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Stawell Gift

October 20, 2023

The Stawell Gift is Australia's oldest and richest short-distance running race. It is the main event in an annual carnival held on Easter weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club, with the main race finals on the holiday Monday, at Central Park, Stawell in the Grampian Mountains district of western Victoria. As of 2016 the carnival encompasses events for both men and women of all ages and abilities, across distances from 70 to 3,200 metres (230 to 10,500 feet).[1]

Stawell Gift
Central Park, Stawell, site of the Stawell Gift, with the historic grandstand in centre frame; the Gift is run diagonally across the oval, finishing to the right of the grandstand near the large tree
DateEaster weekend
LocationStawell, Victoria, Australia
Event typeSprint (handicapped)
Distance120 metres (390 ft)
Primary sponsorPowercor Australia (since 2021)
Established1878, 145 years ago
Official sitewww.stawellgift.com

The final of the iconic main race is run on grass over 120 m (390 ft) up a slight gradient. Competitors are handicapped according to their form, with each competitor "marked" by between 0 m and 10 m or more to theoretically reach the finish line at the same time.[2] This process is administered by the Victorian Athletic League (VAL). Due to the relatively short handicap limit, the class of runners that can potentially win the event is limited compared to other Gifts in Australia.

The winner is, hypothetically, the runner who can best "rise to the occasion" and perform better than their previous form, although the key can often be to perform slightly below their best in lead-up events and thus receive a favourable handicap. In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia the race was postponed, but in May the race was cancelled, the first time since World War 2. In 2021, branded as the "Powercor Stawell Gift", the race was run at its usual Easter long weekend dates on 3–5 April.

History Edit

The Stawell Gift began in 1878 at the end of the gold rush, as the "Easter Gift" of £24 (several thousands in today's dollars) conducted by the Stawell Athletic Club in a program of seven races, most run in multiple heats.[3] It has been raced every year since, except for four years during the Second World War,[citation needed] and in 2020 due to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Originally it was the townspeople putting together an entertainment package to happen over Easter, complete with 'special trains' to the event. Today it is the most prestigious footrace in Australia, with a $40,000AUD first prize. The finals are televised live around Australia,[5][6] and internationally.[7]

The event was historically run over 130 yards (118.9 m).[8] In 1973 the race converted to the metric system, and the distance was altered to 120 metres (131.2 yd), essentially an identical distance. Electronic timing was introduced in 1982 thus allowing higher precision in race results.[9]

In July 2009 the city of Ballarat made a bid to "poach" the Gift. They offered the Stawell Athletic Club A$1.25 million to host the race from 2010, for five years. At this time the Gift had financial difficulties.[10] The offer was withdrawn later in July. The Victorian state government "ruled out" providing monetary assistance.[11]

In 2010 the Gift track was found to be around 3 metres too long, with times much slower than expected during the heats.[12]

In 2019 the Gift was having trouble attracting sponsors. This resulted in a reduction in prizemoney. In 2018 the prize pool for the men's and women's Gift was A$40,000 each race, which was reduced by A$15,000 in 2019. The Northern Grampians Shire Council offered assistance.[13] It has been estimated that the Gift contributes A$5 million to the local economy.[14]

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic the race was initially postponed. The Stawell Athletic Club was considering "… options to run the event later in the year".[14] In May the 2020 race was cancelled, the first time since World War 2.[4]

Powercor Australia are the naming rights sponsor for five years, starting in 2021.[15]

The 2021 Gift, branded as the "Powercor Stawell Gift" and the 139th event, ran on its usual Easter long weekend dates of 3–5 April. It was won by Edward Ware of Victoria, and the women's event was won by Hayley Orman from South Australia.[16]

Format Edit

On Easter Saturday the heats are conducted, with the winner of each heat going through to the semi-finals along with the next best fastest times. On Easter Monday, the six semi-finals are run approximately two hours before the final, with only semi-final winners advancing to the final. Six semi-finals were first run in 1988, before which there were only five semi-finals.

