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City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Black and white photograph, Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1908
... Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1908...warrnambool regatta...Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1908 Friendly Society's Four... club hopkins river warrnambool warrnambool regatta 1908 1908 ...Won by M.U.I.O.O.F. Crew: W. Marfett stroke, R.J. Russell 3, A.J. Fisher 2, H.G. Marfell bow, V. Williamson cox. “As its name suggests, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (MUIOOF) had its origins in Manchester, England. It was established in Melbourne in 1840 when Augustus Greeves, a member of the MUIOOF in England, migrated to Australia. On his arrival in Melbourne, Greeves teamed up with journalist Thomas Strode, to form the first lodge—The Australia Felix Lodge. The lodge received its Constitution on 7 December 1840 and this is recognised as the birth date of Manchester Unity in Victoria.” Warrnambool rowing club was founded in 1973, with regattas starting in 1885 and a VRA regatta in 1890. Timber framed black and white photograph of a mens rowing crew on the hopkins river, warrnambool.Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1908 Friendly Society's Four Won by: M.U.I.O.O.F.rowing, city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river warrnambool, warrnambool regatta, 1908, 1908 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal, Warrnambool R.C Regatta
... Warrnambool R.C Regatta... Warrnambool R.C Regatta This circular brass medal has a shield shaped ...This Warrnambool Rowing Club medal was awarded to the winners of the Society Fours in 1908. The Friendly Society group that won the race was the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a benefit society owned by members who assist other members in times of illness or unemployment. Originally founded in Manchester, England, the M.U.I.O.O.F. started in Melbourne in 1840. The Warrnambool branch was founded in 1860. The Warrnmbool Rowing Club was established in 1873, though there had been several boat clubs associated with the Hopkins River going back to the 1850s. No information has been found on R.Russell. This medal is of interest as a memento of a Warrnambool sporting club award in 1908 and of the winner of the award, a Warrnambool group and a member of that group.This circular brass medal has a shield shaped centrepiece with text on both obverse and reverse surrounded by a plain annulus edged with small scrolls. It has a ring at the top.Obverse- W.R.C. Regatta 1908 Reverse SOCIETY FOURS Won by M.U.I.O.O.F.R RUSSELL. A maker's hallmark.warrnambool rowing club, the friendly society, m.u.i.o.o.f. -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy, 1891
... The Warrnambool Regatta was held on the Hopkins River...Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1891 Maiden Four... circular hoop containing a tree motif. Warrnambool Regatta Boxing ...The Warrnambool Regatta was held on the Hopkins River on Sunday 27 December 1891. B. Laing rowed for the Warrnambool Rowing Club. A trophy was given to each member of the Maiden Four crew- A. Lumsden (bow), B. Laing (2), D. Rowan (3), J. Rowan (stroke), A. Geilhofer (cox). B. Laing was also a steward in the St John's Lodge.Brass bell shaped dome with a 4 cm circular hoop containing a tree motif.Warrnambool Regatta Boxing Day 1891 Maiden Four. Warrnambool Rowing Club. B. Laing No 2.trophy, warrnambool, 1891, rowing, hopkins river -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Rowing Program, Title Centenary regatta, 1873 1973 : Hopkins River, Warrnambool, Saturday, October 13th, 1973 / City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Rowing Program Title Centenary regatta ...Black and gold colored rowing program- containing historical information about the Warrnambool Rowing Club, race events for the regatta and advertisements. Another copy is in the state library of new south wales Mitchell Library - Onsite Storage Q797.123/2 REQUEST ITEMBlack and gold colored rowing program- containing historical information about the Warrnambool Rowing Club, race events for the regatta and advertisements.city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river warrnambool, regatta program, centenary regatta, rowing -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Banners
... warrnambool regatta... warrnambool rowing club trophy regatta warrnambool regatta ...There were numerous banners awarded to winning crews (rowers and coxswains)- these are a sample.Four synthetic material 'banners' dated 1974-78 Names of winning crews listedCWRC 1974-75city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, trophy, regatta, warrnambool regatta -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy, C.W.R.C. Best Clubman
