Previous Original Tunes Competition Winners
| Year | Host City | Tune Title | Composer | State |
| 1946 | Melbourne VIC | No Competition | ||
| 1947 | Melbourne VIC | Boot Hill | Bob Wright | SA |
| 1948 | Melbourne VIC | Rag Time Tuba | Dave Dallwitz | SA |
| 1949 | Melbourne VIC | Clarinet Sugar | Dave Dallwitz | SA |
| 1950 | Sydney NSW | Hilarity March | Frank Johnson | VIC |
| 1951 | Adelaide SA | Stomp Miss Hannah | Ade Monsbourgh | VIC |
| 1952 | Melbourne VIC | Reed Warblers | Dave Dallwitz | SA |
| 1953 | Hobart TAS | No Competition | ||
| 1954 | Sydney NSW | That Ain't Right | Peter Pretty | VIC/NT |
| 1955 | Cootamundra NSW | Take It Away Henry | Peter Pretty | VIC/NT |
| 1956 | Melbourne VIC | Ole Nick Rag | Ross Collins | VIC |
| 1957 | Adelaide SA | Green Jar Grind | Col Nettlebeck | SA |
| 1958 | Sydney NSW | I Know The Feeling Well | Bob Cruikshanks | SA |
| 1959 | Cootamundra NSW | Bondi Babies | Ade Monsbourgh | VIC |
| 1960 | Melbourne VIC | I Don’t Know Yet | Neville Stribling | VIC |
| 1961 | Adelaide SA | Black Diamond Strut | Alex Frame | SA |
| 1962 | Sydney NSW | Joe Blow | King Fisher | NSW |
| 1963 | Melbourne VIC | Jop | John Roberts | NSW |
| 1964 | Newcastle NSW | B For A | John Bishop | NSW |
| 1965 | Sydney NSW | Nickin’ Off | Nick Polities | VIC |
| 1966 | Melbourne VIC | Teardrops | Dave Hetherington | VIC |
| 1967 | Hobart TAS | Helping Hand Rag | Nick Polities | VIC |
| Late Hour | Tom Pickering | TAS | ||
| 1968 | Adelaide SA | Goolwa Grind | Chris Kelsey | SA |
| 1969 | Ballarat VIC | Alone | John Colburn-Veel | NSW |
| 1970 | Dubbo NSW | Hourigan Swing | Paul Furniss | NSW |
| 1971 | Hobart TAS | If You Don’t Know The Words | Tom Pickering | TAS |
| 1972 | Adelaide SA | Bean Bag Strut | Peter Voss | ACT |
| 1973 | Queanbeyan NSW | Minor Iginal | Alex Frame | SA |
| 1974 | Melbourne VIC | Vy Vee | Adrian Ford | NSW |
| 1975 | Balmain (Sydney) | Ex And Bacon | Adrian Ford | NSW |
| 1976 | Brisbane QLD | JB Stomp | John Bates | NSW |
| 1977 | Hobart TAS | ‘Twas A Time | Paul Furniss | NSW |
| 1978 | Adelaide SA | The Golden City Strut | Herb Jennings | VIC |
| 1979 | Freemantle WA | Melaleuca | Murray Wilkins | WA |
| 1980 | Forbes NSW | Christina Stomp | Ken Evans | VIC |
| Eclipse | Paul Furniss | NSW | ||
| 1981 | Geelong VIC | Roll On Friday | Alex Frame | SA |
| 1982 | Toowoomba QLD | Late Again | Adrian Ford | NSW |
| 1983 | Forbes NSW | Don’t Waste Your Time | Ken & Betty Evans | VIC |
| 1984 | Wollongong NSW | One For You | Tich Bray | VIC |
| Digits | Tony Faulkner | NSW | ||
| 1985 | Ballarat VIC | I Love That Jazz | Ken Sutton | VIC |
| 1986 | Adelaide SA | Sauerkraut Stomp | Chris Kelsey | SA |
| 1987 | Armidale NSW | Dance Of The Yowies | John Roberts | NSW |
| 1988 | Sydney NSW | Wistful | Eric Holroyd | NSW |
| 1989 | Perth WA | My Sweet Toot Suite | John Roberts | NSW |
| 1990 | Launceston TAS | Golden Blues Rag | Chris Kelsey | SA |
| 1991 | Newcastle NSW | The New Newcastle | John Bates | NSW |
| You Never Care | Geoff Bland | VIC | ||
| 1992 | Geelong VIC | Noalimba Breakout | Eric Holroyd | NSW |
| Like Fire (Young Composer Award) | Ben Johnson | VIC | ||
| 1993 | Adelaide SA | Crown And Anchor Stomp | Herb Jennings | VIC |
| 1994 | Gold Coast QLD | 49 And Stoked | Mal Jennings | VIC |
| 1995 | Melbourne VIC | Thinking Of Yourself | Mal Jennings | VIC |
| 1996 | Bathurst NSW | Some Day You’ll Know The Blues | John Bates | NSW |
| 1997 | Launceston TAS | Adina | John Roberts | NSW |
| 1998 | Geelong VIC | Why Should I Be Blue | John Bates | NSW |
| Serenity (Young Composer Award) | Ben Calderazzo | VIC | ||
| 1999 | Perth WA | Leneva | John Roberts | NSW |
| 2000 | Forbes NSW | Welcome To Jazzland | Ade Monsbourgh | VIC |
| 2001 | Adelaide SA | Kangarilla | John Roberts | NSW |
| 2002 | Launceston TAS | Bev’s Washboard | Graeme Bell | NSW |
| 2003 | Forbes NSW | Poor Forgotten Sweetheart | John Bates | NSW |
| 2004 | Stawell VIC | Bonza Stomp | Herb Jennings | VIC |
| 2005 | Lismore NSW | Scuttly-Butt Swing | Mal Jennings | VIC |
| 2006 | Adelaide SA | Christabel | Danny Hodgson | SA |
| 2007 | Goulburn NSW | Silent Movie (Proudly Sponsored by APRA) | Peter Wolstenholme | NSW |
| 2008 | Lismore NSW | My Wife Cares (Proudly Sponsored by APRA) | Adrian Ford | NSW |
| 2009 | Melbourne VIC | Use It Or Loose It (Proudly Sponsored by APRA) | John Bates | NSW |
| 2010 | Orange NSW | This Is Paradise (Proudly Sponsored by APRA) | Adrian Ford | NSW |
| 2011 | Bundaberg QLD | Welcome The Day (Proudly Sponsored by APRA) | Fred Clough | QLD |
| 2012 | Forbes NSW | Sweet One | Jim Mills | NSW |