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Gladys Batt, Marjorie Turner and Dell Hill were South Australian pioneers in the 1930s. Anne Shanley, Norma Thrower, Anna Pazera and Diane Burge starred in international athletics in the 1950s and 60s. Other stars - such as Marjorie Jackson (the current Governor of South Australia) or Glynis Nunn were adopted by South Australians, after they moved to Adelaide. In the last twenty years, Donna Gould, Lisa Ondieki, Tania Van Heer and Brooke Krueger have all enjoyed success in track and field. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Note that prior to the formation of the SA Women's Amateur Athletic Association in 1942 the winner of the Adelaide Women's Amateur Athletic Club Championship is listed. 75 Yards 1928 Dolly Swayne 9.2 1929 Gladys Batt 9.2 1930 Gladys Batt 9.0 100 Yards 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Laurel Anderson 1938 Laurel Anderson 1939 Joan Dansie 1940 Marjorie Turner 11.7 1941 1942 Pam Lampard 12.3 1943 Bette Davis 12.0 1944 Anne Shanley 12.0 1945 Anne Shanley 12.3 1946 Anne Shanley 11.8 1947 Anne Shanley 11.9 1948 Anne Shanley 12.0 1949 Anne Shanley 11.8 1950 Anne Shanley 11.6 1951 Joan Hams 12.3 1952 Anne Shanley-Cooper 1953 Norma Austin 11.6 1954 Norma Austin 11.3 1955 Maureen Leedham 1956 Norma Austin 11.5 1957 Maureen Leedham 11.4 1958 Wendy Hayes (Vic) 11.0 1959 Norma Austin-Thrower 11.3 1960 Norma Thrower 11.2 1961 Josie Trimboli 11.0 1962 Diane Bowering 11.3 1963 Diane Bowering 10.9 1964 Diane Bowering 10.5 1965 Diane Bowering 10.9 220 Yards 1933 Marjorie Turner 28.0 1934 1935 1936 1937 Laurel Anderson 1938 Laurel Anderson 1939 Joan Dansie 1940 Marjorie Turner 27.0 1941 1942 Anne Shanley 27.9 1943 Bette Davis 27.5 1944 Anne Shanley 27.5 1945 Anne Shanley 27.5 1946 Shirley Ogle (Vic) 25.8 Joy Morgan (4y) 26.3e 1947 Anne Shanley 25.9 1948 Anne Shanley 26.0 1949 Anne Shanley 26.0 1950 Anne Shanley 26.6 1951 Faye Rilstone 28.0 1952 Anne Shanley-Cooper 25.8 1953 Norma Austin 26.0 1954 Anne Cooper 26.3 1955 Maureen Leedham 25.3 1956 Anne Cooper 25.1 1957 Maureen Leedham 25.9 1958 Maureen Leedham 25.0 1959 Norma Austin-Thrower 25.1 1960 Norma Thrower 24.4 1961 Helen Miller (Vic) 24.5 Maureen Leedham 24.5 1962 Diane Bowering 25.3 1963 Diane Bowering 24.7 1964 Diane Bowering 24.3 1965 Diane Bowering 440 Yards 1942 Bette Davis 72.0 1943 Noella Stuart 68.0 1952 Anne Cooper 59.7 1953 Betty Robbie 1954 Betty Robbie 60.6 1955 Barbara Lane 58.9 1956 Maureen Leedham 57.6 1957 Maureen Leedham 59.2 1958 Maureen Leedham 58.2 1959 Maureen Leedham 57.3 1960 Maureen Leedham 60.0 1961 P. Cahill 61.8 1962 P. Brenton 61.2 1963 P. Cahill 61.1 1964 T. Porter 61.9 1965 Biruta