1959 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st Mercantile - Bow: Hubert R Frederico, 2: Martin G Tomanovits, 3: Robert Lee, 4: C C Grant, 5: David H Boykett, 6: Graeme McCall, 7: William S Arnold, Str: Geoff M Taylor, Cox: C J Newman, Coach: Robert R Aitken

2^nd Melbourne University

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course, 2 1/4 miles. 14^th February, 1959. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by two and a half lengths from Melbourne University. 

1^st Mercantile - Bow: Hubert R Frederico, 2: Graeme McCall, 3: William S Arnold, Str: Geoff M Taylor, Cox: C J Newman, Coach: Robert R Aitkin

2^nd Melbourne University

Other competing crews:

Banks

Corio Bay - Bow: David John, 2: David Ramage, 3: Derek Norwood, Str: David Caithness, Cox: Keith van den Belt, Cch: Albert B Bell

Yarra Yarra/Hawthorn

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River. Course, 2,000 metres. 13^th December, 1958. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by 1 1/4 lengths from Melbourne University.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: J A Hunt, Str: T R Davies, Cox: J Cockbill, Coach: Dr L S Williams

2^nd Albert Park

Other competing crews:

Yarra Yarra

Banks

Melbourne

Footscray City

Holders - Yarra Yarra Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen. Course, one mile. 1^st January, 1959. Won by Melbourne University from Albert Park, second.

1^st N Smith, Corio Bay

2^nd J Hume, Yarra Yarra

3^rd D Dudgeon, Richmond

Other competing crews:

G Pratt, Essendon

P Begelhole, Yarra Yarra

D MacMillan, Corio Bay

Holder - D. Dudgeon, Richmond Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course, 2 1/4 miles, 14^th February, 1959. Won by N. Smith (Corio Bay) by one length from J. Hume (Yarra Yarra), second.

1^st N Smith, Corio Bay

2^nd D Dudgeon, Richmond

3^rd G Pratt, Essendon

Holder - G. Pratt, Essendon Rowing Club. Won by N. Smith (Corio Bay) in a time of 8 minutes from D. Dudgeon (Richmond) and G. Pratt (Essendon).

1^st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: L V Luxton, 2: T R Pringle, 3: R G A’Beckett, 4: J W Stuckey, 5: I F Bult, 6: D McA Baillieu, 7: E W Campbell, Str: W L Ruttledge, Cox: G C Morgan, Coach: G Sargood

2^nd Mercantile

3^rd Banks

Other competing crews:

Richmond

Scotch College

Dimboola

Powerhouse

Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra. Course, 2,000 metres. 21^st March 1959. Won by Melbourne Grammar School by three feet from Mercantile, second.

1^st Mercantile - Bow: A Cordell, 2: P Humphris, 3: S H Newcomb, Str: P Harding, Cox: D Palfreyman, Coach: W L Wallace

2^nd Dimboola

3^rd Hawthorn

Other competing crews:

Albert Park

Essendon

Mercantile

Preston

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River. Course, 2,000 metres. 13^th December, 1958. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by 1 1/4 lengths from Dimboola, second. 

1^st Richmond - Bow: L Patullo, Str: E Britton, Cox: G Stewart, Coach: M Gardner

2^nd Dimboola

Other competing crews:

Wahgunyah

Banks

Albert Park

Essendon

Mercantile

Preston

Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen, on the 1^st Janauary, 1959. Course, one mile. Won by Richmond Rowing Club by two lengths from Dimboola, second. 

1^st Essendon - Bow: E Lomas, 2: A Vowles, 3: B Crawley, 4: D McNulty, 5: R Cooper, 6: G Walsh, 7: T Hunter, Str: D Dunn, Cox: K Augustine, Coach: V Pratt

2^nd Yarra Yarra

3^rd Barwon

Holders - Yarra Yarra Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra on the 21^st March, 1959. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Essendon Rowing Club by one-third of a length from Yarra Yarra, second.

1^st South Melbourne - Bow: R Tanner, 2: H Stevens, 3: G Taylor, Str: L Gallagher, Cox: E Jones, Coach: W Graham

2^nd Banks

3^rd Barwon

Other competing crews:

Mercantile

Essendon

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River on the 13^th December, 1958, over a course of 2,000 metres. Won by South Melbourne Rowing Club by four lengths from Banks Rowing Club, second.

1^st South Melbourne - Bow: G Taylor, Str: L Gallagher, Cox: E Jones, Coach: W Graham

2^nd Barwon

Other competing crews:

Rutherglen Lake

Yarra Yarra

Essendon

Holders - South Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen, on the 1^st January, 1959. Course, one mile. Won by the South Melbourne Rowing Club from Barwon, second. 

1^st J Sykes, Corio Bay

2^nd J Hume, Yarra Yarra

3^rd D Huffman, Dimboola

Holder - N. Smith, Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra on the 21^st March, 1959. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by J. Sykes (Corio Bay) easily from J. Hume (Yarra Yarra), second.

1^st Dimboola - Bow: G Gazelle, 2: B Taylor, 3: W Taylor, 4: R English, 5: J Kemfert, 6: G Gooding, 7: P Robinson, Str: R Gooding, Cox: G Linder

2^nd Wendoree

3^rd Barwon

4^th Wentworth

This year saw the inauguration of Country Championships, organized by Mr. A. Worrall Jones, Secretary of the Country Championships Committee. Victoria was divided into eight regions, each region conducting regional championships for eights, fours and pairs. The successful crews and close seconds from each region then contested the Victorian Country Championships at Ballarat on Saturday, 14^th March, 1959. The Eight-Oared Country Championship was won by Dimboola Rowing Club by a canvas from Wendouree, second, with a further four lengths back to Barwon, third.

1^st Corio Bay - Bow: D John, 2: D Ramage, 3: D Norwood, Str: D Caithness, Cox: K van den Belt

Other competing crews - Not recorded

This year saw the inauguration of Country Championships, organized by Mr. A. Worrall Jones, Secretary of the Country Championships Committee. Victoria was divided into eight regions, each region conducting regional championships for eights, fours and pairs. The successful crews and close seconds from each region then contested the Victorian Country Championships at Ballarat on Saturday, 14^th March, 1959. The Four-Oared Country Championship was won by Corio Bay Rowing Club.

1^st Wahgunyah - Bow: P Richardson, Str: R Richardson, Cox: E Forbes

2^nd Dimboola

3^rd Wendouree

4^th Wentworth

5^th Yea

6^th Barwon

This year saw the inauguration of Country Championships, organized by Mr. A. Worrall Jones, Secretary of the Country Championships Committee. Victoria was divided into eight regions, each region conducting regional championships for eights, fours and pairs. The successful crews and close seconds from each region then contested the Victorian Country Championships at Ballarat on Saturday, 14^th March, 1959. The Pair-Oared Country Championship was won by Waygunyah Rowing Club by a length from Wendouree, second, with half a length between second and third.