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