Herald & Weekly Times Cup
This trophy was presented by the Herald & Weekly Times Ltd to the Australian Women's Rowing Council in 1968.
This Championship was contested over 1000 metre until 1985 when it became a 2000 metre event.
Kath Suhr - The first winner of the Championship
This event contains many multiple winners.
Four time winners are:
Sandra Harvey, Glenorchy, TAS
Adair Ferguson, Canberra, ACT
Three time winners are:
Leisa Patterson, Corio Bay, VIC
Shirley Graham, Tweed Heads, QLD
Sandy Rourke, Leichhardt, NSW
Two time winners are:
Val Bertrand, Nestles, VIC
Cheryl Everson, Grafton, NSW
Sue Donoghue, ACT
Virginia Lee, Mosman, NSW
Jo Lips, Torrens, SA
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Kath Suhr - YWCA, VIC | C Brooker - Sydney, NSW | L Franklin - Mosman, NSW | 4:41.5 | |||
| 1969 | Sylvia Bartlett - YWCA, VIC | Kath Suhr - YWCA, VIC | C Brooker - Sydney, NSW | 4:14.7 | |||
| 1970 | Shirley Graham - Tweed Heads, QLD | 6:25.0 | |||||
| 1971 | Val Bertram - Nestles, VIC | Shirley Graham - Tweed Heads, QLD | 4:37.8 | ||||
| 1972 | Val Bertram - Nestles, VIC | 4:24.6 | |||||
| 1973 | Shirley Graham - Tweed Heads, QLD | NTT | |||||
| 1974 | Shirley Graham - Tweed Heads, QLD | Lynette Skelton - Mosman, NSW | Elaine Guterres - Lakeside, SA | 3:56.0 | |||
| 1975 | Cheryl Everson - Grafton, NSW | Kath Bennett - YWVC, VIC | 4:23.6 | ||||
| 1976 | Cheryl Everson - Grafton, NSW | Evelyn Adams - Sydney, NSW | Leisa Patterson - Corio Bay, VIC | 3:55.5 | |||
| 1977 | Leisa Patterson - Corio Bay, VIC | Kath Bennett - YWVC, VIC | 4:21.3 | ||||
| 1978 | Leisa Patterson - Corio Bay, VIC | Evelyn Adams - Sydney, NSW | Karen Law - Sydney, NSW | 4:04.71 | |||
| 1979 | Leisa Patterson - Corio Bay, VIC | Sandy Rourke - Leichhardt, NSW | Evelyn Adams - Sydney, NSW | Karen Law - Sydney, NSW | Katie Wise - Ballarat City, VIC | Vanessa Grant - Perth & Collegians, WA | 4:14.60 |
| 1980 | Sandy Rourke - Leichhardt, NSW | Leisa Patterson - Corio Bay, VIC | Katie Wise - Ballarat City, VIC | Vanessa Grant - Perth & Collegians, WA | H C McGrath - ANU, ACT | 4:56.36 | |
| 1981 | Sandy Rourke - Leichhardt, NSW | S Evans - Buckingham, TAS | M Gibson - ANA, WA | 4:00.28 | |||
| 1982 | Sandy Rourke - Leichhardt, NSW | Jo-Anne Green - WAIT, WA | Sue Donoghue - Canberra Hospital, ACT | 3:59.28 | |||
| 1983 | Sue Donoghue - ACTRA | Klara Lantay - Drummoyne, NSW | Vanessa Grant - Perth & Collegians, WA | Lesley Hodgson - SUBC, NSW | 4:01.63 | ||
| 1984 | Diane Michels - Cambridge, NZL | Allison Chin - Murwillumbah, NSW | Debbie Cooper - Nepean, NSW | Rosita McMahon - Tweed Heads, QLD | Kate Wise - Ballarat City, VIC | 4:01.20 | |
| 1985 | Adair Ferguson - Commercial, QLD | Rosita McMahon - Tweed Heads, QLD | Allison Chin - Murwillumbah, NSW | Kate Wise - Ballarat City, VIC | Sue Donoghue - ACTRA | Julie Slattery - Banks, VIC | 8:03.7 |
| 1986 | Sue Donoghue - ACTRA | Allison Chin - Canberra, ACT | Julie Ellett - ANU, ACT | Jenny Beutel - Balmain, NSW | Kate Wise - Ballarat City, VIC | Julie Slattery - Banks, VIC | 8:26.61 |
| 1987 | L De Jong - Wairariki, NZL | 8:18.45 | |||||
| 1988 | Tamsin Angus-Leppan - Leichhardt, NSW | 7:33.22 | |||||
| 1989 | Adair Ferguson - Commercial, QLD | 10:04.21 | |||||
| 1990 | Sandra Harvey - Gelorchy, TAS | 10:07.72 | |||||
| 1991 | Sandra Harvey - Gelorchy, TAS | 7:55.20 | |||||
| 1992 | Sandra Harvey - Gelorchy, TAS | 8:13.37 | |||||
| 1993 | Adair Ferguson - Commercial, QLD | 7:56.88 | |||||
| 1994 | Adair Ferguson - Commercial, QLD | 8:13.14 | |||||
| 1995 | Virginia Lee - Mosman, NSW | 7:55.23 | |||||
| 1996 | Rebecca Joyce - UTS, NSW | 8:01.36 | |||||
| 1997 | Sandra Harvey - Gelorchy, TAS | 8:34.53 | |||||
| 1998 | Jo Lips - Torrens, SA | 8:22.56 | |||||
| 1999 | Christine Camillar - Essendon, VIC | 7:50.74 | |||||
| 2000 | Virginia Lee - Mosman, NSW | 7:37.90 | |||||
| 2001 | Jo Lips - Torrens, SA | 7:45.36 | |||||
| 2002 | Fiona Milne - MUBC, VIC | 7:47.39 | |||||
| 2003 | Sally Newmarch - Torrens, SA | 8:26.87 | |||||
| 2004 | Amber Halliday - AUBC, SA | Sally Newmarch - Torrens, SA | Marguerite Houston - UQBC, QLD | Miranda Bennett - Torrens, SA | Sally Causby - Adelaide, SA | Louise Auld - South Port, SA | 8:16.05 |
| 2005 | Marguerite Houston - AUBC, SA | Alison Withers - Mercantile, VIC | Kirsty Fleming - Huon, TAS | Regina Kennedy - Power House, VIC | Yasmin Burraston - ANU, ACT | Kate Durrant - Power House, VIC | 7:51.61 |
| 2006 | Tara Kelly - Tweed Heads, QLD | Amber Halliday - AUBC, SA | Kirsty Fleming - Huon, TAS | Marguerite Houston - AUBC, SA | Miranda Bennett - UTS, NSW | Alison Withers - Mercantile, VIC | 9:30.28 |
| 2007 | Amber Halliday - AUBC, SA | Marguerite Houston - AUBC, SA | Miranda Bennett - UTS, NSW | Yasmin Burraston - MUBC, VIC | Jessica Huston, UWABC, WA | 8:05.50 |