Forty-eight eights competed on March 24 in the Head of the River championship, from Putney to Mortlake, and as they started at intervals, there was a continuous procession of boats on the course. The picture shows the scene at the finish. Those crews in the foreground which have finished are returning; those in the background are finishing. (Central Press photo.)
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18466, 18 May 1928, Page 1
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60Forty-eight eights competed on March 24 in the Head of the River championship, from Putney to Mortlake, and as they started at intervals, there was a continuous procession of boats on the course. The picture shows the scene at the finish. Those crews in the foreground which have finished are returning; those in the background are finishing. (Central Press photo.) Star (Christchurch), Issue 18466, 18 May 1928, Page 1
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