Australian Women's Track & Field Championships 1955-56
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Queensland, 31 March & 2 April 1956
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| 100 YARDS - Women - Saturday 31 March 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| HEAT 1 | Wind: +2.8m |
| 1 | Norma Croker | Qld | 10.8 |
| 2 | Marlene Mathews | NSW |
| 3 | Winsome Cripps | Vic |
| Beryl Caruth | WA |
| Bernice Kewming | Vic |
| Noreen Dilger | Tas | DQ |
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| HEAT 2 | Wind: +2.5m |
| 1 | Wendy Hayes | Vic | 10.9 |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty |
WA |
10.9est |
| 3 | Betty Cuthbert |
NSW |
11.0est |
| V. Heatong | Qld |
| A. Lehman | Tas |
| Raema James | NSW |
| Glenda Bennie | Vic |
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| HEAT 3 | Wind: +0.7m |
| =1 | Nancy Boyle | Vic | 11.0 |
| =1 | Pat Duggan | Qld | 11.0 |
| 3 | Fleur Mellor | NSW | 11.0 |
| Nancy Fogarty | NSW |
| Pam Robertson | WA |
| M. Jackson | Tas |
| Norma Austin | SA |
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| FINAL |
| 1 | Wendy Hayes | Vic | 10.9 |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA | 11.0 |
| 3 | Marlene Mathews | NSW | 11.0 |
| 4 | Norma Croker | Qld |
| 5 | Nancy Boyle | Vic |
| 6 | Pat Duggan | Qld |
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| 220 YARDS - Women - Monday 2 April 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| HEAT 1 |
| 1 | Marlene Mathews | NSW | 26.0 |
| 2 | Winsome Cripps | Vic | 26.2 |
| 3 | Raema James | NSW | 26.7 |
| 4 | V. Heatong | Qld |
| Pam Robertson | WA |
| Ann Shanley-Cooper | SA |
| A. Lehman | Tas |
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| HEAT 2 |
| 1 | Norma Croker | Qld | 25.8 |
| 2 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA | 26.4 |
| 3 | Wendy Hayes | Vic | 26.7 |
| 4 | Maureen Leedham | SA |
| K. Evans | NSW |
| A. Robertson | Tas |
| Bernice Kewming | Vic |
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| HEAT 3 |
| 1 | Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 25.5 |
| 2 | Nancy Boyle | Vic | 26.1 |
| 3 | Pat Duggan | Qld | 26.5 |
| 4 | Nancy Fogarty | NSW |
| Beryl Caruth | WA |
| Noreen Dilger | Tas |
| Glenda Bennie | Vic |
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| FINAL |
| 1 | Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 25.0 |
| 2 | Marlene Mathews | NSW | 25.1 |
| 3 | Norma Croker | Qld | 25.3 |
| 4 | Nancy Boyle | Vic |
| 5 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA |
| 6 | Winsome Cripps | Vic |
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| 440 YARDS - Women - Saturday 31 March 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| HEAT 1 |
| 1 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA | 62.6 |
| 2 | Joyce Hangar | Vic |
| 3 | Ann Shanley Cooper | SA |
| 4 | Maureen Leedham | SA |
| V. Heatong | Qld |
| Val Moore | NSW |
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| HEAT 2 |
| 1 | Daphne Welch | Qld | 63.1 |
| 2 | Brenda Jones | Vic |
| 3 | K. Evans | NSW |
| 4 | Joy Brown Burdett | SA |
| M. Smith | Qld |
| Joan Sterry | NSW |
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| FINAL |
| 1 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA | 60.0 |
| 2 | Joyce Hangar | Vic | 60.8 |
| 3 | Daphne Welch | Qld | 61.2 |
| 4 | Brenda Jones | Vic |
| 5 | Ann Shanley Cooper | SA |
| 6 | K. Evans | NSW |
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| 880 YARDS - Women - Monday 2 April 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| FINAL |
| 1 | Joyce Hangar | Vic | 2.16.9 |
| 2 | Brenda Jones | Vic | 2.17.0 |
| 3 | Joy Brown Burdett | SA | 2.18.2 |
| 4 | Daphne Welch | Qld |
| 5 |
Joan Sterry |
NSW |
| 6 | Val Moore | NSW |
| Laurel Renalson | Qld |
| M. Smith | Qld |
