1970 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st R F Fitch, Barwon

2^nd K Leach, Mercantile

3^rd N Talbot, South Australian Railways

4^th R Garrard, Mercantile

5^th T McNair, Swan River (WA)

Holder - J. R. Sykes, Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7^th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by R. F. Fitch, Barwon Rowing Club, by three and a half lengths from K. Leach, Mercantile, second. T. McNair (Swan River WA) was eliminated in the heats.

1^st Monash University - Bow: D B Bishop, Str: K P Jelbart, Cox: R W England, Coach: R Moore

2^nd Corio Bay No 2

3^rd Corio Bay No 3

4^th Mercantile No 2

5^th Mercantile No 1

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Upper Yarra Course on the 25^th October, 1969. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Monash University by three-quarters of a length from Corio Bay No. 2.

1^st Corio Bay - Bow: Jeff R Sykes, 2: D S Lewis, 3: George Xouris, Str: Jeff R Watt, Cox: D Jarvis

2^nd Mosman (NSW) - Bow: I Ballard, 2: Mal Shaw, 3: John Clarke, Str: Robert Shirlaw, Cox: J Carlisle, Cch: Bruce Evans

3^rd Mercantile - Bow: Richards Garrard, 2: John Gumley, 3: Les Ayres, Str: Peter Philp, Cox: Mark Connolly, Cch: Ken McConville

4^th Melbourne University - Bow: B Keon-Cohen, 2: Tom Yuncken, 3: D Hornsby, Str: A Ferguson, Cox: D Ferguson

Other competing crews:

Monash University - Bow: Jim Bourke, 2: D Troon, 3: Eris Vahl Meyer, Str: Stephen Bennett, Cox: Robert England, Cch: Roger Moore

Banks - Bow: M Wishart, 2: G Johannsen, 3: Geoff Hardie, Str: R Cusworth, Cox: L Holland

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club.

Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4^th April, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres.

1^st Mercantile - Bow: D Palfreyman, 2: L P Ayres, 3: J H Gumley, 4: J R Harry, 5: J E Shanasy, 6: D G Douglas, 7: S M Gillon, Str: G H Boykett, Cox: A G Maginn, Coach: D H Boykett

2^nd Adelaide University

3^rd Yarra Yarra

4^th Banks/Mercantile/Power House Composite

Other competing crews:

Buckingham (TAS)

Melbourne University

Monash

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7^th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile by half a length from Adelaide University, with Yarra Yarra third.

1^st Gary Ramsbottom, Melbourne

2^nd W E John, Monash University

Holder - Gary Ramsbottom, Melbourne Rowing Club.

Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4^th April, 1970 as part of the Interstate Championships. Course, 2,000 metres.

1^st Melbourne No 2 - Bow: G Ramsbottom, Str: R W Young, Cox: E L Tweedie, Coach: W J Ramsbottom

2^nd Corio Bay

3^rd Banks

4^th Melbourne No 1

Other competing crews:

Barwon

Hawthorn

Mercantile No 1

Mercantile No 2

Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on the Upper Yarra course, on the 25^th October, 1969. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne Rowing Club No. 2 by one and one-half lengths from Corio Bay. The event was re-rowed on November 1^st after the final was declared “no race”.

1^st Melbourne University - Bow: B Clarke, 2: A McKinley, 3: C Johnston, Str: P Nicholson, Cox: A Richards, Coach: M Schapper

2^nd Corio Bay

3^rd Mercantile

4^th Barwon

Other competing crews:

Footscray City

Melbourne

Torrens (SA)

Mildura

South Melbourne

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7^th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by one length from Corio Bay Rowing Club. 

