Usually means: Rowing race, first boat wins.
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  1. head of the river: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Head of the River (Australia), Head of the River (New South Wales), Head of the River (Queensland), Head of the River (Victoria), Head of the River (Western Australia), Head of the River (disambiguation): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. head of the river, Head of the River: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Head of the river: Sports Definitions

Definitions from Wikipedia (Head of the River)

noun:  a name given to annual Australian rowing regattas held in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia.
noun:  The Head of the River rowing regatta refers to two New South Wales school rowing competitions, one for boys and one for girls.
noun:  The Victorian Head of the River regatta is contested between the eleven Associated Public Schools of Victoria.
noun:  The Queensland Head of the River refers to two high school rowing regattas in Queensland Australia, one for boys (Great Public Schools Association of Queensland Inc., G.P.S.) and one for girls (Brisbane Schoolgirls' Rowing Association, B.S.R.A.).
noun:  The Head of the River rowing regatta in Western Australia is an annual rowing event held at the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Champion Lakes.


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