1938

John Ramsay

1958

Fred Lowe

1939

Sydney Smith

1959

Howard Peters

1946

Stanley Thomas

1960

Arthur Setterington

1947

George Smallwood

1961

Bob Ostin

1948

Geoffrey Robinson

1962

Ali Bongo

1949

Billy McComb

1963

Claude Manley

1950

Louis Martelle

1964

Ted Daniels

1951

Frank Boynett

1965

Jack Lowen

1952

Peter Warlock

1966

Norman Pearce

1953

Elizabeth Warlock

1967

Larry Spencer

1954

Derrick Speight

1968

Arthur Setterington

1955

Devolyn & Irene

1969

Competition not held

1956

Geoff Gregson

1970

Geoff Ray

1957

Ron MacMillan

1971

Trevor Lewis

1958

Marjorie Waddell

1972

Kevin Fox

1959

Ralph Hall & Mollie

1973

Bob Read

1960

Larry Spencer

1974

Christopher Payne

1961

Robert Sinclair

1975

Competition not held

1962

Robert Swadling

1976

Bob Gill

1963

Gordon Watts & Shirley

1977

Wayne Dobson/Peter Duffie

1964

Ali Bongo

1978

Rex Cooper

1965

Phil Haigh

1979

Ken Hawes

1966

Morine

1980

Harry Nicholls

1967

Drew Masters & Tess

1981

Mark Leveridge

1968

Christian

1982

Janet Clare

1969

Tony Shelley & Elizabeth

1983

Rex Cooper

1970

Geoff Ray & Pat

1984

Eddy Smit

1971

Malcolm Nunn

1985

Kevin Reay

1972

Otto Wessely

1986

John Hotowka

1973

The Waldos

1987

Tony Brooks

1974

Hardy Werner

1988

Mike Austin

1975

Brian Miller & Audrey

1989

Stephen Ford

1976

Sam & Joy Mallinson

1990

David Jones

1977

Martin Scott-Price

1991

Patrick Maddison

1978

Brian Sefton

1992

Steve Bedwell

1979

Not awarded

1993

Dusty

1980

Josephine

1994

Alistair Cook

1981

Crisco

1995

David Penn

1982

Not awarded

1996

Jayson George

1983

Marc & Jayne

1997

Herman Koster

1984

Richard Kyall & Joanna

1998

Jon Allen

1985

Shahid Malik

1999

Trevor Stone

1986

Al Glennan

2000

Lee Davis

1987

Mystina

2001

Sean Carpenter

1988

Not awarded

2002

Mark Shortland

1989

Alex Taylor

2003

Richard Pinner

1990

Richard Griffin

2004

Mel Harvey

1991

Jimmy Carlo & Crystal

2005

Tim Shoesmith

1992

Philippe

2006

Marc Oberon

1993

Not awarded

2007

Steve Dela

1994

Tricky Business

1995

Marie Claude Chantelle & Co

1996

Guy Barrett

1997

Not awarded

1998

Alfonso Rios

1999

Mark Taylor

2000

Leo Ward

2001

Mark Shortland

2002

The Great Nardini

2003

Richard Pinner

2004

Safire Illusionists

2005

Roy Davenport

2006

Paul Dabeck

2007

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