Oxford and Cambridge Cup entry into the boat race. In 1956 New South Wales, 1963 Monash, 1966 Australian National and Newcastle, 1969 LaTrobe and 1973 Macquarie Universities gained entry. The Australian higher education reforms of the early 1990s opened the door for many former Technical Colleges and Colleges of Advanced Education to enter the boat race for the first time. 1968 was the last year that the race was held over the traditional 'Thames Putney Mortlake' equivalent course. Due to increasing pressure for a standardised course distance, fairer courses, and the increasing focus of state and national programs on the Olympic distance, delegates from
Putney, Georgia Putney, Georgia Putney is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,898 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Putney is located in southeastern Dougherty County at (31.473076, -84.121492). The southern border of the CDP is the Mitchell County line, and part of the western edge is the Flint River. U.S. Route 19 (the Liberty Expressway) is the main highway through Putney, leading north to Albany and south to Thomasville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Putney CDP has a total area