1940 QLD GPS Head of the River

1st Church of England Grammar School - Bow: J. Stumm 10.10, 2: G. Fowels 12.4, 3: R. Stevens, Str: I. Cross, Cox: D. Friend, Coach: M. A. P. Mattingley

2nd Brisbane State High School - Bow: P. Winterflood 10.5, 2: W. Lister 10.9, 3: J. Stedman 11.12, Str: K. Brown 11.7, Cox: D. Dalzell

3rd Brisbane Boys’ College - Bow: T. Patrick 10.2, 2: D. Newman 11.6, 3: R. Wilson 12.5, Str: D. Hinwood 11.3, Cox: N. Whitehead 7.0

4th The Southport School - Bow: J. L. Woodburn 10.3, 2: E. Cox 10.11, 3: J. L. Young 11.0, Str: A. Fletcher 10.8, Cox: K. W. Stevenson 7.8 

5th Brisbane Grammar School - Bow: G. P. Poulsen, 2: K. N. Stevens, 3: R. A. Henderson, Str: H. Bryan, Cox: F. D. Rutledge 

1940 Church of England Grammar School First IV - (Head of the River Champions)

In 1940, Anglican Church Grammar School added the a four-oared boat, the Cossack, to their rowing fleet. HMS Cossack was a Destroyer boat, built by Vickers Armstrong at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1936-1937, commissioned in 1938 and lost in October 1941. COSSACK, one of the most famous Destroyer, was a leader of the 8^th Division which was in Alexandria at the outbreak of World War II and served initially in the Mediterranean. In 1940 the COSSACK, leader of the 4^th Destroyer Flotilla, became famous when it was involved in an action where a party of its crew boarded a German Tanker off Norway and liberated 299 captives. In 1941 the 4^th Destroyer Flotilla was engaged in the hunt for the German battleship, BISMARCK in the North Atlantic. Cossack saw duty in the Atlantic and protecting southern British ports from German raiders. In October 1941 the COSSACK was torpedoed while escorting a slow convoy from Gibraltar to England and sand the next day.

“There was a slight head wind with the water slack. State High jumped to the front in less than half a dozen strokes, but they held the lead for less than 150 yards. Church of England Grammar, who had started at a medium rating but with plenty of power, took the front. 

The race quickly resolved itself into a duel between “Churchies” and State High. Spurt was met by spurt, the former a shade superior with each sprint, the advantage gained being a few feet with each burst until at the half distance C.E.G.S had a lengths and a quarters lead over State High, with Southport a length and a quarters lead over State High, with Southport  a length and a half away a few feet ahead of Boys’ College and Grammars. State High reduced the gap a quarter of a mile from home, but C.E.G.S responded and went away a few feet again.

FEVERISH EXCITEMENT

It was here that State High worked its spectators up to a state of feverish excitement. With a determined spurt they reduced the gap to three-quarters of a length and it looked as though Churchies could not respond. But they did and held on. But State High had still another spurt left in them and at 50 yards from the line they made a last desperate effort. The Crowd acclaimed them as victors, but the angle of the finishing line gave Church of England Grammars the victory by a third of a length with State High second."

Page 16, The Telegraph, 4 May 1940 Edition 

1st Brisbane Boys’ College - Bow: M. J. Richards 10.11, 2: R. L. Taylor 10.0, 3: A. G. Hack 11.3, Str: L. R. Hinwood 11.6, Cox: M. Whitby 7.0

2nd Church of England Grammar School - Bow: J. Murray 10st 10lb, 2: A. Bray 12.6, 3: J. Whittle 10.10, Str: D. Wilson 11.0, Cox: J. Bourne 7.8, Coach: J. A. Thompson 

3rd The Southport School - Bow: M. E. Fraser 10st 12lb, 2: J. D. Somerville 10.8, 3: R. V. Wolter 11.6, Str: C. Mitchell 11.4, Cox: R. A. Williams 7.0

4th Brisbane State High School - Bow: G. Van Cooten 9.5, 2: W. Horn 10.0, 3: G. Histed 11.4, Str: R. Love 11.6, Cox: A. Tovnaros  

5th Brisbane Grammar School - Bow: C. R. Warman, 2: M. A. Ashan, 3: G. H. Marshall, Str: R. C. Lukey, Cox: G. H. Flint 

Article attached to the above photo:

"David G. Hinwood, 17, one of the boys in the Senior Public class nearest the camera in the picture above, will stroke the first college crew. The second crew in the Under Sixteen race will be stroked by Ian R. Hinwood aged 15 (on the left of the photograph).

Ian is a versatile young athlete. Besides his prowess as a rower, he is also a champion swimmer of the college and at the All Schools swimming sports last March he won the50 metres race. He covered the distance in 31 seconds, breaking the previous record established by N. Wright, also a Brisbane Boys' College pupil of 31 2-5 seconds. 

David and Ian are sons of Mr. L. G. Hinwood (manager, Australian General Electric ltd), Sherwood Road, Toowong."

Page 11, The Courier-Mail, Friday 3 May 1940 Edition 

Brisbane Boys' College Crews

"Church of England and Boys' College moved out and rowed throughout with not more than three-quarters of a length between them. The other crews were soon left well in the rear. Southport's rowing was disappointing.

At the half distance the Boys' College had half a length lead, but Churchies were fighting hard at a slower rating, and it was thought that they might wear the leaders down. However, Boys' College finished up without having slackened in rating to win by half a length. Southport were three lengths away third, with State High and Grammars finishing in that order."

Page 75, The Portal, December 1940 Edition. 

1st Church of England Grammar School (3rds) - Bow: B. Robinson, 2: J. Lassells, 3: J. Rowell, Str: B. Greenland, Cox: J. Armstrong 

2nd Brisbane Boys’ College (3rds) - Bow: E. Gillespie, 2: W. McIntosh, 3: W. Hamilton, Str: J. Millar, Cox: W. Owen

3rd Church of England Grammar School (4ths) - Bow: E. Falconer, 2: G. Moody, 3: A. Campbell, Str: J. Perry, Cox: F. Harrison    

4th Brisbane Boys’ College (4ths) - Bow: L. Lutton, 2: A. Stafford, 3: E. Erickson, Str: P. Lesservy, Cox: R. Fogarty 

“Although starting at the slowest rating, Greenland’s crew immediately took the lead, and it was apparent that their long stroke would carry them through to success. They led by a length at half way, and although Millar’s crew made gallant attempts to overhaul them. Churchies went away to win comfortably by three lengths and a half lengths.”

Page 16, The Telegraph, 4 May 1940 Edition