... warrnambool regatta... warrnambool regatta ...Shield shaped trophy with crossed oars over a wreath surrounded by 8 named shields with a banner across the top: inscription is difficult to read, it appears to be: C.W.R.C. Best Club man. Donated by W. ?. R. C. Student Union.Inscription is difficult to read, it appears to be: C.W.R.C. Best Club man. Donated by W. ?. R. C. Student Union. Named shields are dated from 1972 - 1978.city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool, warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool regatta -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy, The Les Gardner Perpetual Trophy
... warrnambool regatta... warrnambool regatta ...Shield shaped wooden trophy with small named metal shields a banner above is inscribed (see below), there is a circular plaque in the center with a central blue area transposed with a sculler. Names are dated from 1978 - 2015 (current)The Les Gardner Perpetual Trophy for Best Clubmancity of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river warrnambool, warrnambool regatta -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Phiotograph
... warrnambool regatta... club hopkins river warrnambool warrnambool regatta clubrooms ...These were the City of Warrnambool Rowing Clubrooms from around 1950 - 1996.Colored photograph of the City of Warrnambool Rowing Clubrooms and shed.city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river warrnambool, warrnambool regatta, clubrooms -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy
... Warrnambool Boxing Day Regatta Lyndoch Cup Maiden Eights...) and a wooden base. Warrnambool Boxing Day Regatta Lyndoch Cup Maiden ...Warrnambool Rowing Club had a boxing day regatta from 1885. The land beside the club was owned by the Rolfes who be-quested it to be an aged care home- presently called Lyndoch.Large silver colored cup (trophy) and a wooden base.Warrnambool Boxing Day Regatta Lyndoch Cup Maiden Eightsrowing, city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, lyndoch, hopkins river -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy
... at a regatta (warrnambool)... (this is for the rower in 2 seat)- probably awarded at a regatta (warrnambool) R ...This is a trophy for a mens four or eight- awarded to each rower (this is for the rower in 2 seat)- probably awarded at a regatta (warrnambool)long timber oar shaped trophy- with a green blade and gold colored writingWDRA Championship Four April 6th 1940 Warrnambool R.C. R. Merriman No 2.r. merriman, city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river, rowing, regatta -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy
... Warrnambool Rowing Club held regattas on the Hopkins River... Novice Club Championship Warrnambool Rowing Club held regattas ...Warrnambool Rowing Club held regattas on the Hopkins River from about 1885. This was initially over a weekend in conjunction with Colac Rowing Club. Hamilton Rowing Club started a regatta after Colac moved theirs to the Barwon in Geelong. The western Victorian clubs also had a rowing association.Silver colored trophy on a timber base.Warrnambool Hamilton Rowing Clubs Western Victorian Novice Club Championshipcity of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, hamilton rowing club, hopkins river, rowing -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy
... Front: Novice Event Upper Yarra Regatta Warrnambool D.... Front: Novice Event Upper Yarra Regatta Warrnambool D. Brodwick ...Regatta trophyTwo - Silver colored trophy cup.Front: Novice Event Upper Yarra Regatta Warrnambool D. Brodwick. One the back: Winning Crew Stroke: E. McLaren 3. G. Hassell 2. D. McDougall Bow: D. Brodwick Cox: H. Sherlockwarrnambool, warrnambool rowing club, city of warrnambool rowing club, upper yarra regatta -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Centenary Regatta Programme, Centenary Regatta 1873-1973, 1973
... Rowing Club Regatta Programme Philprint Warrnambool ...Warrnambool Rowing Club Regatta ProgrammeThis is a programme of 24 pages with a black cover with black and yellow printing and black and yellow images of rowers.The pages contain printed text, including many advertisements. The pages were originally stapled.non-fictionWarrnambool Rowing Club Regatta Programmewarrnambool rowing club, val bertrand, rowing -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Photograph
The photograph is of the 1925 Warrnambool Rowing Club Lightweight four- they raced at the clubs annual Boxing Day Regatta. H Sherriff was stroke J MacNamara (3 seat) C Earls (2 seat) L Halliwell (bow), T Fary was cox. The Regatta that year had three events and the other usual aquatic events were cancelled due to poor weather. Mr W. A. Hope was regatta secretary. It is recorded on page 109 of the 1914-35 minute book that 'Mr. Meckin, the president, said he had much pleasure in moving a motion of long salutation to the light weight four in recognition of the fine performance they put in at the Yarra Yarra and Albert Park Regattas...Mr. Hope seconded and added...credit to the crew..a fine lesson to some of the older members in perseverance..'Black and white photograph of a Warrnambool Rowing Club crew of 5 in a rowing boat on the Hopkins River, Warrnambool. Taken in 1925. Under the photograph is the name of the crew and year it was taken: Lightweight fours 1925 H Sherriff stroke J MacNamara C Earls L Halliwell bow T Fary coxrowing, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river, city of warrnambool rowing club -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Trophy