The Gift is run on a 120 m grass track in front of the 100-year-old Stawell Grandstand, and the athletes run in lanes that are separated by lane ropes rather than painted lines.[2]

The idea of the handicap system is that all runners should, theoretically, cross the line at the same time. The handicapper works out what mark or handicap the runner will have according to their previous performances in sprint events. Currently the maximum handicap is 10 metres, although this is occasionally increased to 11.

Each metre in handicap denotes approximately a tenth of a second in time. Race winners are often those that are able to "beat the handicapper", in that they need to perform well enough to qualify for the event and the finals, but below what they are truly capable of, so that they receive a handicap that gives them the best chance of a victory.[2] The handicapping system often ends up pitting local runners against international professionals.

Gambling is allowed in the venue, and there is an extensive bookmaker's compound.

While the Stawell Gift is the feature race, the meeting also includes many other races, with more than sixty events taking place over the three-day meeting.[9] The Women's Gift has run since 1989.[9] In 2015, the Women's Gift had equal prizemoney with the men's for the first time.

Records Edit

Winners - Men's Stawell Gift Edit

The list of winners of the Stawell Gift:[9]

Year Winning Runner City/Town County/State/Territory Nation Handicap
(yd or m) 		Time/s
1878 William Millard Condah Victoria Australia 3 12.75
1879 E.S. Grose Creswick Victoria Australia 6.5 13
1880 C.G. Witney Brighton Victoria Australia 7.5 12.7
1881 J. Rodgers Avoca Victoria Australia 9 12
1882 A.B. Parkinson Sale Victoria Australia 11 12.75
1883 Bobby Kinnear Dimboola Victoria Australia 14 12.5
1884 W. Smith Melbourne Victoria Australia 7.5 12
1885 W. Mummery Bowman's Forest Victoria Australia 10 12.25
1886 W.B Clarke England 7 11.75
1887 J. Brown Balmoral Victoria Australia 12 11.75
1888 Charles Bingham Fitzroy Victoria Australia 10.5 11.75
1889 E.S Skinner U.S.A 9 12
1890 J. Midson Eaglehawk Victoria Australia 11 11.875
1891 H. Martin Maryborough Victoria Australia 13 11.75
1892 A. Heppner Port Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 12
1893 E.J. Hough Mudgee New South Wales Australia 12.5 11.5
1894 P.J. Breen Gippsland Victoria Australia 11 11.75
1895 W.E. Joy Dunolly Victoria Australia 5 12.25
1896 R.G. Nesbitt Adelaide South Australia Australia 11.5 12.5
1897 George Stuckey North Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 12.2
1898 J.S. Lewis Euroa Victoria Australia 14 11.8
1899 Norm Clark Rosebery South Australia Australia 14.5 11.8
1900 Dave Strickland Manzies Western Australia Australia 10 12
1901 E.T. Kenny Woodend Victoria Australia 14 12
1902 Alf Tredinnick Malvern Victoria Australia 11.5 12.2
1903 H. Dew Adelaide South Australia Australia 12 12.0
1904 J.F. Flanagan East Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 12.2
1905 C.N. McKenzie Mount Gambier South Australia Australia 10.5 12
1906 E.W. Thompson Abbotsford Victoria Australia 10 12.2
1907 C.W. Knox Numurkah Victoria Australia 12.5 12.4
1908 Chris King Rutherglen Victoria Australia 12 11.8
1909 Harold Franklin Rigby Burnie Tasmania[17] Australia 11.5 11.8
1910 Tom Dancey Dirranbandi Queensland Australia 13 11.6
