Competitive rowing events on the Birrarung, or Yarra River, in Melbourne began in 1860. The annual regatta was a feature of the social calendar by the time this Grand Challenge cup was presented to Melbourne Rowing Club in 1868. The event attracted crowds of picknickers to the banks of the upper river to cheer the […]
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