On Friday 18th April 1969 it is recorded in the Warrnambool Rowing Clubs minutes that: 'A trophy, being the coaches trophy, for the Scotch Mercantile Regatta Maiden Pairs, was presented to the club by the successful crew competing: B. Stapleton, J. Pettit & ?P. Clark.'Brass gobletScotch Mercantile Regatta 1969 Maiden Pairs Coach Trophy City of Warrnambool Barry Stapleton Jim Pettit Mel Clarkwarrnambool, warrnambool rowing club, city of warrnambool rowing club, scotch mercantile, stapleton, pettit, clark -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Medalion
circular medilianMelbourne Regatta Novice Winners 1972 Bow D. Broderick 2. D. McDougall 3. G. Hassell Stroke E. McLaren cox W. Sherlockd. broderick, d. mcdougall, g. hassell, e. mclaren, w. sherlock, city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Booklet, V.R.A. Constitution Rules & By Laws
Victorian Rowing Association (V.R.A.) was the governing body of affiliated Victorian rowing clubs.The address on the booklet is 14 McKillop St Melbourne, C.1. Warrnambool Rowing Club was periodically affiliated with the VRA49 page pale blue colored bookletV.R.A. Constitution Rules & By Laws Regatta Regulations & Laws of Boat Racingcv.r.a, warrnambool rowing club, city of warrnambool rowing club, rowing, victorian rowing -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Picture (copy), "Points of View"
Half page illustration from Punch p. 37. Two panel illustration by G.D. Armour titled 'Points of View' and subtitled 'The River as it Appears to the Winners of an Easy Race' showing starboard view of a straight four rowing erect and without obvious distress. Below 'As it Appears to the Losers of a Hard Race' showing closeup starboard stern quarter view of a straight four collapsed over their oars, with the surrounding scenery drawn in a wavy haze. Part of the Tom Weil Collection. Thomas E Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum. River & Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1BF Telephone: 01491 415600 General enquiries: [email protected] of an Ink and watercolor painting of two rowing crews. Two panel copy of an illustration by G.D. Armour titled 'Points of View' and subtitled 'The River as it Appears to the Winners of an Easy Race' showing starboard view of a straight four rowing erect and without obvious distress. Below 'As it Appears to the Losers of a Hard Race' showing closeup starboard stern quarter view of a straight four collapsed over their oars, with the surrounding scenery drawn in a wavy haze.Points of view G.D. Armourcity of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, hopkins river warrnambool, hopkins river warrnambool, g.d. armou, 'points of view' -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Coloured photograph
City of Warrnambool crews at the Dimboola Regatta: 2011. Top: Brendan Finnigan. Middle: Maryanne Purcell, Angela Griffin, Debbie Fitzgibbon, Jasmine Sloane, Susan Finnigan, Carla Sudholz, Clive Wooster, Aeofia Dalton, Gillian Norris. Front: Kate Jolley, Jo Bone, Joanna Welsh. city of warrnambool crews at the dimboola regatta: 2011. top: brendan finnigan. middle: maryanne purcell, angela griffin, debbie fitzgibbon, jasmine sloane, susan finnigan, carla sudholz, clive wooster, aeofia dalton, gillian norris. front: kate jolley, jo bone, joanna welsh., city of warrnambool rowing club, city of warrnambool rowing club, warrnambool rowing club, rowing, dimboola, regatta -
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Photograph of a medal dated 1908 and corresponding newspaper article
A medal held in the Price family won by William Price in 1908. Reported on page 2 on the 2nd January 1908 the results of a regatta held in Colac the day before. The Warrnambool A.N.A. team won the Friendly Society’s Fours. Photograph of a pocket sized medal.On front: ? H.P ?date...08 W.R.C. Won By W. Price Society fours on back.warrnambool rowing club, city of warrnambool rowing club, william price, colac regatta 1908, rowing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Vessel - steam launch, Mrs. A. Dawson, Lady Loch, February 1907 - June 1910