1911 D.H Devine Stawell Victoria Australia 13 11.4
1912 E.E. Carter Kew Victoria Australia 11.5 12.2
1913 Ernest George North Melbourne Victoria Australia 12.5 12.2
1914 Billy Robinson Maldon Victoria Australia 12 11.8
1915 E. Fleming Elphinstone Victoria Australia 10 11.4
1916 C.P. Cassidy South Melbourne Victoria Australia 13.25 12
1917 F.C Swindells Moonee Ponds Victoria Australia 11.75 12.2
1918 A. Roach Melbourne Victoria Australia 14 12.6
1919 H.W. Evans Abbotsford Victoria Australia 10.5 12.2
1920 A.G. Cashmore Balliang Victoria Australia 7 12.4
1921 L.J. Jennings Parkville Victoria Australia 10.25 12.4
1922 P.L. Till Cobden Victoria Australia 10.5 11.7
1923 J.E. Curran Stawell Victoria Australia 9 12
1924 Bill Twomey, Sr. Stawell Victoria Australia 8.5 12.1
1925 T. Banner Carthcart Victoria Australia 5 12.15625
1926 W.G. Allen Coburg Victoria Australia 9.5 12 4/16
1927 T.J. Miles Bundaberg Queensland Australia 10 12.0625
1928 Lynch Cooper Jeparit Victoria Australia 8 11.9375
1929 Clarrie Hearn[18][19] Tocumwal New South Wales Australia 10 11.9375
1930 R.K. Hodge Lakes Entrance Victoria Australia 11.75 11.8125
1931 F.J. Ralph Richmond South Australia Australia 9.5 11 14/16
1932 Roy L. Barker[20][21] Yarrawonga, then Essendon Victoria Australia 11.75 12 2/16
1933 C.G. Heath Baileston East Victoria Australia 11 11 10/16
1934 Tom L. Roberts[22] Mulwala New South Wales Australia 9.75 11 9/16
1935 M.M. Bishop Port Pirie South Australia Australia 7.5 12
1936 Ron McCann Castlemaine Victoria Australia 6.5 12 4/16
1937 F.A. Bradley Coolamon New South Wales Australia 10 12
1938 Jack Grant Geelong Victoria Australia 11.5 11 11/16
1939 L.W. Sprague Ballarat Victoria Australia 9.5 11 14/16
1940 A.J. Reid Port Augusta South Australia Australia 8.5 12 3/16
1941 Ken Hutton Davenport Tasmania Australia 7.25 12 6/16
1942 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II
1943 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II
1944 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II
1945 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II
1946 Tommy Deane Wahring Victoria Australia 7 11 14/16
1947 Arthur Martin Ballarat Victoria Australia 4.5 11 14/16
1948 Tom Brudenall Ballarat Victoria Australia 8 12 3/16
1949 J.E. Cann Broken Hill New South Wales Australia 8.25 11 15/16
1950 Ken Trewick Brisbane Queensland Australia 10 11 15/16
1951 Gerald Hutchinson Brighton Victoria Australia 8 11 13/16
1952 Lance Mann[23] Albury New South Wales Australia 7.25 11 14/16
1953 Roy Hart Chelsea Victoria Australia 5.75 12
1954 Jack Hayes[24] Rutherglen Victoria Australia 9 11 8/10
1955 John O'Donnell Preston Victoria Australia 8.75 12
1956 Bill Williams Altonia Victoria Australia 12 11 8/10
1957 Jack Carr Bacchus Marsh Victoria Australia 10.5 11 8/10
1958 Malcolm Durant Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 8.5 11 8/10
1959 George Treacey Northcote Victoria Australia 11.25 11 8/10
1960 Bill McCann Dimboola Victoria Australia 6.75 11 8/10
1961 Colin Savage Nunawading Victoria Australia 6.25 12 2/10
1962 Neil Beachley Rosanna Victoria Australia 8.25 12 1/10
1963 A.J (John) Bell Moonee Ponds Victoria Australia 12 12
1964 Noel Hussey Echuca Victoria Australia 8.5 12.1
1965 Bruce Cox. Brighton Victoria Australia 7.5 12
1966 Bill Howard Wodonga Victoria Australia 8.75 11.9
1967 Bill Howard Wodonga Victoria Australia 5.75 11.6
