The Yarra Yarra Rowing Club is a
rowing club on the
Yarra River in
Melbourne. It was founded in the 1870s by members of the
Early Closing Association
The Early Closing Association was formed in the United Kingdom in 1842 or 1843 to control the hours of labour in retail shops, and to abolish Sunday trading. It was promoted by Samuel Carter Hall, George Dawson and John Passmore Edwards, among ot ...
when several
drapers in
Bourke Street agreed to close on Saturday afternoons.
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References
External links
Club web site
1871 establishments in Australia
Rowing clubs in Australia
Sports clubs and teams established in 1871
Sports clubs and teams in Melbourne
Sport in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
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