	6	G. Cronin	1
C. Ferguson	6	K. McCallum	1
D. Hoskins	6	J. Kain	1
C. Kidd	6	C. McKew	1
J. Fisher	6	N. Garrett	1
J. Williams	6	J. Austin	1
E. Lawson	6	A. O'Hara	1
N. Beattie	6	A. Fisher	1
F. Campbell	6	R. Johnson	1
R. Chapman	6	M. Kent	1
P. Fletcher	5	F. Chambers	1
W. Farrell	5	Horrie Crow	1
R. B. Jones	5	A. Montgomery	1
R. Hore	6	E. Pratt	1
R. Eling	5	W. Hayes	1
R. De Belle	5	J. Davis	1
H. Rosenberg	5	L. Murray	1
N. Pinkerton	5	K. Kaelher	1
T. Croker	5	M. Kelly	1
F. Bangel	5	N. Couper	1
M. Robinson	5	A. O'Brien	1
F. Fullerton	5	C. Gribben	1
L. Taylor	5	R. Grieg	1
P. Dreves	5	B. McLean	1
H. Flemming	5	C. Worboys	1
H. Boland	5	S. Hawkins	1
D. Armit	4	R. Grieg	1
R. Rawlins	4	A. Crocker	1
J. O'Neill	4	E. Meirick	1
T. Tressider	4	L. Jacobs	1
K. Collier	4

Individual Coxswains Wins

E. Healey	76	S. Kerr	3
N. Ella	50	J. Shirbin	3
K. Fox	30	L. Kent	3
R. Davies	22	R. Newham	3
R. Schneider	22	W. Parker	2
E. Everett	17	M. Woollett	2
N. Walsh	14	C. Ball	2
E. Lloyd	13	W. Alsop	2
R. Winkworth	12	A. Colebrook	2
R. Chapman	10	N. Lewis	2
J. Smallwood	10	B. Wooton	2
C. Ritchie	9	B. Briggs	2
W. James	9	P. Coxall	2
B. Wallace	9	D. Hastie	2
P. Darby	8	L. Lucy	2
W. Chandler	8	E. Firth	2
T. Chessell	8	T. Tressider	2
D. McLeod	7	A. Morris	2
W. Winkworth	6	J. Davies	1
D. Bowden	4	A. Green	1
P. Winkworth	4	A. Broome	1
K. Wims	4

Individual Coaching Wins

Dr. J. A. Parkes	132	N. Cannon	3
B. Williams	40	N. Ella	2
J. Eddie	36	W. Shepherd	2
K. Webb	20	V. Mossong	2
M. Ruffels	15	R. Halpin	2
N. Elphinstone	11	C. Hurley	1
G. McGilvray	10	M. Woollett	1
A. Eddie	10	T. Chessell	1
L. Robinson	7	D. Bowden	1
V. Aitken	4	S. McGilvray	1
R. Schafer	4	O. Ruffels	1
T. Croker	4	N. Parsons	1
C. Wilson	4	W. Creaser	1
E. Keary	3	E. Eder	1
C. Saleh	3	C. Lockwood	1
E. Firth	3	E. Healey	1

Log Records and Membership

There are no Log Books prior to 1948 or at least none such can be found. For that reason the statistics for the years 1925 to 1947 inclusive, do not appear in the following compilations. The yearly membership totals, however, have been taken from the Annual Reports of the Club.

Year	Active	Hon. Life and Life	Total
1926-27	64	7	71
1927-28	61	9	70
1928-29	75	10	85
1929-30	105	8	113
1930-31	92	8	100
1931-32	89	8	97
1932-33	73	8	81
1933-34	53	11	64
1934-35	54	11	65
1935-36	56	14	70
1936-37	51	12	63
1937-38	51	16	67
1938-39	47	15	62
1939-40	45	14	59
1940-41	54	15	69
1941-42	74	17	91
1942-43	81	17	98
1943-44	97	19	116
1944-45	83	21	104
1945-46	83	23	106
1946-47	52	23	75
1947-48	71	26	97
1948-49	65	28	93
1949-50	72	28	100