West Australian Rowing Club
Appearance
Full name | West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated) |
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Sport | Rowing |
Founded | 1868 |
Based in | Perth, Western Australia |
Colours | Cardinal and yellow[1] |
President | Lou Sammut[2] |
Head coach | Joseph Tamigi |
Website | www |
The West Australian Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club has operated out of a boatshed next to Barrack Square since 1906.
History
While the current club was incorporated in 1894, the club believes it has roots dating back to 1868.[3][4][5][6] It was the first rowing club in Western Australia, and is the last one remaining on the Perth city foreshore.[7]
The club opened a boatshed next to Barrack Square in March 1906. The boatshed received a permanent listing on the Western Australian Register of Heritage Places in 2001.[8]
There was long standing rivalry with Swan River Rowing Club in the early years of the two organisations.
References
- ^ "Constitution" (PDF). West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Club Locations, Contact Information and Club Webpages". Rowing WA. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "145 Years of Rowing". West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
For quick overview, the club was founded in 1868 (we think).
- ^ "Incorporation of the West Australian Rowing Club" (PDF). West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Horsley, Lorraine; Wynne, Emma (3 September 2014). "The history of the first and only remaining rowing club on the Perth city foreshore". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Permanent Entry - West Australian Rowing Club". Register of Heritage Places. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Emma Wynne (21 July 2018). "West Australian Rowing Club defies the odds to stay afloat and mark 150 years on Swan River". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Rowing - West Australian Club - Opening of New Shed". The West Australian. 12 March 1906. Retrieved 24 October 2014 – via Trove.