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| 80 METRES HURDLES - Women - Monday 2 April 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| HEAT 1 |
| 1 | Gloria Cooke | NSW | 11.5 |
| 2 | Marlene Middlemiss | Vic | 11.6 |
| 3 | Pam Robertson | WA | 11.9 |
| 4 | Pam Gray | NSW |
| 5 | Jill Parsons | SA |
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| HEAT 2 |
| 1 | Norma Austin | SA | 11.3 |
| 2 | Norma Rose | Vic | 12.0 |
| 3 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA | 12.0 |
| 4 | Bev Watson | NSW |
| M. Briggs | Qld |
| Bernice Kewming | Vic |
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| FINAL |
| 1 | Norma Austin | SA | 11.2 |
| 2 | Pam Robertson | WA | 11.5 |
| 3 | Gloria Cooke | NSW | 11.6 |
| 4 | Marlene Middlemiss | Vic |
| 5 | Norma Rose | Vic |
| Shirley Strickland de la Hunty | WA | DQ |
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| 880 YARDS WALK - Women |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| 1 | Laura Renalson | Qld | 3.52.6 |
| 2 |
G. McGrath |
NSW |
| 3 |
L. Simpson |
NSW |
| 4 |
H. McGuire |
NSW |
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| HIGH JUMP - Women - Monday 2 April 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| 1 | Janice Cooper | NSW | 1.55m |
| 2 | Pat Bergin | SA | 1.55m |
| 3 | Yvonne Mitchell | Qld | 1.50m |
| 4 | Marlene Middlemiss | Vic | 1.50m |
| 5 | D. Guyomar | Qld | 1.475m |
| =6 | M. Dowsett | NSW | 1.42m |
| =6 | Carol Bernoth | Qld | 1.42m |
| Heather Innes | Tas |
| Nancy Borwick | WA |
| Lois Jackman | Vic |
| S. Chisholm | NSW |
| Pat O'Neill | NSW |
| Annette Allen | Vic |
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| LONG JUMP - Women - Saturday 31 March 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| 1 | Erica Willis | NSW | 5.78m |
| 2 | Nancy Borwick | WA | 5.56m |
| 3 | Margaret Johnson | Qld | 5.335m |
| 4 | Bev Watson | NSW | 5.285m |
| 5 | Norma Rose | Vic | 5.26m |
| 6 | Lois Jackman | Vic | 5.22m |
| V. Keane | WA |
| Marlene Middlemiss | Vic |
| Pat Bergin | SA |
| Jill Parsons | SA |
| M. Biggs | Qld |
| V. Schomberg | Qld |
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| SHOT PUT - Women - Saturday 31 March 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| 1 | Mary Breen | NSW | 10.59m |
| 2 | Shirley Cotton | NSW | 10.22m |
| 3 | Eunice Hawkes | NSW | 10.16m |
| 4 | Ann Shanley Cooper | SA | 9.89m |
| 5 | L. Green | NSW | 9.70m |
| 6 | Pam Robertson | WA | 9.38m |
| Nancy Boyle | Vic |
| Vera Askew Pepper | Qld |
| Eha Kitsapea | SA |
| Laurel Renalson | Qld |
| Helen Tangelder | Qld |
| Norma Rose | Vic |
| Pat Bergin | SA |
| Heather Innes | Tas |
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| DISCUS THROW - Women - Monday 2 April 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| 1 | Lois Jackman | Vic | 38.27m (125'6½") |
| 2 | Shirley Cotton | NSW | 37.23m |
| 3 | Mary Breen | NSW | 35.56m |
| 4 | Evelyn Serico | Qld | 33.70m |
| 5 | Vera Askew Pepper | Qld | 32.56m |
| 6 | V. Keane | WA | 32.10m (105' 4") |
| | L. Green | NSW | 31.50m |
| | Eunice Hawkes | NSW | 31.20m |
| Helen Tangelder | Qld |
| Norma Rose | Vic |
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| JAVELIN THROW - Women - Saturday 31 March 1956 |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| 1 | Pat O'Neill | NSW | 41.57m |
| 2 | June Heath | NSW | 38.37m |
| 3 | Maureen Wright | NSW | 36.77m |
| 4 | Vera Askew Pepper | Qld | 35.55m |
| 5 | Diane Du Gueslin | Qld | 35.48m |
| 6 | Eha Kitsapea | SA | 33.57m |
| Yvonne Duckworth | Vic |
| Heather Innes | Tas |
| Heather Doherty | Qld |
| Annette Allen | Vic |
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| 4x110 YARDS RELAY - Women - Oct |
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
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| FINAL |
| 1 | New South Wales | NSW | 46.2 |