History of Mercantile Rowing Club
Table of Contents
Chapters
- The River Yarra
- Early Rowing in Victoria
- The Beginnings (1880-1890)
- Mercantile in the Nineties (1890-1900)
- Sloan, Ivens and Fluctuating Fortunes (1900-1910)
- Dark Days and New Dawn (1910-1920)
- Years of Mixed Success (1920-1930)
- Through the Thirties (1930-1939)
- The Struggle for Survival (1939-1946)
- Building for Success (1946-1950)
- Mercantile to the Melbourne Olympics (1950-1956)
- Rowing to Rome (1956-1960)
- A Pink Cloud on the Horizon (1960-1965)
- The Storm and its Passing (1965-1966)
- A Clear Light Blue Sky (1966-1968)
- High Noon (1968-1970)
- A New Challenge (1970-1973)
- Fire and the Second Building Project (1973)
- Winds of Change (1973-1976)
- The Close of the Century (1976-1980)
- The Base for Success (1980-1984)
- Success (1984-1988)
- Oarsome Foursome (1988-1992)
- A Boathouse for the Best (1992-1996)
- The Rise of the Professional Coach (1996-2000)
- Golden Girls (2000-2005)
Appendices
Appendix 4. Mercantile's Interstate Representatives (1890-1949)
| Year & boat | Place | Mercantile Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 Intercolonial Eight | 1st | C.S. Cunningham (7) |
| 1893 Intercolonial Eight | 2nd | W.H.T. Davis (2) |
| 1894 Intercolonial Eight | 1st | A.B. Sloan (4), H. Lindgren (5) |
| 1895 Intercolonial Eight | 1st | R.E. Dawson (Bow), A.B. Sloan (4), W.H.T. Davis (6), H. Lindgren (7) |
| 1896 Intercolonial Eight | 1st | R.E. Dawson (Bow), F.S. Gibbs (2), H. Lindgren (7), A.B. Sloan (Stroke), V. Jones (Cox) |
| 1896 lntercolonial Four | 1st | R.E. Dawson (Bow), H. Lindgren (3), A.B. Sloan (Stroke) |
| 1897 Intercolonial Eight | 1st | B.G. Connor (2), J.A. Strong (6), A.B. Sloan (Stroke), V. Jones (Cox) |
| 1897 Intercolonial Scull | 3rd | H. Lindgren |
| 1898 lntercolonial Eight | 1st | W. Potter (6), J.A. Strong (7), A.B. Sloan (Stroke) |
| 1901 Interstate Eight | 1st | P.C. Ivens (Bow), W. Potter (6), J. Southern (7), A.B. Sloan (Stroke), L. Jones (Cox) |
| 1902 Interstate Eight | 1st | P.C. Ivens (Bow), Dr. M.K. Moss (5), A.B. Sloan (6) |
| 1903 Interstate Scull | 2nd & 4th | P.C. Ivens & H.D. Brasch |
| 1904 Interstate Eight | 1st | A.L. Dobbie (5) |
| 1905 Interstate Scull | 3rd | P.C. Ivens |
| 1906 Interstate Scull | 1st | P.C. Ivens |
| 1907 Interstate Eight | 1st | G. Ferguson (Bow), L. Jones (2) |
| 1907 Interstate Scull | 1st | P.C. Ivens |
| 1908 Interstate Eight | 2nd | G. Ferguson (Bow), W. Potter (2) |
| 1908 Interstate Scull | 1st | H.D. Brasch |
| 1909 Interstate Eight | 2nd | G. Ferguson (Bow), J.J. Fogarty (4) |
| 1910 Interstate Eight | 2nd | G.F. Logan (3), S. Guinn (Emergency), E. Kenny (Manager) |
| 1910 Interstate Scull | 3rd | H.E. Stevens |
| 1911 Interstate Eight | 2nd | W. Potter (6), M.C. Brown (Emergency) |
| 1912 Interstate Eight | 1st | P.M. Wade (Bow) |
| 1914 Interstate Eight | 4th | A. Harvey (2) |
| 1920 Interstate Eight | 5th | C.N. McKay (2), E. Kenny (Manager) |
| 1921 Interstate Eight | 3rd | R.V. Gregg, J.H. Harding, J.M. Buchanan. E. Kenny (Manager) |
| 1922 Interstate Eight | 2nd | H.C. Maling (Bow), C.N. McKay (2), H.R. Rush (3), J.L. Mounsey (4), H. Smyth (5), J.H. Harding (6), R.V. Gregg (7), J.M. Buchanan (Stroke), W.F. Shaw (Cox), A.B. Sloan (Coach), E. Kenny (Manager) |
| 1923 Interstate Eight | 3rd | H.R. Rush (5), J.L. Mounsey (6), RA'. Gregg (7), J.M. Buchanan (Stroke), E. Counihan (Cox), E. Kenny (Manager) |
| 1926 Interstate Eight | 3rd | R.V. Gregg (5), J.L. Mounsey (Emergency) |
| 1928 Interstate Eight | 4th | J. South (5) |
| 1930 Interstate Eight | 1st | G.R.B. Patterson (Bow). J.H. Bailey (2), J. South (5), D.C.L. Brooke (6), F.H. Shore (7), C.N. McKay (Stroke), M.E. Green (Cox), A.B. Sloan (Coach) |
| 1931 | No race | |
| 1932 Interstate Eight | 1st | J. South (5) |
| 1933 Interstate Eight | 3rd | J. South (5) |
| 1935 Interstate Eight | 4th | T. Luxton (Stroke), J.B. Clemens (Emergency) |
| 1936 Interstate Eight | 4th | J.P.L. Appleby (3), J. Cowling (Cox), J.B. Clemens (emergency) |
| 1937 Interstate Eight | 3rd | J.B. Clemens (4) |
| 1938 Interstate Eight | 4th | G.I. Anderson (5), W.G. Ross (Emergency) |
| 1939 Interstate Eight | 2nd | D.A. Calder (5), W.G. Ross (6) |
| 1940-45 | No races | |
| 1946 Interstate Eight | 1st | A.H.G. Clarke (5) |
| 1947 Interstate Eight | 1st | (Emergency) |
| 1949 Interstate Eight | 3rd | W.L.N. Wallace (Bow), H.P. Shears (2), L.L.B. Moll (3) |
| 1949 Interstate Scull | 2nd | J.G. Williams |