1968 Ian Miller Surry Hills Victoria Australia 9.75 11.6
1969 Barry McLeod Braybrook Victoria Australia 7.75 12
1970 Barry Foley Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 11 11.8
1971 Treva McGregor Templestowe Victoria Australia 7.25 11.7
1972 Barry Foley Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 7.5 11.8
1973# Bernie Moss Croydon Victoria Australia 10.75 12.1
1974 Peter Durham Ripponlea Victoria Australia 7.25 12.0
1975 Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Madagascar Scratch 12.0
1976 Allen Pollock Heidelberg Victoria Australia 8.5 12.1
1977 Warren Edmonson U.S.A 1.25 12.0
1978 Steve Proudlock Gunnedah New South Wales Australia 8 11.9
1979 Noel McMahon Ivanhoe Victoria Australia 8.25 12.0
1980 John Dinan Viewbank Victoria Australia 5.5 12.3
1981 George McNeill Scotland 4 11.9
1982* Chris Perry Malvern Victoria Australia 7 12.19
1983 Dallas O'Brien Bentleigh Victoria Australia 6 12.22
1984 Paul Singleton Jilliby New South Wales Australia 5 11.95
1985 Paul Young Essendon Victoria Australia 10.75 12.07
1986 Glen Chapman[25] Albury New South Wales Australia 7 12.01
1987 Russell Elliott Preston Victoria Australia 8.25 12.13
1988 Scott Antonitch Roselands New South Wales Australia 6 12.28
1989 Simon McIntyre Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia 6 12.14
1990 Dean Capobianco Kalamunda Western Australia Australia 2.25 12.29
1991 Steve Brimacombe Eltham Victoria Australia 6.75 11.93
1992 Andrew McManus Essendon Victoria Australia 7 12.03
1993 Jason Richardson Caulfield South, Victoria Australia 7.5 11.94
1994 Rod Lewis Ringwood Victoria Australia 7.5 12.05
1995 Glenn Crawford Katamatite Victoria Australia 6.5 11.79
1996 Steve Hutton Alberton South Australia Australia 6 12.26
1997 Daniel Millard Mount Gambier South Australia Australia 10.75 11.98
1998 Dale Seers Edithvale Victoria Australia 7.75 12.04
1999 Rodney Matthews Buninyong Victoria Australia 9.5 11.91
2000 Jarram Pearce Wodonga Victoria Australia 8 12.01
2001 Andrew Pym South Riverview New South Wales Australia 7.75 11.97
2002 Stuart Uhlmann Cedar Grove Queensland Australia 6.75 11.98
2003 Josh Ross North Lambton New South Wales Australia 7 11.92
2004 Jason Hunte Barbados 4.25 12.07
2005 Josh Ross Gillieston New South Wales Australia Scratch 12.36
2006 Adrian Mott Essendon Victoria Australia 7.25 11.98
2007 Nathan Allen Toowoomba Queensland Australia 5.25 12.35
2008 Sam Jamieson[26] Williamstown Victoria Australia 6.00 12.09
2009 Aaron Stubbs Lismore New South Wales Australia 7.25 11.87
2010 Tom Burbidge Canberra Aus. Cap. Territory Australia 8.75 12.01
2011 Mitchell Williams Gold Coast Queensland Australia 6.50 12.18
2012 Matthew Wiltshire Ballarat Victoria Australia 8.00 12.22
2013 Andrew Robinson Launceston Tasmania Australia 7.25 12.01
2014 Luke Versace Bayside Victoria Australia 10.0 12.33
2015 Murray Goodwin Gold Coast Queensland Australia 6.5 12.10
2016 Isaac Dunmall Brisbane Queensland Australia 6.75 12.17
2017 Matthew Rizzo Langwarrin Victoria Australia 7.5 12.01
2018 Jacob Despacito[27] Lalor Victoria Australia 10.0 12.12
2019 Dhruv Rodrigues-Chico Victoria Australia 7.0 12.11
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
2021 Edward Ware[28] Mitcham Victoria Australia 9.75 12.19
2022 Harrison Kerr[29] Park Orchards Victoria Australia 9.25 11.85
2023 Ryan Tarrant[30] Victoria Australia 3.75 12.23
2024

