Year		First		Second		Third
1967-68		B DUGDALE (NSW) 4:10.7		Bob WALCZAK (Vic) 4:14.5		K NALDER (Vic) 4:15.6
1968-69		Bob WALCZAK (Vic) 4:15.3		Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 4:17.6		R LEWER (Vic) 4:22.4
1969-70		David PENTELOW (SA) 4:14.8		Kevin JUNOR (NSW) 4:18.9		John SCHIER (Tas) 4:24.4
1970-71		Kevin JUNOR (NSW) 4:19.2		John SCHIER (Tas) 4:22.2		V FOX (Vic) 4:22.4
1971-72		Peter LARKINS (Vic) 4:09.3		Gary ZEUNER (SA) 4:14.2		David ELTRINGHAM (WA) 4:20.5
1972-73		Peter LARKINS (Vic) 4:07.0		James SEMMENS (SA) 4:09.0		G WILKS (Vic) 4:16.1
1973-74		Michael HILL (WA) 4:11.1		Graham GARDNER (Vic) 4:11.2		Ray HARDWICK (SA) 4:13.8
1974-75		Jeff THOMSON (NSW) 4:09.0		Robert GILFILLAN (Vic) 4:09.9		Ray HARDWICK (SA) 4:11.2
1975-76		Wayne DYER (Vic) 4:13.9		Neil HAWTHORNE (Qld) 4:17.7		Greg DUNFORD (NSW) 4:21.4

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.