Vilmanis 56.9 880 Yards 1953 Betty Robbie 2-39.0 1954 Joy Brown 2-25.8 1955 Joy Brown 2-18.3 1956 Joy Brown-Burdett 2-20.4 1957 A. Norris 2-34.1 1958 L. McCarthy 2-25.5 1959 B. Irving 2-34.0 1960 H. Harrison 2-31.2 1961 H. Harrison 2-36.8 1965 Marlene Carlon 2-18.9 90y Hurdles 1944 Noella Stuart 14.8 1945 Noella Stuart 17.5 80m Hurdles 1950 Janet Winfield 13.5 1951 Norma Austin 12.8 1952 Pam Robertson (WA) 11.7 1953 Norma Austin 11.8 1954 Norma Austin 11.8 1955 Norma Austin 11.4 1956 Norma Austin 11.3 1957 Jill Parsons 12.8 1958 Norma Austin-Thrower 10.9 1959 Norma Thrower 11.1 1960 Norma Thrower 11.0 1961 S. McGregor 12.9 1962 Jewell Jobson 12.5 1963 Jan Riley 11.9 1964 Jewell Jobson 11.3 1965 Judy Tapfield 11.7 4x110 Yards Relay 1942 Western Districts 61.4 1943 Adelaide Harriers 56.8 1944 Adelaide Harriers 53.5 1945 Adelaide Harriers 55.5 1946 Adelaide Harriers 54.6 Jenni Caldwell, Brockhoff, Joy Morgan, Anne Shanley 1947 Adelaide Harriers 52.2 Jenni Caldwell, Brockhoff, Joy Morgan, Anne Shanley 1948 Adelaide Harriers 52.2 1949 Adelaide Harriers 51.3 1950 Adelaide Harriers 51.9 1951 Western Districts 53.5 1952 Adelaide Harriers 51.1 1953 Adelaide Harriers 49.7 1954 Adelaide Harriers 49.4 1955 Adelaide Harriers 49.1 1956 Adelaide Harriers 1957 Western Districts 51.2 1958 Western Districts 49.6 1959 Western Districts 50.0 1960 Western Districts 48.3 1961 Western Districts 49.3 1962 Western Districts 50.4 1963 Adelaide Harriers 50.1 1964 Adelaide Harriers 50.1 1965 Adelaide Harriers 47.2 Diane Bowering, S Thomson, Judy Tapfield, A Innes High Jump 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Laurel Anderson 4' 4 1/2 1938 Joy Power 1939 1940 1941 1942 Merle Smerdon 4' 5 3/4 1943 Bette Davis 4' 3 1944 Merle Smerdon 4' 5 1/2 1945 Noella Stuart 4' 4 1946 Bette Davis 4' 6 1/2 1947 Kit Mears (Vic) 4' 10 1/2 J. Kelly 1948 Kaye Coffey (Vic) 4' 8 1949 Lorraine Wright 4' 5 1950 Lorraine Wright 4' 6 1951 Lorraine Wright 4' 9 1/2 1952 P. McDonald 4' 7 1953 Pat Bergin 4' 11 1/2 1954 Pat Bergin 5' 1 1/2 1955 Pat Bergin 5' 0 1956 Pat Bergin 5' 0 1957 Pat Bergin 5' 1 1958 Betty Robbie 4' 8 1959 Biruta Vilmanis 4' 8 1960 G. Rogers 4' 10 1961 S. McGregor 4' 10 1/2 1962 Sylvia White 4' 10 1963 S. McGregor 4' 10 1964 C. Taylor 4' 10 1965 Jan Riley 4' 9 Long Jump 1933 Bonda Ray 14' 0 1934 1935 1936 1937 Laurel Anderson 15' 10 1938 Laurel Anderson 1939 Joan Dansie 14' 8 1940 1941 1942 Anne Shanley 14' 4 1/2 1943 Bette Davis 15' 9 1/2 1944 Joy Morgan 15' 8 1/2 1945 Joy Morgan 16' 3 1/2 1946 Joy Morgan 16' 1 3/4 1947 Joy Morgan 16' 6 1/4 1948 Joy Morgan 15' 11 1/2 1949 Joy Morgan 16' 0 1/2 1950 Joy Morgan 17' 2 1/2 1951 Joy Morgan 15' 1 1/2 1952 Joy Morgan 16' 1 3/4 1953 Betty