Notes:
# Converted to metric distances in 1973.
* Commenced electronic timing in 1982.[9]

  • Despard| Jacob is formerly from Tasmania

1878: First winner Edit

The inaugural winner was William J. "Bill" Millard (1855–1939), a farmer from Condah, Victoria,[31] who reputedly trained by chasing kangaroos. Millard, running off 3 yards, won the race when the leading runner, W.J. Lambell, of Birregurra, running off 11 yards,[32] fell two yards before the finish of the race.[33] In 1889, aged 34, he won the 220 yards handicap at Stawell, running off 18 yards; and, at the same meeting, having been run out in the Gift's heats, he came third (off 11 yards) in the consolation race, the 120-yard Jubilee Handicap.[34] Millard married twice, had 22 children, and died in 1939.[35][36] His great-grandson, Daniel Millard, won the Stawell Gift in 1997.[2]

Winners from scratch Edit

Only two people have ever won the men's race running from scratch (0 m handicap):

Multiple winners Edit

Three sprinters have won the race more than once:

  • Bill Howard (1966, 1967) (the only back-to-back winner);[8]
  • Barry Foley (1970, 1972);
  • Joshua Ross (2003, 2005).

Stawell Gift Olympians Edit

Four Australian Olympians have won the Stawell Gift:

VFL winners Edit

The following Gift winners also played senior VFL football:

Relocation Edit

On a number of occasions there has been discussions about relocating the Stawell Gift for economic reasons.

On 14 February 2001, after much discussion about moving the event to Docklands Stadium in Melbourne, Premier Steve Bracks announced on ABC Local Radio that the Gift would be staying in Stawell and the State Government's $40,000 contribution would continue.[48]

On 14 July 2009, it was announced that Ballarat had offered the Stawell Athletic Club more than $1 million in cash and incentives, including a $20,000 grant to the Stawell Gift Hall of Fame, to relocate the Gift from Central Park in Stawell to Ballarat City Oval for five years. The Club released a statement through Secretary Ian Lawrie stating they were considering the offer but the "decision is, without question, the most difficult ever undertaken by the Committee of the Stawell Athletic Club". He said the club would investigate and exhaust all other options to ensure the survival of Australia's most famous footrace.[49]

On 16 September 2009 Victorian Premier John Brumby announced more than $300,000 State Government funding to keep the Stawell Gift in Stawell.[50]

Winners - Women's Stawell Gift Edit

  • Race was 100m from 1989 to 2005, and over the traditional gift distance of 120m since 2006.
Year Runner County/State/Territory Handicap (m) Time (s)
1989 Ruth Taylor South Australia 8.5 11.55
1990 Bernadette Marantelli Victoria 8.75 11.67
1991 Sue Carr Victoria 12.75 11.52
1992 Jodie O'Donell Victoria 13 11.39
1993 Andrea Benton Victoria 11.5 11.42
1994 Karen Parkes Victoria 10.5 11.21
1995 Sue Carr Victoria 13 11.57
1996 Kelly Simpson South Australia 11 11.58
1997 Melissa De Jong Victoria 4.75 12.05
1998 Narelle Harris Victoria 9.25 11.70
1999 Vanessa Cowling South Australia 18.75 11.51
2000 Tamsyn Lewis Victoria 5 11.70
2001 Jennifer McGibbon Victoria 4 11.76
2002 Snezana Ivisic Victoria 9 11.67
2003 Kimberley Meagher Victoria 14.5 11.15
2004 Rebecca Foster Victoria 14.75 11.57
2005 Alison Fairweather New South Wales 13 11.64
2006 Samantha Brailey Victoria 14.5 14.25
2007 Bronwyn Anderson Victoria 10.5 14.03
2008 Catherine Brennan Victoria 4.75 13.88
2009 Trisha Greaves New South Wales 6 13.60
2010 Jacqueline Watt Victoria 12.25 14.06
2011 Melissa Howard Queensland 9.5 13.90
2012 Melissa Breen Australian Capital Territory Scratch 13.95
2013 Davina Strauss New South Wales 10 13.98
2014 Holly Dobbyn Victoria 11.5 13.13
2015 Grace O'Dwyer Victoria 10.25 13.40
2016 Talia Martin Victoria 13 13.7
2017 Liv Ryan Victoria 11 13.74
2018 Elizabeth Forsyth[27] Queensland 7 13.69
2019 Alexia Loizou Victoria 13.00 13.60
2020 No race (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Hayley Orman[28] South Australia 9.75 13.88
2022 Carla Bull[29] South Australia 6 13.77
2023 Bella Pasquali[30] Victoria 7.25 13.545

