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Alexander A Eddie

Leichhardt Rowing Club (NSW) then Haberfield Rowing Club (NSW)

Alexander Arthur Eddie

Born Leichhardt April 1918. Educated at Orange Grove Primary and Petersham Intermediate High Schools. First steered crews at Leichhardt Rowing Club at the age of ten.

Two years later was chosen to cox N.S.W. Ladies fours in Australian Championships. Was coxswain again in 1931, 1932 and 1933. In that period his crews won three National titles in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Lost only one race in Hobart, Tasmania.

Alex growing out of the coxing ranks win 1933 with his winning NSW crew

Rowed first race with Leichhardt Club in 1935, the following year Alex transferred to Haberfield winning his first crew race on 18th June, 1936.

First senior win at Riverview Regatta, Gold Cup Eights 1937. Won N.S.W. Champion Fours in 1938 and 1939. Selected and rowed bow in 1939 King's Cup crew which finished second to Queensland in the Australian Title.

Enlisted in the A.I.F. 1942 and served overseas being discharged in 1946.

Won Grand Challenge Cup Australian Henley, Melbourne 1946. State Champion Fours 1948, and Champion Eights 1947, 1948.

Rowed in N.S.W. Olympic Test Fours, Ballarat Victoria in January and seven in the N.S.W. Kings Cup crew that won the Australian Championship. Hobart, Tasmania in April in the on year 1948. Also rowed against the touring New Zealand Champion Eight, beating that crew in the Senior Eights at Haberfield Regatta 1948-49 season.

1948 NSW test races team in Sydney

Unloading the 'Miss Ashfield' in 1948 in Ballarat at the Test Races

Has won 94 races in his 14 years with Haberfield Club - more than any other oarsman.

A member of the Club Committee for many years, and former Club Secretary. Marries Lilian Hughes in 1942. Has two children.

Kevyn Webb
1950

Extracted from Kevyn Webb's history of the Haberfield Rowing Club written in 1950.
Images from the Guerin collection

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