R E Dawson
Mercantile Rowing Club (VIC)
One of the Club's first senior oarsmen from 1890s.
He was a member of the Club's first ever winning senior Victorian Championship in 1895 and then won three Intercolonial Championships.
Mercantile's 1895 winning Victorian Championship Four with Dawson in the bow seat
Known rowing history
1891 - Melbourne Regatta, Maiden Pair, bow - First
1891 - Bairnsdale Regatta, Maiden Four, bow - First
1892 - Upper Yarra Regatta, Junior Pair, bow - First
1892 - Bairnsdale Regatta, Maiden Eight, seven seat - First
1893 - Melbourne Regatta, Junior Eight, seven seat - First
1893 - Upper Yarra Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1893 - Richmond and South Yarra Regatta, Junior Four, bow - First
1894 - Melbourne Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1894 - Upper Yarra Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1894 - Bairnsdale Regatta, Senior Pair, bow - First
1894 - Richmond and South Yarra Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1895 - Ballarat Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1895 - Geelong and Barwon Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1895 - Victorian Championship Senior Four, bow - First
1895 - Intercolonial Men's Eight Championship, bow - First
1896 - Melbourne Regatta, Senior Four, bow - First
1896 - Victorian Championships, Senior Eight, three seat - First
1896 - Intercolonial Men's Eight Championship, bow - First
1896 - Intercolonial Men's Four Championship, bow - First
Andrew Guerin
March 2023