Further reading Edit

  • Watt, Gary (2008). Stawell gift almanac (1st ed.). Ringwood North, Vic.: Legacy Books. ISBN 978-0-9802897-5-6. OCLC 271793142.
  • MacPherson, Murray Robert (2010). Twelve seconds to glory : the official history of the Stawell Athletic Club. Melbourne, Vic.: Brolga. ISBN 978-1-921221-98-9. OCLC 450288523.

Footnotes Edit

  1. ^ History at official website, 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020
  2. ^ a b c d e . Official Website. Stawell Gift 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Town Talk". Geelong Advertiser. Vic. 27 March 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b "No Stawell Gift in 2020". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "TV Broadcast - Stawell Gift". www.stawellgift.com. Stawell Athletic Club. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "ONE to deliver three hours of live Gift coverage on Easter Monday". www.stawellgift.com. Stawell Athletic Club. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Stawell Gift gets broadcasting boost". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2021. ... the television network (ABC's Australia Network) will broadcast the finals live on Easter Monday into countries including China, India, Japan and Pakistan.
  8. ^ a b "Bill Howard's Stawell Gift, 1966". theage.com.au. The Age Company Ltd. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Stawell Gift Results". Official Website. Stawell Athletic Club. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Ballarat looks to poach Stawell Gift". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2021. The Stawell Athletic Club says it has received a $1.25 million offer from Ballarat to host the race for five years from next year.
  11. ^ "Ballarat withdraws Stawell Gift offer". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021. ...Victorian Premier John Brumby later signalled the race would stay in Stawell.
  12. ^ Brehaut, David (4 April 2010). "Stawell Gift: track distance error the worst mis-measure". Ballarat: The Courier. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  13. ^ Wales, Sean (7 February 2019). "Stawell Gift, Australia's richest footrace struggles to lure national sponsors". ABC Ballarat. Ballarat: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2021. The prize pool for the men's and women's Stawell Gift last year was $40,000 for each race, with that going down by $15,000 for this year's event.
  14. ^ a b Wales, Sean (18 March 2020). "Coronavirus forces Stawell Gift to be put on hold putting Victorian businesses under unprecedented pressure". ABC Wimmera. from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ^ "STAWELL GIFT POWERED UP BY POWERCOR - Stawell Gift". www.stawellgift.com. Stawell Athletic Club. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  16. ^ Darling, Alexander (4 April 2021). "Stawell Gift makes triumphant return as Australia's richest footrace". ABC Wimmera. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  17. ^ The Stawell Gift: Burnie Man's Fine Win, North Western Advocate & the Emu Bay Times, (17 April 1909), p.3.
