History of Rowing Australia
Office Bearers and Councillors for the Women's Rowing Council
(Commencing in 1979 the Women's and Men's Associations merged to become what is now known as Rowing Australia. Unfortunately these women's records are incomplete.)
Presidents*/Chairs
| Lady Helen Munro Ferguson |
(1920) |
| Lady Forster |
(1921-28) |
| Miss L Orme |
(1929) WA |
| Miss F Killmier |
(1930) SA |
| Mrs Pitman |
(1931) VIC |
| Miss M Reid |
(1932) QLD |
| Mrs L N Murdoch |
(1933) TAS |
| Miss I M Fowler |
(1934) NSW (Pres NSWLRA) |
| Mr Harry W Bray |
(1935) SA (Mayor Pt Adel) |
| Mrs G Williams |
(1936) VIC |
| Miss M Crane |
(1937) QLD |
| Mrs O Peatfield |
(1938) NSW |
| (missing records) |
| Mrs D Dahl |
(1969-70) |
| Mrs Rose C Evans |
(1975-76) |
| F Eaton |
(1978) |
| Ms R Klinge |
(1979) VIC |
| * The position of President appears to have vanished in 1929 with the chair coming from the host State chairing the meetings. |
Vice-Presidents *
| Lady Weigall |
(1920-22) SA |
| Edris Marks |
(1920) QLD |
| Margaret Harris |
(1921) NSW |
| Mrs Robinson |
(1921-22) TAS |
| Mrs T O Cowlishaw |
(1921-30) QLD |
| Miss L Brown |
(1922-26) NSW |
| Mrs Reed |
(1923-26) TAS |
| Miss L Latchford |
(1923-24) VIC |
| Madame de Mounsey |
(1923-29) WA |
| Lady Bridge |
(1923) SA |
| Mrs J D Elder |
(1924-25) SA |
| Mrs Fitzgerald |
(1925-30) VIC |
| Mrs Lavington Bonython |
(1926-30) SA |
| Mrs P Carter Weetman |
(1927-30) TAS |
| Mrs Kemp |
(1928-29) NSW |
| Mrs C Turvey |
(1930) WA |
| Mrs T C Bentley |
(1930) NSW |
| * This position appears to have vanished in 1930. |
Secretaries *
| W Lea |
(1932) QLD |
| Miss P Pott |
(1933) TAS |
| Mrs O Peayfield |
(1934) NSW |
| Miss F Killmier |
(1935) SA |
| Mrs M Drewett |
(1936) VIC |
| Miss N Plint |
(1937) QLD |
| Iris Atkinson |
(1936-1964) NSW |
| (missing records) |
| Mrs Margaret Mackenzie |
(1966-1976) |
| Mrs Jill Mangelsdorf |
(1978-79) SA |
| * The position was initially filled by a Councillor of the State hosting the Interstate Championships. In 1936 it was resolved that
this position be filled by the secretary of the host State. These records are incomplete. |
Treasurers *
| M Reid |
(1932) QLD |
| Not known |
(1933) TAS |
| Not known |
(1935) NSW |
| Mrs G Gannoni |
(1935) SA |
| Mrs A Gideon |
(1936) VIC |
| Miss L McCarthy |
(1937) QLD |
| (missing records) |
| Margaret Mackenzie |
(1970-76) |
| Miss L Baillie |
(1978-79) |
| Mrs W Alexander |
(1979) |
| * In 1936 it was resolved that this position be filled by the treasurer of the host State. |
New South Wales Councillors
| Alice Bentley |
(1920-21, 1924-26) |
| Florence Crozier |
(1920) |
| Miss Lewis |
(1921-23) |
| Miss K Kirkpatrick |
(1922-23) |
| Miss E Field |
(1924) |
| M Selley |
(1925) |
| Miss O’Malley |
(1927-28) |
| Miss Iris Pike |
(1929, 1934) |
| Miss Rose Goodman |
(1929-32) |
| Miss T Riley |
(1930-31) |
| Miss May Harvey |
(1932-33) |
| Miss F Thurston |
(1933) |
| Miss I M Fowler |
(1934) |
| Mrs O Peayfield |
(1934) |
| Miss Durrell |
(1935) |
| Miss Walcot |
(1935) |
| Miss L Harvey |
(1936) |
| Miss L Ellis |
(1936) |
Queensland Councillors
| Winifred Lea |
(1920) |
| Jessie B Abercrombie |
(1920-26) |
| Miss Palmer |
(1921) |
| Miss F Foubister |
(1922-26) |
| Mrs A Fleming |
(1927-30) |
| Miss Snodgrass |
(1927-30) |
| Miss Crossett |
(1931, 1934) |
| Miss Ridgley |
(1931) |
| W Lea |
(1932) |
| Miss M Reid |
(1932) |
| Miss M Crane |
(1933) |
| Mr A Clark |
(1933) |
| Mrs Lewis |
(1934-35) |
| Miss S Kain |
(1935) |
| Mrs L Mereer |
(1936 |
| Mrs N Plint |
(1936 |
South Australia Councillors
| Mabel A Sowter |
(1920-21) |
| Mary A Persse |
(1920) |
| Miss M E Donnell |
(1921-24) |
| Miss J Thomas |
(1922-30, 1936) |
| Mrs Parose |
(1925) |
| Miss P Killmeir |
(1929-30) |
| Miss M Quinn |
(1930) |
| Miss D Hill |
(1931-33) |
| Miss Dorman |
(1931) |
| Mrs J Marsh |
(1933) |
| Miss V Turner |
(1933) |
| Miss L Patterson |
(1933) |
| Miss F M Killmier |
(1932-34) |
| Miss A Hill |
(1934) |
| Miss Bradley |
(1935-) |
Tasmania Councillors
| Miss Shelton |
(1921-22) |
| Miss Young |
(1921) |
| Miss C Robinson |
(1922-26) |
| Miss E Radford |
(1923-32) |
| Miss Radcliff |
(1931-32) |
| Mrs L N Murdoch |
(1933) |
| Miss P Pott |
(1933) |
| Mr E Rosevear |
(1934) |
| Mr D Hughes |
(1934) |
| Mrs Marsh |
(1935) |
| Miss Johnston |
(1935) |
| Miss N Reardon |
(1936 |
| Miss G Cullen |
(1936 |
Victoria Councillors
| Miss Blakney |
(1921-22) |
| Miss L Latchford |
(1921-22, 1930) |
| Mrs Suffolk |
(1923-24) |
| Miss E Connor |
(1923-24) |
| Miss Oldfield |
(1925) |
| Miss L Partington |
(1925-28) |
| Miss Gardner |
(1926-28) |
| Miss R Gideon |
(1929) |
| Mrs A R Gideon |
(1929, 1931-33, 1935) |
| Mrs Pitman |
(1930, 1932) |
| Mrs G Williams |
(1931-34) |
| Miss E Gideon |
(1934) |
| Miss Pridham |
(1935) |
| Mrs A Farr |
(1936- |
| Mrs W Peters |
(1936- |
Western Australia Councillors
| Miss Pilgrim |
(1923-24) |
| Miss E Miller |
(1923-24) |
| Miss L Orme |
(1924-26, 1929- ) |
| Miss D Kean |
(1924) |
| Miss D Payne |
(1925-26) |
| Miss J Blyth |
(1927-28) |
| Mrs C Turvey |
(1929- |
| Mrs K Kean |
(1929- |