The steam launch “Lady Loch” is towing five rowing boats on the Hopkins River at Warrnambool. All of the boats have many passengers on board. At the time of the photograph, Lady Loch was travelling from the riverbank near Jubilee Park downriver towards Warrnambool and the river mouth. Boating and rowing on the Hopkins River was a very popular activity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. People would travel a long way to enjoy their leisure time in the Warrnambool district and hiring a boat with a group of friends was a very popular pastime. The Warrnambool Standard promoted an evening excursion in 1909 to aid in a fund-raising event for the Warrnambool Hospital. The excursion was a trip on the steamer Lady Loch, which would also tow boats from the Flett & Sons' boating establishment. Lady Loch was to leave Flett & Son's boatshed on the Hopkins River at 7:30 pm, upstream travelling towards Jubilee Park. The photograph was taken between February 1907 and June 1910 by Mrs A. G. Dawson from the Hopkins River Bank at “Allandale”, which she was leasing. Mrs Dawson took another picture at that time and it was published in the Warrnambool Standard on 24th March 1973. The launch's owner, James Flett & Son, had a boatshed on the bend of the Hopkins River. The Lady Loch was described as “a fine little steamer with a capacity for about 70 passengers.” She was a screw-driven steamboat so hardly disturbed the waters of the Hopkins River, dismissing the fears of local mullet fishermen, as there was almost no wash from the steamer. She measured 52 feet in length, had a beam of 9 feet and weighed about 7 tons. HISTORY OF “LADY LOCH” The Lady Loch was originally bought by Mark Hooper as a pleasure boat and named “Lady of the Lake”, adding to his boating business in Colac. The boat was most likely built by one of the boatbuilders at Lake Wendouree. The little launch arrived at Lake Colac by road from Ballarat on 21st November 1887; her boiler and engine had been transported by rail the day before. Fanny Nelson purchased the launch in June 1888 for her business “Nelson’s Boating Establishment” on the Hopkins River, Warrnambool, and renamed it “Lady Loch”. Some people suggested that the boat was renamed in honour of the wife of the then-current Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Loch, Governor from 1884 to 1889. The local paper stated that Lady Loch flew the Governor’s colours of yellow, black and blue on her first trip under Nelson’s ownership, Sunday 12th August 1888. HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH FANNY NELSON’S BOATING ESTABLISHMENT Frances (Fanny) Maria Mann was born in 1828, in Gloucestershire, England. She married Andrew Abernethy II Nelson of County Downs, Ireland (born 1831) in July 1848. The eldest of their six children was born there in 1854. They emigrated to Australia in May 1855. The second child was born in 1856, and the following children in 1859 and 1862 (both in Wangoom) 1866 and 1870 (both in Warrnambool). Andrew and Fanny lived near the mouth of the Hopkins River from the late 1850s. Andrew was a keen and successful fisherman who also operated a boat hire business on the lower Hopkins River. Fanny was well known for the ‘hearty meals’ she served There was another boatshed and boat hire business on the Hopkins River, on the corner of Simpson and Bostock Sts. It was owned by Joseph Aberline in 1871 but by August 1872 the boat business had been taken over by Charles Everett. His Colonial Wine Licence of October 1872 was for "a house situated at the Hopkins". In 1873 he sold the land and boating business to Mr Peter McGennan, who built a large boatshed where the Warrnambool Rowing Club stored its boats. In October 1876 the main boatshed and a workshop nearby burnt down but the house, later known as Hopkins Hotel, was saved. Mr McGennan rebuilt the boatshed and continued with his businesses. Andrew Nelson passed away from a heart problem on June 21st 1875 aged 44. Fanny took over the McGennan business to support herself and her 6 children. It was now “Mrs Nelson’s Boating and Fishing Establishment”. In 1877 the Hopkins Colonial Wine Licence was transferred to Fanny M. Nelson and the following year she advertised that the renovated establishment now had boats, fishing gear and accommodation available at moderate prices. She renewed the Colonial Wine Licence for the Hopkins Hotel in December 1883. In 1884 she purchased four new clinker-built rowing boats, two of which were outriggers with sliding seats, to join her sculling boat. Her premises also included the local Post Office. In August 1885 Fanny Nelson called for tenders for a new boathouse to be built on the Hopkins River closer to the river bank and near the Nelson house. It would be “specially built for housing of eight-oared boats, with dressing room and bath for the rowers. There will be a platform on one side and two jetties into the river.” It became known locally as Nelson’s Boathouse. In December 1885 Fanny Nelson was granted a Hotel Licence for Hopkins Hotel; this was her home but it also had six rooms that were separate from the Nelson family’s rooms. She was now proprietress of both the Hopkins Hotel and the Nelson’s Boating Establishment. Fanny Nelson