Year		First		Second		Third
1932-33		Mabel MOAD (Vic) 4:00.3		Phyllis HICKS (SA) 4:04.0		Edie SMITH (NSW) 4:07.0
1934-35		Lorna CARRINGTON (NSW) 3:49.0		Mabel MOAD (Vic) 3:55.4		Elsie EDWARDS (Vic)
1935-36		Lorna CARRINGTON (NSW) 3:59.2		Mabel MOAD (Vic) 3 yards		Edith CAMPBELL (NSW)
1937-38		Maisie JAMES (Vic) 3:55.3		Mabel MOAD (Vic)		Jill BOND (Vic)
1939-40		Iris DOWSEY (Vic) 3:53.5		Elsie CAPEL (Vic)		Jean GULLAN (WA)
1947-48		Joyce HUTCHINSON (Vic) 3:57.0		Jean GULLAN (WA)		D ROSS (NSW)
1955-56		Laura RENALSON (Qld) 3:52.6		G MCGRATH (NSW)		L SIMPSON (NSW)
1957-58		Laura RENALSON (Qld) 3:47.3		A MCCORMICK		L MCALLISTER (NSW)
1958-59		Laura RENALSON (Qld) 3:37.5		M. GILLARD (NSW)		M. CROOKALL (Qld)
1961-62		Laura RENALSON (Qld) 3:46.6		Denise HAWKE (NSW) 3:51.0		M MADIGAN (SA) 3:53.4
1962-63		Clare MCCARTY (NSW) 3:42.7		Laura RENALSON (Qld) 3:47.1		F ROSE (Qld) 4:28.6
1963-64		Clare MCCARTY (NSW) 3:42.7		Denise HAWKE (NSW) 3:38.7		Glenys MANGELS (NSW) 3:48.4

The first three Australian athletes (as well as first three overall) are in the respective columns.
Rank in brackets ( ) indicate the overall rank of the Australian athlete where that athlete was beaten into that place by an international.