1953 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st Mercantile - Bow: W L Wallace, 2: W O Granowski, 3: K J Fulton, 4: D Oliff, 5: G O Manton, 6: B J Doyle, 7: A G Barrett, Str: R R Aitkin, Cox: W M Bailey, Coach: H P Shears

2^nd Melbourne University

3^rd Albert Park

4^th South Mellbourne

Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course 2 1/4 miles. 21^st February, 1953. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by five lengths from Melbourne University.

1^st Mercantile - Bow: W L Wallace, 2: B J Doyle, 3: A G Barrett, Str: R R Aitkin, Cox: W M Bailey, Coach: H P Shears

2^nd Albert Park

3^rd Preston

Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course 2,000 metres. 13^th December, 1952. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by two lengths from Albert Park.

1^st Albert Park - Bow: R B Duncan, Str: B D Dickson, Cox: J Libbis, Coach: H R Duncan

2^nd South Melbourne/Preston Composite

3^rd Ballarat City/Wendouree Composite

Other competing crews:

Richmond

Melbourne

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Colac on the 1^st January, 1953. Course one mile.

1^st R V Rawlins, Melbourne

2^nd D Tucker, Melbourne

3^rd D Dudgeon, Richmond

Other competing crews:

R Williams, Mercantile

J Evans, Lake Colac

R Willis, Melbourne

Holder - R. V. Rawlins, Melbourne Rowing Club. Won by R. V. Rawlins, Melbourne Rowing Club from D. Tucker, second.

1^st D Tucker, Melbourne

2^nd D Dudgeon, Richmond

Holder - R. Willis, Essendon. Rowed on the Lower Yarra over a course of 2,000 metres on the 21^st March, 1953.

1^st Mercantile - Bow: C Lewis, 2: J Pizzey, 3: C Greenwood, 4: K A Levi, 5: J D Beecham, 6: C B Dawes, 7:R Baenziger, Str: R J Oliver, Cox: P Boykett, Coach: N W Cairnes

2^nd Power House

3^rd Banks

Other competing crews:

Richmond

Footscray City

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course 2,000 metres. 21^st March, 1953. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by two feet form Powerhouse. 

1^st Banks - Bow: D Pascoe, 2: A Vale, 3: J Preston, Str: V Bradby, Cox: D Williams, Coach: J McBean

2^nd Footscray City

3^rd Mercantile

Other competing crews:

Lake Colac

Hawthorn

South Melbourne

Yarra Yarra

Richmond

Albert Park

Holders - Yarra Yarra Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra over a course of 2,000 metres on the 13^th December, 1952. Won by Banks Rowing Club by one and a quarter lengths from Footscray City, second. 

1^st Lake Colac - Bow: J Evans, Str: D Westbury, Cox: F Boykett, Coach: P B Borwick

2^nd Albert Park

3^rd Richmond

Other competing crews:

Wendouree

Ballarat

Ballarat City

South Melbourne

Banks

Melbourne

Barwon

Corio Bay

Held for the first time, the Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship was rowed on Lake Colac over a course of one mile on the 1^st January, 1953. It was won by Lake Colac Rowing Club, with Albert Park second, and Richmond third. 

1^st Barwon - Bow: B Brown, 2: P Jukes, 3: A Moody, 4: J Wilks, 5: J Dowsett, 6: N Monkevitch, 7: K Davis, Str: K Palmer, Cox: D Stacey, Coach: L Quinn

2^nd Ballarat

3^rd Banks

Holders - Ballarat Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course 2,000 metres. 21^st March, 1953. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by one length fromBallarat Rowing Club. 

1^st Mercantile - Bow: A Batiste, 2: V Sharpe, 3: C Lewis, Str: R Richardson, Cox: P Wilon, Coach: G J Robertson

2^nd Banks

3^rd Ballarat

Other competing crews:

Melbourne

South Melbourne

Yarra Yarra

Footscray City

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra over the 2,000 metres course on the 13^th December, 1952. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by four lengths from Banks Rowing Club.

1^st Banks - Bow: A Baddeley, Str: F Spinks, Cox: M Perry

2^nd Barwon

3^rd Eaglehawk

Other competing crews:

Richmond

Ballarat

City

Ballarat

Melbourne

Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Colac over a one mile course on the 1^st January, 1953. Won by Banks Rowing Club from Barwon. The sincere congratulations of your Committee are extended to the winners of the foregoing Championships.