History of the Queensland GPS Head of the River rowing regatta

NSW Schoolgirls Head of the River

The Betty Deer Rosebowl – Overall Pointscore

The Betty Deer Rosebowl for the overall pointscore in the NSW Schoolgirls Head of the River Regatta was established in 1991 but first competed for in 1992.

Betty Deer (nee Whitney) was born in Drummoyne in 1910 and attended Sydney Girls High completing the Leaving Certificate in 1927. She was a keen member of the Sydney Girls Old Girls Union and maintained many strong friendships throughout her life with girls she first met there. After her marriage in 1936, she gave up work with MLC Assurance and lived in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide during the years in which her four children were born. The family returned to Sydney in 1947. She participated in many voluntary activities, working for the girl guides, boy scouts and schools her children attended. She was an active gardener and enjoyed bridge and golf.

She lived for her family and was a strong influence on the life of her husband, children, and grandchildren. She was especially proud of her eldest grandchild, Jane Spring, when Jane won the NSW Lightweight Sculls title and the Australian Lightweight Double Scull Championship. The Betty Deer Rosebowl prize was established by her husband Sir Frederick Deer and their children, Professor Christine Deer, Patricia Deer and Rosalind Strong to honour her memory after her death in 1990.

Winners
1992	Sydney Girls High
1993	Sydney Girls High
1994	Sydney Girls High
1995	Wenona
1996	SCEGGS Darlinghurst
1997	Loreto Normanhurst
1998	Loreto Normanhurst
1999	Pymble Ladies’ College
2000	Pymble Ladies’ College
2001	Pymble Ladies’ College
2002	Pymble Ladies’ College
2003	Pymble Ladies’ College
2004	Pymble Ladies’ College
2005	Pymble Ladies’ College
2006	Pymble Ladies’ College
2007	Pymble Ladies’ College
2008	Pymble Ladies’ College
2009	Pymble Ladies’ College
2010	Canberra Girls Grammar
2011	Loreto Normanhurst
2012	Canberra Girls Grammar
2013	Pymble Ladies’ College
2014	Pymble Ladies’ College
2015	Pymble Ladies’ College
2016	Loreto Normanhurst
2017	Canberra Girls Grammar
2018	Pymble Ladies’ College
2019	Pymble Ladies’ College
2020	Event cancelled

Detailed Results by Year

Summaries of Event Winners

Senior Sculling Events

Senior Sweep Events

Year 10 Events

Year 9 Events

Year 8 Events

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The idea for this history originated from the Olympic Rowing and World Senior Rowing Championship histories written by Andrew Guerin and Margot Foster in 1991, 1992 & 1993 for the Australian team handbooks. Andrew Guerin developed and extended these histories to the current format in 2004 for publication in 2004 and then expanded the site.

Steve Roll has been an invaluable contributor to the website in locating errors and finding Christian names of rowers. His superb work is acknowledged.

© Andrew Guerin – 2004
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