BBC Rowing Regatta

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1963 1957

Back: IA McDougall, DR Blunck, EW Thomson, IJ Sinnamon, JT Drewe Front: JK Wilson, JC Adam, Mr CM Goldurg, Mr DO Magoffin, IK Mayes, RK Philip

Record Winning Coach - Mr David Magoffin

Winners of the Head of the River

Back: BR Perkins, PA White, PM Cribb, DK Hall, DMH Job Front: DA Hood, JR Lyndon, Mr IMB Cribb, Mr DO Magoffin, CA Bartlett, BH Carlyle Back: S Tupou, JH Willers, CA Clarke Middle: DE Svendsen, PF Meyer, Mr DO Magoffin, Mr GT Roscoe, EF Smith, DI Brown Front: PJ Haggarty Absent: DE Gold

Winners of the Head of the River

1961

Winners of the Head of the River

1965

had made rowing history, being the first metropolitan school to win a “Double Double.” We are happy to be able to record that our victories inspired Mr. Foxcroft’s muse with such effect that he burst into sweet moan and mellow music, and composed a College Boating Song.”

cartoonist Ian Gall (BBC 1916-1921) developing a comic for the paper at the time. Ron was rightly depicted as the young man with the wild hair in bow position – unbeknown to most, the crew had made a pact not to cut their hair until they had secured a Head of the River win.

The victory went on to make The Courier Mail, with old collegian and

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