Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales

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Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales
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Short nameRMYC
Founded1905
Location Point Piper, New South Wales, Australia
Website Royal Motor Yacht Club NSW

The Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales is a club for motorboat owners located at 21 Wunulla Road, Point Piper.

The club was founded in 1905 as the Motor Boat Club of New South Wales. [1] At its foundation it had 92 members, all boat owners. Philip Mitchell was elected commodore, Dr George Reid vice-commodore and Frank Albert (of Albert Music) rear-commodore. [2] George W. Whatmore, who had initiated the club's formation by writing to The Sydney Morning Herald , [3] became the first secretary, with Fred Wiesener as treasurer. [2]

Members initially met at rooms at Circular Quay. In 1910 the current site was purchased and a clubhouse built. Officially opened by Lord Chelmsford, Governor of New South Wales, it was renamed Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales. [4]

In 1927 it was granted permission to use the prefix "Royal". [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Philip Mitchell". The Sunday Sun . No. 122. Sydney, Australia. 30 July 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 17 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "Motor Boat Club". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 21, 028. Sydney, Australia. 29 July 1905. p. 15. Retrieved 17 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Motor Boat Club". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 20, 878. Sydney, Australia. 4 February 1905. p. 12. Retrieved 17 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Title "Royal"". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 27, 782. Sydney, Australia. 20 January 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 18 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "The Title "Royal"". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 27, 780. Sydney, Australia. 18 January 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 17 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.

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