Putney Putney from 1867 to 1961. The Putney clubs have produced a plethora of Olympic medallists and Henley winners. Putney Town Rowing Club, although retaining Putney's name, has now moved to Kew. The University Boat Race, first contested in 1829 in Henley-on-Thames, has had Putney as its starting point since 1845. Since 1856, it has been an annual event, beginning at the University Stone, just upstream from Putney Bridge. Several other important rowing races over the Championship Course also either start or finish at the stone, notably the Head of the River Race. Alan Thornhill lived and worked in Putney for
Shire of Mortlake of Moyne. The Shire of Mortlake was divided into four ridings on 7 June 1978, each of which elected three councillors: Shire of Mortlake The Shire of Mortlake was a local government area about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994. Mortlake was incorporated as a road district on 20 July 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Mortlake was abolished, and, along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Tower Hill Reserve, the Shires of