  18. ^ "Clarrie Hearn photo". News. Adelaide News. 28 March 1930. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Hearn's win at Stawell was well merited". Sporting Globe. The Sporting Globe, 3 April 1929, page 1. 3 April 1929. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  20. ^ "WINNER'S STORY". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe. 30 March 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  21. ^ "ESSENDON NOVICE DEFEATS FAVORITE IN STAWELL EASTER GIFT". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 2 April 1932. p. 59. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  22. ^ "ROBERTS WINS STAWELL GIFT". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 7 April 1934. p. 60. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  23. ^ "STAWELL PAYOUT TOTALS £15,000 Mann hits 'books' with fine win". Sporting Globe. 15 April 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  24. ^ "JACK HAYES COLLECTS STAWELL GIFT IN 11.8 SECS". Advocate (Burnie, Tasmania). 20 April 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Difficult Gift finishes in old school tie quinella". The Canberra Times (ACT). 1 April 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  26. ^ Victorian Sam Jamieson wins Stawell Gift
  27. ^ a b "Sixth-time lucky for Stawell Gift winner". ABC News. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  28. ^ a b "Stawell Gift makes triumphant return as Australia's richest footrace". ABC News. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Harrison Kerr and Carla Bull claim Stawell Gift victory in Australia's richest footrace". ABC News. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  30. ^ a b Gleeson, Michael (10 April 2023). "An Essendon connection and a family affair: The two teenagers who won the Stawell Gift". The Age. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  31. ^ "History" (PDF). Stawell Gift. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  32. ^ Town Talk, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 3 April 1878), p.2.
  33. ^ Stawell, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 23 April 1878), p.2; Notes, The Colac Herald, (Tuesday, 23 April 1878), p.3.
  34. ^ The Stawell Athletic Club Sports, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Tuesday, 23 April 1889), p.2.
  35. ^ Obituary: Millard, The Horsham Times, (Tuesday, 2 May 1939), p.2;
  36. ^ "WON FIRST GIFT". The Argus. No. 28, 918. Melbourne. 29 April 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  37. ^ AFL Tables: George Stuckey
  38. ^ AFL Tables: Norman Clark
  39. ^ AFL Tables: Dave Strickland
  40. ^ Athletics, Kalgoorlie Western Argus, (Tuesday, 15 April 1902), p.38; AFL Tables: Alf Tredinnick.
  41. ^ Stawell Easter Gift, (Broken Hill) Barrier Miner, (Thursday, 16 April 1914), p.2; AFL Tables: Billy Robinson.
  42. ^ AFL Tables: Bill Twomey, Sr.
  43. ^ AFL Tables: Clarrie Hearn
  44. ^ AFL Tables: Ron McCann
  45. ^ AFL Tables: Jack Grant
  46. ^ AFL Tables: Lance Mann
  47. ^ "Tigers of all sports". 3 January 2015.
  48. ^ "The World Today Archive: Stawell Gift to stay put". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  49. ^ "Ballarat looks to poach Stawell Gift". ABC News. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  50. ^ "Premier announces funding for Stawell Gift". 15 September 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.

