History of AAGPS Head of the River Rowing Regatta

1960 NSW AAGPS Head of the River

Shore yesterday overcame its jinx when it won a stirring G.P.S. Head of the River on the Nepean from Scots and High (Alan Clarkson, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 Apr 1960).

“It was Shore’s first victory since 1954 and came after three years of disappointment when the school was never out of a place. Shore, rowing immaculately, beat the heavyweight Scots crew by half length with high another half length away third.

Rowing officials said the time of 8 minutes 16 2-5 seconds is the slowest ever. Riverview made a gallant attempt to lead throughout. They were a length, and then a length and a quarter in front, and in a desperate attempt to maintain the lead rowed themselves to a standstill.

At the finish Ellis Murphy, No. 6, collapsed from exhaustion and tumbled into the water. The cox, Mark Raper, collapsed as the boat was taken from the water and 20 minutes later John Taylor (No. 4) and Bob Lachal (No. 2) also had to receive attention.”

Senior 1st Eight

Major Rennie Trophy

8:16.25

½ length

1^st Shore

2^nd Scots College

3^rd Sydney Boys High

4^th Newington

5^th St Joseph’s College

6^th The King’s School

7^th Riverview

Senior 1st Four

Yaralla Cup

6:10.35

½ length

1^st Sydney Boys High

2^nd Shore

3^rd Riverview

4^th Newington

5^th St. Joseph’s College

6^th Scots’ College

7^th Sydney Grammar

8^th The King’s School

Senior 2nd Four

6:23.15

½ length

1^st St. Joseph’s College

2^nd Riverview

3^rd Shore

4^th Scots’ College

5^th Newington

6^th King’s School

7^th Sydney Boys High

8^th Sydney Grammar

Senior 3rd Four

4:37.25

¾ length

1^st The King’s School

2^nd St. Joseph’s College

3^rd Sydney Grammar

4^th Scots’ College

5^th Shore

6^th Newington

7^th Riverview

8^th Sydney Boys High

Senior 4th Four

1^st The King’ School

2^nd Sydney Grammar

3^rd St. Joseph’s College

4^th Sydney Boys High

5^th Newington

6^th Shore

7^th Riverview

8^th The Scots’ College

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1960 NSW AAGPS Head of the River

Senior 1st Eight

Senior 1st Four

Senior 2nd Four

Senior 3rd Four

Senior 4th Four

NSW AAGPS Head of River

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