West Australian Rowing Club

Rowing club in Perth, Western Australia

West Australian Rowing ClubFull 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| Jonathan Ware
Head coach| John Gearing
Website| www.warowingclub.org

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

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While the current club was incorporated in 1894, the club believes it has roots dating back to 1868.[2][3][4][5] It was the first rowing club in Western Australia and is the last one remaining on the Perth city foreshore.[6]

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.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Constitution" (PDF). West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
2. ^ "145 Years of Rowing". West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014. "For quick overview, the club was founded in 1868 (we think)."
3. ^ "Incorporation of the West Australian Rowing Club" (PDF). West Australian Rowing Club (Incorporated). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Permanent Entry - West Australian Rowing Club". Register of Heritage Places. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Rowing - West Australian Club - Opening of New Shed". The West Australian. 12 March 1906. Retrieved 24 October 2014 - via Trove.

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