Club History

Established in 1902, Oxley Sailing Club is the oldest club still sailing on the Brisbane River.

The following sources chronicle the extensive history of our club.

A History of the Oxley Sailing Club, Bernadette Turner. Brisbane: Oxley Sailing Club Inc, 2006

• "The 1900s." Pages 1-20. (PDF 1.7MB)
• "The 1920s and 1930s." Pages 21-37. (PDF 880KB)
• "The 1930s." Pages 38-61. (PDF 1.4MB)
• "War and the 1940s." Pages 62-74.(PDF 146KB)
• "The 1950s." Pages 75-93. (PDF 1.6MB)
• "Appendix: Photographs." Pages 94-102. (PDF 3.3MB)
• "Appendix: Additional Photographs." Pages 103-10.(PDF 4MB)

Memories of Oxley Sailing Club: Recollections from the Period 1955 to 1958, Anthony Goodwin. Brisbane: Oxley Sailing Club Inc, 2002. (PDF 139KB)

At the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland:

• A History of the Oxley Sailing Club, Bernadette Turner (Catalogue record and online)
• Oxley Sailing Club Records 1902-1989 (Catalogue record)
• Oxley Sailing Club Records 1922-1989 (Catalogue Record)