1956 PSA Head of the River
The 1956 PSA Head of the River was conducted over the last mile of the King's Cup course on Saturday 28 April 1956.
First Eights
Challenge Cup
One Mile
5 Mins, 34 1/2 Secs
2 Feet
3 lengths
3/4 length
1st Hale School - Bow: DGK Cannon, 2: DP Durston, 3: RH Cooke, 4: GA Roe, 5: RF Buhler, 6: SM Williams, 7: HC Roberts, Str: TW Hogan, Cox: RW Devenish, Cch: A Gra Rosser
2nd Scotch College - Bow: GC Black, 2: JM Flower, 3: GJ McMullen, 4: BG West, 5: WJ Watson, 6: JS Black, 7: WG Cotterell, Str: AG Bird, Cox: ML Johnson, Cch: Dr. G Barratt-Hill & Dr. HR Nash
3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: GE Palmer, 2: MI Caldwell, 3: B Paramor, 4: W Burbidge, 5: PJ Miles, 6: BJ Warren, 7: RT Harrison, Str: JJ Rendell, Cox: T Scanlon, Cch: RR Day
4th Wesley College - Bow: NB Wight, 2: GJ Carroll, 3: CJ Lightowler, 4: JW Stephenson, 5: PA Richardson, 6: DW Brockway, 7: CH Taylor, Str: PE Trenaman, Cox: RA Uppill, Cch: JE Jeffreys
5th Aquinas College - Bow: ML Chitty, 2: T Martella, 3: LB Scott, 4: DM Clune, 5: PC Williamson, 6: JA Machado, 7: RJ Yetts, Str: LF Elliott, Cox: CG Brennan, Cch: AD Scott
Second Eights
3/4 Mile
4 Mins, 4 Secs
1 length
1 1/2 lengths
1 1/2 lengths
1st Scotch College - Bow: RH Richardson, 2: DI Thom, 3: B Mayberry, 4: TH Anderson, 5: JM Knowles, 6: GH Shilkin, 7: DJ Mazzucchelli, Str: G Weir, Cox: RR Birch, Cch: KW Langley
2nd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: J Clarke, 2: I Clarke, 3: G Geste, 4: R O'Halloran, 5: PD Benneke, 6: D Clarke, 7: MA Leahy, Str: GJ Currie, Cox: J Magnus, Cch: TE Watson
3rd Hale School - Bow: CT Friend, 2: CA Lefroy, 3: WF Marsh, 4: RM Hester, 5: KM Venn, 6: RC Bedford, 7: CB House, Str: R Binks, Cox: JH Wood, Cch: A Gra Rosser
4th Aquinas College - Bow: HA Van Besouw, 2: MJ Fennessy, 3: JP Smith, 4: WD Slater, 5: DA Taveira, 6: PG van der Kuil, 7: DW Woodman, Str: VG Ryan, Cox: PL Ainsworth, Cch: LR Kelly
5th Wesley College - Bow: RP Gray, 2: PW Holmes, 3: GE Scott, 4: DW Wakelam, 5: MRW Downing, 6: D Doley, 7: GH Farrell, Str: MG Holmes, Cox: WW Sutherland, Cch: R Jeffreys
Third Fours
Half Mile
2 Mins, 55 Secs
3/4 length
1 length
1/2 length
1st Guildford Grammar School - Bow: WF Dunne, 2: EA Avery, 3: JL Hill, Str: GV Baker, Cox: SM Isbister, Cch: DK Evans
2nd Hale School - Bow: PH Stewart, 2: RH Mazzucchelli, 3: JBC MacAuley, Str: AB Jeanes, Cox: IW Ward, Cch: VS Murphy
3rd Scotch College - Bow: J Lang, 2: RL Dawkins, 3: PA Thompson, Str: AR Tough, Cox: IG Ducham, Cch: RT Gard
4th Aquinas College - Bow: DI Sadler, 2: MW Scott, 3: RM Taylor, Str: SJ Cicerello, Cox: WA Durack, Cch: BA Barnard
5th Wesley College - Bow: KR Rainbird, 2: JR Britten, 3: DR Hough, Str: JB Arnold, Cox: RMJ Blom, Cch:
Old Boys' Race
Half Mile
2 Mins, 37 Secs
1/2 Canvas
2 lengths
3/4 length
1st Scotch College - Bow: G Stafford, 2: I Hodgkinson, 3: D Grant-Frost, 4: R Forbes, 5: P Cleaver, 6: J Collis-Bird, 7: B Purser, Str: J Paton, Cox: I Henry
2nd Hale School - Bow: M Vinnicombe, 2: J Negus, 3: K Yelland, 4: A House, 5: R Chase, 6: A White, 7: T Butsworth, Str: R Chappell, Cox:
3rd Aquinas College - Bow: DE Wholley, 2: PA Scott, 3: HA Panizza, 4: AM Cunningham, 5: MA Berson, 6: F Arndt, 7: M Carigg, Str: JH Kagi, Cox: Ming Sin Chew
4th Wesley College - Bow: A Johnston, 2: D Jenkin, 3: A Field, 4: D Vincent, 5: P Crisp, 6: J Rogers, 7: J Carlin, Str: J Hosking, Cox: R Morcombe
5th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: J Shepherd, 2: G Hale, 3: B Ninham, 4: R Hollingsworth, 5: E Speed, 6: H Haywood, 7: J Pilier, Str: R Kernot, Cox: J Elsey