1^st Mosman (NSW) - Bow: G Fuller, 2: S Spencer, 3: R Poke, 4: J Cody, 5: B Keats, 6: T Pinson, 7: J Bentley, Str: R Clementson, Cox: R Arentz, Coach: J Raper

2^nd Barwon - Bow: A Scott, 2: B Ferguson, 3: P McHugh, 4: M Morgan, 5: K Chandley, 6: P Armitage, 7: Alan Hart, Str:" P Morgan, Cox: Geoff Hunter, Cch: Len Gladman

3^rd Mercantile - Bow: Penry Green, 2: Peter Millikan, 3: Alan Darker, 4: D Gibson, 5: Rob Cummings, 6: Geoff Park, 7: Tim Hogan, Str: P Wood, Cox: M Coghlan, Cch: Peter Downey

4^th Melbourne - Bow: N Smith, 2: J Cappi, 3: Tim Catford, 4: B Dillon, 5: J Fitzgerald, 6: Gary Ramsbottom, 7: R Cameron, Str: Ray Young, Cox: T Craig, Cch: M Christie

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club.

Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4^th April, 1970 as part of the Interstate Championship carnival. Course, 2,000 metres.

1^st Banks - Bow: G J Hardie, Str: R K Cusworth, Cox: L Holland

2^nd Mercantile No 1

3^rd Power House

4^th Mercantile No 2

Other competing crews:

Albert Park

Banks No 2

Monash University

Holders - Hawthorn Rowing Club. Rowed on the Upper Yarra course on the 25^th Ocotber, 1969. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Banks Rowing Club by one and one-quarter lengths from Mercantile No. 1. 

1^st Mercantile - Bow: A Darker, 2: R Redman, 3: R Dawson, Str: R Negri, Cox: J Ling, Coach: K McConville

2^nd Barwon

3^rd Richmond

4^th Banks

Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7^th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by one-third of a length with Barwon second.

1^st Geelong Grammar - Bow: G Wood, 2: R Lansell, 3: T Rogers, 4: A Smith, 5: D Cutts, 6: J Hohnen, 7: C Koren, Str: J Brodribb, Cox: P Bender, Coach: F Covill

2^nd Melbourne University - Bow: I Blanch, 2: John McKeand, 3: Anthony Oakley, 4: Ian Farran, 5: Will Magennis, 7: P Wilson, Str: S Rickards, Cox: M Stephens, Cch: G Nice

3^rd Mosman (NSW) - Bow: M Prentice, 2: R King, 3: D Carroll, 4: G Smithers, 6L D Merrall, 7: Michael Crowley, Str: A Byrne, Cox: C Caeberry, Cox: J Carlisle, Cch: Stuart Evans

4^th Xavier College - Bow: J Ross, 2: Peter Richter, 3: David Bowen, 4: F Hemingway, 5: C Catelli, 6: Eric Schrader, 7: R Dobson, Str: P Banson, Cox: D Hess, Cch: Hubert Federico

Other competing crews:

Melbourne Grammar 

Carey Grammar

Melbourne High 

St Kevin's College

Caulfield Grammar

Mercantile

Wendouree

Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club.

Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4^th April, 1970 as part of the Interstate Championships carnival. Course, 2,000 metres.

1^st Barwon - Bow: A L Hart, 2: P J Morgan, 3: K M Chandley, Str: P A Armitage, Cox: G Hunter

2^nd Corio Bay

Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14^th March, 1970. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay was second. 

1^st Barwon - Bow: A L Hart, 2: P J Morgan, 3: P McHugh, 4: L Ljubanovic, 5: J Bateman, 6: R Fitch, 7: K M Chandley, Str: P A Armitage, Cox: M Dunstan

2^nd Corio Bay

3^rd Geelong Grammar No 1

Other competing crews:

Wendouree

Geelong Grammar No 2

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14^th March, 1970. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay was second and Geelong Grammar No. 1 third.

1^st Corio Bay - Bow: D S Lewis, 2: J R Sykes, 3: G Xouris, Str: J R Watt, Cox: D Jarvis

2^nd Barwon

3^rd Ballarat City

4^th Dimboola

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14^th March, 1970. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club from Barwon, second.

1^st Corio Bay - Bow: G Xouris, Str: J R Watt, Cox: R Allen

2^nd Ballarat

Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14^th March, 1970. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club. Ballarat Rowing Club was second.