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Rowing club in Perth, Western Australia

The club's Barrack Street shed in about 1910, with Perth City Baths in the background.

The Swan River Rowing Club is a rowing club that was founded in 1887 in Perth, Western Australia.

It has had rowing sheds at different locations on the Swan River.

The Canning River was a location of regattas and social events for the club.

In early years regattas were held to increase interest and membership.

Social activities were an important part of the annual events.

Rivalry and differences with the West Australian Rowing Club were evident in early years of operation.

In 1943 the American Red Cross took over the clubhouse (at the bottom of Barrack Street) and converted it for use as an entertainment venue for Allied troops. New flooring was installed, and a reading room, library, and lounge created. The cost for the renovations was £2,000 and the club was officially opened by Governor Mitchell; it was called the American Red Cross Service Club.

Notes

  1. Swan River Rowing Club (1989), New clubhouse project, retrieved 5 October 2018
  2. Aussie~mobs (2017), Swan River Rowing Club Sunday Picnic at Canning, W.A, retrieved 5 October 2018
  3. "SWAN RIVER ROWING CLUB". Western Mail. Vol. IV, no. 179. Western Australia. 18 May 1889. p. 11. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SWAN RIVER ROWING CLUB". Daily News. Vol. XXVIII, no. 10, 651. Western Australia. 24 July 1909. p. 16. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "SWAN RIVER ROWING CLUB". Daily News. Vol. X, no. 3069. Western Australia. 31 July 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Us Club Centre For Serviceman". Daily News. 3 September 1943. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. Lang, Olive Adele (5 August 1943), Airgraph letter sent to William Murray Wilson while he was serving with the RAAF in the Middle East in 1943–1944., retrieved 31 December 2024
  8. "VICEREGAL". West Australian. 4 September 1943. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  9. "Advertising". West Australian. 29 September 1943. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

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