was favourably mentioned as the proprietress of the Hopkins Hotel in the esteemed book “Victoria and its Metropolis” in 1888, one of the very few women mentioned. Andrew Nelson, the third son of Fanny and Andrew Nelson, was a baker and confectioner by trade, and a keen member of the Warrnambool Rowing Club in the team that won the Colac Regatta in 1887. He occasionally helped his mother and brother with the boats and later with the small steamer. Fanny Nelson was looking for a suitable steam launch to run on the Hopkins River in conjunction with her “Nelson’s Boating Establishment” business. Mark Hooper’s steamboat Lady of the Lake was then bought by Fanny through Messers St. Quintin and M. McDonald of Warrnambool. It was transported overland from Colac to Warrnambool by Messrs. Stansmore Bro and the next day, Sunday 5th August 1888, a large crowd of people were on the Hopkins River to have a look at the steamer, which was still to have her boiler and other fittings installed by Mr Hooper. The Lady Loch had a trial run on Saturday 11th August 1888, and the next day the boat took a trip to Jubilee Park and the ‘islands’ at Allansford. Mr Hooper was on board, along with John Steel, her future engineer. T.H. Osborne was at the wheel and there were over 70 passengers. She made the trip back to Nelson’s boatshed at an “easy steam of six miles an hour. The whole trip took one and three-quarters of an hour”. Fanny Nelson sold her complete business “Hopkins Hotel and Boat Establishment” in 1890 to E.S.V. (Edward Samuel Vincent) Chapman. She moved to Melbourne; her address in 1896 was South Melbourne, then later Albert Park. On 26th May 1900, she died from a burns accident and was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. Chapman advertised Sunday afternoon Excursions on the Hopkins River in the Colac Herald, with the trip going from his boatsheds to Jubilee Park. Participants disembarked on the landing to enjoy a picnic before returning to Chapman’s boatsheds. In February 1892 the Hotel was transferred to Mrs Chapman, Edward’s wife. The hotel changed hands several times, and changed its name to Hopkins House, then closed its doors in June 1911 after a fire. The building was re-erected but never again became a hotel. it was purchased by the Warrnambool City Council and demolished in 1974 and became part of the Hopkins River Recreation Reserve now King Park. The boatsheds were unharmed by the fire. James Flett & Sons purchased the boating business from Chapman in January 1897. James Flett had already been involved in boating. In 1875 he built a large blackwood lighter on Jetty Flat for Spencer Smith & Co. Some years previously, James Flett had built all of the lighters that were owned by John Young at the jetty. A tragedy occurred on Jan 7th 1899 when William Grayson drowned after he had been boating on Hopkins River with a companion, a jockey named Style. William had fallen into the river and his companion was unable to save him. The boat had been hired from Flett’s shed. Sunday 12th November 1911 it was reported as ‘one of the busiest days of the season’ in Warrnambool. A special train, for the ‘Camperdown Church of England Sunday School’, was run from Camperdown to Warrnambool and Port Fairy, returning in the evening. It was ‘largely availed by all denominations, and the general public from Camperdown district, fully 600 adults and children and about half that number spent the day in Warrnambool. A large number of boats were on the river and the Lady Loch was well patronised. Flett’s boating business was still in operation until Flett advertised everything for sale in January 1916, including the boatshed and the steam launch of Lady Loch. Until that time, both the Flett’s boatsheds and Proudfoot’s boathouse operated boat hire businesses alongside each other. The boatsheds erected by Fanny Nelson became the headquarters for the Warrnambool Ski Club but were demolished in 2004 when a new club building was erected nearby. The photograph of the Lady Loch pleasure steamer represents the social and recreational activities of late 19th-century people from Warrnambool and the local district. It shows an example of the pleasure craft of that era. The history of the Lady Loch includes the history of fishing and boat hire businesses of that period. The photograph is also connected with an early Warrnambool buat builder James Flett & Sons. representing the maritime history of the town.Photograph, black and white, of the steam launch “Lady Loch” towing five rowing boats downstream on the Hopkins River from Jubilee Park towards the river mouth. There are many figures on the boats. The photograph was taken from a property called “Allandale” on the south river bank between February 1907 and June 1910. The photographer was Mrs A. G. Dawson. The “Lady Loch” was owned by Mr James Flett & Sons at that time. Her previous owner was Mrs Fanny Nelson. 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