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 5 - Mercantile's National Championship Crews (1962-1980)
The National Championships commenced in 1962 and were conducted every second year until 1975 when they were conducted annually.
1962 Ballarat
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - M.H. Corben (Bow), J.J. Wylie (2), G.C. Grinblat (3), A.R. McLean (4), A.M. Evans,(5), G. Xouris (6), P. Downey (7), K.M. Hume (Stroke), H P Green (Cox), K.A. Bilney (Coach). (Peter Downey hailed from Corio Bay and was drafted into the crew upon the illness of a crew member. Peter subsequently joined Mercantile.
1964 Canberra
Four without Cox
- 1st - A.M. Walker (Bow), R.J. Garrard (2), S.H. Newcomb (3), P.L. Gillon (Stroke), K.A. Bilney (Coach).
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - T. Hogan (Bow), H.P. Green (2), J.P. McDavitt (3), G.G. Smith (4), J.A. Fox (5), G. Xouris (6), J.J. Wylie (7), D. Palfreyman (Stroke), C. Gilmour (Cox), M.J. Farmer (Coach).
1966 Ballarat
Four Without Cox
- 1st - G. Xouris (Bow), P.E.M.L. Philp (2), R.J. Garrard (3), D. Palfreyman (Stroke), S.H. Newcomb (Coach).
Pair with Cox
- 1st - S.M. Gillon (Bow), G.H. Boykett (Stroke), T.C. Daffy (Cox), M.G. Tomanovits (Coach).
Junior Eight
- 1st - R.S. Weatherhead (Bow), W.B. Hutchins (2), R.B. Wilson (3), R.A. Negri (4), J. Burford (5), D.G.A. Douglas (6), V.G. Mulder (7), J.E. Bourke (Stroke), M.F. Owen (Cox), N.W. Cairnes & G.A. McCall (Coaches).
1968 Murray Bridge
Four with Cox
- 1st - S.M. Gillon (Bow), D.G.A. Douglas (2), J. Harry (M.U.B.C.) (3), G.H. Boykett (Stroke), Tom Daffy (Cox), H.R. Frederico (Coach).
Junior Eight
- 1st - R.Rees (Bow), L. Ayres (2), R. Dawson (3), J. Shanasy (4), R. Garnsworthy (5), P. Knowles (6), S.F. Mollard (7), P. Teasdale (Stroke), M.F. Owen (Cox), K. McConville (Coach).
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - E. Morgan (Bow), P. Downey (2), R. Cummings (3), R. Connolly (4), T. Hogan (5), G.A. Park (6), A. McDougall (7), P. O'Brien (Stroke), C. Restarick (Cox), J Burford (Coach).
1974 Ballarat
Junior Eight
- 1st - T. Horking (Bow), S. Butler (2), P. Richter (3), D. Parton (4), A. Sloan (5), T. Cremean (6), S. Shirrefs (7), J.S. Webster (Stroke), A. Maginn (Cox), P.A. Cayzer (Coach).
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - A. Guerin (Bow), M.F. Owen (2), A. Spriggins (3), D. Johns (4), I. Duthie (5), M. Kerin (6), R. Stewart (7), G. Robertson-Smith (Stroke), T. McCoy (Cox), J. Burford (Coach).
1975 Brisbane
Junior Eight
- 1st - T. Horking (Bow), T. Cremean (2), D. Parton (3), P. Richter (4), A. Sloan (5), M. Manley (6), S. Shirrefs (7), J.S. Webster (Stroke), A. Maginn (Cox), P.A. Cayzer (Coach).
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - A. Guerin (Bow), M.F. Owen (2), I. Duthie (3), R. Richardson (4), A. Spriggins (5), M. Kerrin (6), R. Stewart (7), R. Garrard (Stroke), T. Ling (Cox), M. Tomanovits (Coach).
1976 Penrith
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - A. Guerin (Bow), M. Connolly (2), C. Koster (3), M.F. Owen (4), A. Spriggins (5), R. Garrard (6), LR. Duthie (7), G. RobertsonSmith (Stroke), M. Aitken (Cox), D. Palfreyman (Coach).
Lightweight Four without Cox
- 1st - J. Hawkins (Bow), P. Macartney (2), I. Porter (3), T. Thurtell (Stroke), M.G. Tomanovits (Coach).
1977 Perth
Senior four without Cox
- 1st - P. Benjamin (Bow), A. Sloan (2), S. Shirrefs (3), W. Magennis (Monash) (Stroke).
Lightweight Eight
- 1st - M.F. Owen (Bow), M. Robertson (2), T. Thurtell (3), R. Stewart (4), I. Porter (5), P. Ainsworth (6), R. Garrard (7), J. Hawkins (Stroke), V. Ronai (Cox), P.M. Guest & H.R. Frederico (Coaches).
1980 Ballarat Victoria
Senior Four without Cox
- 1st - A Sloan (Bow), D Douglas (2), S Shirrefs (3) A Withers (Stroke), PC Dane (Coach).