Robbie 16' 3 1/4 1954 Betty Robbie 16' 6 1955 Betty Robbie 17' 8 1/4 1956 Pat Bergin 17' 0 1/2 1957 Maureen Leedham 17' 10 1958 Betty Robbie 19' 5 1959 Betty Robbie 17' 2 1960 Maureen Leedham 18' 0 1961 Maureen Leedham 17' 5 1/2 1962 Jewell Jobson 16' 10 1963 Rae Marnham 17' 8 1/4 1964 Rae Marnham 17' 8 1965 Biruta Vilmanis 19' 2 1/4 Shot Putt 1933 Jean Howell 23' 11 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Jean Haussen 1940 1941 1942 S. Turner 26' 6 1/2 1943 H. Duncan 23' 7 1944 Laura Trabilsie 23' 1 1/2 1945 Merle Smerdon 25' 4 1/2 1946 Merle Smerdon 27' 8 1/2 1947 Merle Smerdon 29' 5 1948 Merle Smerdon 29' 0 1/2 1949 Anne Shanley 28' 6 1/4 1950 Anne Shanley 35' 5 1/2 1951 C. Morgan 30' 3 1952 Anne Shanley-Cooper 32' 0 1/4 1953 A. Morgan? 29' 11 1954 Anne Shanley-Cooper 31' 2 1/2 1955 Betty Robbie 30' 3 1/2 1956 Anne Shanley-Cooper 31' 2 1/2 1957 Anna Pazera 35' 7 1/4 1958 Anna Pazera 38' 1 1/4 1959 Sylvia Maxwell 37' 9 3/4 1960 Sylvia Maxwell 38' 4 3/4 1961 Sylvia Maxwell 33' 10 3/4 1962 Sylvia Maxwell-White 37' 0 1/2 1963 Janet Riley 35' 9 1964 Sylvia White 37' 0 3/4 1965 Sylvia White 38' 0 1/4 Discus 1933 Dell Hill 84' 1 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Maureen Burford 76' 4 1/2 1950 Maureen Burford 91' 8 1/2 1951 Maureen Burford 91' 1 1952 Maureen Burford 94' 0 1953 Maureen Burford 93' 10 1954 Maureen Burford 104' 10 1955 Maureen Burford 99' 11 1956 Maureen Burford 101' 5 1957 Maureen Burford 110' 10 1/2 1958 M. Randell 101' 11 1959 F. Rundle 100' 6 3/4 1960 Sylvia Maxwell 105' 1 1961 J. Stephenson 78' 10 1/4 1962 Sylvia Maxwell-White 109' 3 1/2 1963 Sylvia White 114' 1 1/2 1964 Sylvia White 112' 1965 M. Randell 111' 11 1/2 Javelin 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Laurel Anderson 1938 1939 Jean Haussen 1940 1941 1949 Lorraine Wright 81' 10 1950 S. Sheridan 100' 4 1951 Lorraine Wright 104' 10 1/2 1952 P. McDonald 91' 3 1953 Lorraine Wright 112' 2 1954 Maureen Burford 90' 11 3/4 1955 Betty Robbie 101' 9 1/2 1956 Ela Kitsapea 122' 1 1/2 1957 Anna Pazera 148' 0 1/2 1958 Anna Pazera 157' 8 1959 Anna Pazera 159' 10 1/2 1960 Anna Pazera 165' 2 1/2 1961 Sylvia Maxwell 123' 9 1/2 1962 Anna Pazera 129' 6 1/2 1963 Anna Pazera 160' 2 1964 Anna Pazera 156' 1 1/2 1965 S. Baker 115' 3 ½ Pentathlon 1965 Jan Riley 4318 1966 Jan Riley 1967 Jan Riley 1968 Pam Kilborn (VIC) 4657 Jan Riley 4468 1969 Jean Arnold Live Sports Headlines | Site Search | Feedback An unofficial, non-profit, just-for-fun, page but © 1995-2003 by Graham Thomas |
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Australian Championships only officially started in 1941 but, prior to this
time, a number of unofficial State Championships were held.