Lew Holmes

Lewis J.M. Holmes was the president of the Carlton FC from 1958 to 1964.

Lew Holmes also held the position of Vice-President in 1955 and 1956

Carlton President's gavel reveals 160-year-old maritime tale

Lew was responsible for for having the Carlton president's chair and gavel specially made from the timbers from the S.S. Edina a three masted steamer built in 1853. The Edina was used on coastal Victorian runs and later Port Phillip Bay ferrying passengers to and from Geelong. The Carlton team occasionally travelled on the ship for its matches. It's sailing days were over in 1938 and it was towed to the Maribyrnong river where it remained until 1958 when it was scrapped.
Read Carlton historian Tony De Bolfo's fascinating article.
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2014-03-05/carlton-presidents-gavel-reveals-160yearold-maritime-tale

Video

Channel 7's Ron Casey interviews Lew Holmes and his wife at the Carlton 1962 Grand Final function.
Courtesy of the Rhettrospective site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mWXOQkoSY8

Links

Blueseum: Presidents

Gallery

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  1964 - Carlton President Lew Holmes with Nth's Al Mantello & Pies Murray Weideman.Pic; Herald.
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  1964 - Carlton President Lew Holmes with Nth's Al Mantello & Pies Murray Weideman.Pic; Herald.
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  1964 - Carlton President Lew Holmes with Nth's Al Mantello & Pies Murray Weideman.Pic; Herald.
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  1964 - Carlton President Lew Holmes & Brownlow Medalists B.Deacon & G.Collis.
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  1962 GF - Lew Holmes & Ken Hands watching from bench.
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  1964 - Lew Holmes & Ken Hands on the bench.
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  1964 - Holmes: Foreward for the Carlton Centenary Review Book.
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  1964 Lew Holmes CFC President 1964 Lew Holmes CFC President 1958 - 1964 CFC image
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  1963 - Carlton President Lew Holmes.