Australian Champions
The tournament usually begins in late December (after Christmas) and finishes in January. In the table, the year refers to the date the tournament finished.
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Year Location Winners 1885 Melbourne Frederick Karl Esling (won one match game before George Hatfeild Dingley Gossip defaulted) 1887 Adelaide Henry Charlick 1888 Melbourne William Crane 1893 Sydney Albert Edward Noble Wallace 1895 Melbourne Albert Edward Noble Wallace 1896 Sydney Albert Edward Noble Wallace 1897(1) Warnambool William Crane 1897(2) Sydney Julius Leigh Jacobsen 1906 Perth William Samuel Viner 1912 Sydney William Samuel Viner 1913 Bellingen William Samuel Viner 1922 Melbourne Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson 1924 Brisbane William Samuel Viner 1926 Sydney Spencer Crakanthorp 1927 Perth Spencer Crakanthorp 1931 Melbourne Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson 1933 Sydney Gary Koshnitsky 1935 Melbourne C.J.S. Purdy 1937 Perth C.J.S. Purdy 1939 Sydney Gary Koshnitsky 1945 Sydney Lajos Steiner 1947 Adelaide Lajos Steiner 1949 Melbourne C.J.S. Purdy 1951 Brisbane C.J.S. Purdy 1953 Hobart Lajos Steiner 1955 Perth John Purdy 1957 Melbourne Karlis Ozols / Lazare Suchowolski (Suchowolski emigrated to Israel before a playoff could be arranged) 1959 Hobart Lajos Steiner 1960 Adelaide Lucius Endzelins 1963 Perth John Purdy 1965 Hobart Douglas Hamilton 1967 Brisbane Douglas Hamilton 1969 Melbourne Walter Browne 1970 Sydney Alfred Flatow 1972 Melbourne Maxwell Fuller / Trevor Hay (playoff match tied 5–5) 1974 Cooma Robert Murray Jamieson 1976 Sydney Serge Rubanraut 1978 Perth Robert Murray Jamieson 1980 Adelaide Ian Rogers 1982 Melbourne Douglas Hamilton 1984 Sydney Darryl Johansen 1986 Toowoomba Ian Rogers 1988 Gosford Darryl Johansen 1990 Sydney Darryl Johansen 1992 Melbourne Aleksandar Wohl 1994 Melbourne John-Paul Wallace 1996 Sydney Guy West 1998 Melbourne Ian Rogers 2000 Tumbi Umbi Darryl Johansen 2002 Melbourne Darryl Johansen 2004 Adelaide Gary Lane 2006 Brisbane Ian Rogers 2008 Parramatta Stephen Solomon 2010 North Sydney Zong-Yuan Zhao 2012 Geelong Darryl Johansen
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