References Edit

  • Watt, Gary. Stawell Gift Almanac. Legacy Books (2008). Includes the details of every heat, semi-final and final ever run. Available from the Stawell Athletic Club.
  • Pandora Internet Archive of the Stawell Gift
  • The Sports Factor Transcript Sport and Religion over Easter, 10 April 1998
  • Daffey, Paul (27 March 2005). . The Sunday Age. Archived from the original on 26 January 2006.
  • ABC Asia-Pacific Nexus 6 September 2005 Transcript
  • Esthonian Enters for Stawell Gift., The Argus (Australia), Saturday 24 February 1934, Page 18
  • Wells (Samuel Garnet Wells (1885-1972)), "Stawell Stalwarts", The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1952), p.12.

External links Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stawell Gift.
  • Official Website of the Stawell Gift
  • Joshua Ross winning the Gift in 2005 from The Age website.

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The Stawell Gift is Australia s oldest and richest short distance running race It is the main event in an annual carnival held on Easter weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club with the main race finals on the holiday Monday at Central Park Stawell in the Grampian Mountains district of western Victoria As of 2016 update the carnival encompasses events for both men and women of all ages and abilities across distances from 70 to 3 200 metres 230 to 10 500 feet 1 Stawell GiftCentral Park Stawell site of the Stawell Gift with the historic grandstand in centre frame the Gift is run diagonally across the oval finishing to the right of the grandstand near the large treeDateEaster weekendLocationStawell Victoria AustraliaEvent typeSprint handicapped Distance120 metres 390 ft Primary sponsorPowercor Australia since 2021 Established1878 145 years agoOfficial sitewww wbr stawellgift wbr comThe final of the iconic main race is run on grass over 120 m 390 ft up a slight gradient Competitors are handicapped according to their form with each competitor marked by between 0 m and 10 m or more to theoretically reach the finish line at the same time 2 This process is administered by the Victorian Athletic League VAL Due to the relatively short handicap limit the class of runners that can potentially win the event is limited compared to other Gifts in Australia The winner is hypothetically the runner who can best rise to the occasion and perform better than their previous form although the key can often be to perform slightly below their best in lead up events and thus receive a favourable handicap In 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Australia the race was postponed but in May the race was cancelled the first time since World War 2 In 2021 branded as the Powercor Stawell Gift the race was run at its usual Easter long weekend dates on 3 5 April Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 Records 3 1 Winners Men s Stawell Gift 3 2 1878 First winner 3 3 Winners from scratch 3 4 Multiple winners 3 5 Stawell Gift Olympians 3 6 VFL winners 4 Relocation 5 Winners Women s Stawell Gift 6 Further reading 7 Footnotes 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe Stawell Gift began in 1878 at the end of the gold rush as the Easter Gift of 24 several thousands in today s dollars conducted by the Stawell Athletic Club in a program of seven races most run in multiple heats 3 It has been raced every year since except for four years during the Second World War citation needed and in 2020 due to the world wide COVID 19 pandemic 4 Originally it was the townspeople putting together an entertainment package to happen over Easter complete with special trains to the event Today it is the most prestigious footrace in Australia with a 40 000AUD first prize The finals are televised live around Australia 5 6 and internationally 7 The event was historically run over 130 yards 118 9 m 8 In 1973 the race converted to the metric system and the distance was altered to 120 metres 131 2 yd essentially an identical distance Electronic timing was introduced in 1982 thus allowing higher precision in race results 9 In July 2009 the city of Ballarat made a bid to poach the Gift They offered the Stawell Athletic Club A 1 25 million to host the race from 2010 for five years At this time the Gift had financial difficulties 10 The offer was withdrawn later in July The Victorian state government ruled out providing monetary assistance 11 In 2010 the Gift track was found to be around 3 metres too long with times much slower than expected during the heats 12 In 2019 the Gift was having trouble attracting sponsors This resulted in a reduction in prizemoney In 2018 the prize pool for the men s and women s Gift was A 40 000 each race which was reduced by A 15 000 in 2019 The Northern Grampians Shire Council offered assistance 13 It has been estimated that the Gift contributes A 5 million to the local economy 14 In 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic the race was initially postponed The Stawell Athletic Club was considering options to run the event later in the year 14 In May the 2020 race was cancelled the first time since World War 2 4 Powercor Australia are the naming rights sponsor for five years starting in 2021 15 The 2021 Gift branded as the Powercor Stawell Gift and the 139th event ran on its usual Easter long weekend dates of 3 5 April It was won by Edward Ware of Victoria and the women s event was won by Hayley Orman from South Australia 16 Format EditOn Easter Saturday the heats are conducted with the winner of each heat going through to the semi finals along with the next best fastest times On Easter Monday the six semi finals are run approximately two hours before the final with only semi final winners advancing to the final Six semi finals were first run in 1988 before which there were only five semi finals The Gift is run on a 120 m grass track in front of the 100 year old Stawell Grandstand and the athletes run in lanes that are separated by lane ropes rather than painted lines 2 The idea of the handicap system is that all runners should theoretically cross the line at the same time The handicapper works out what mark or handicap the runner will have according to their previous performances in sprint events Currently the maximum handicap is 10 metres although this is occasionally increased to 11 Each metre in handicap denotes approximately a tenth of a second in time Race winners are often those that are able to beat the handicapper in that they need to perform well enough to qualify for the event and the finals but below what they are truly capable of so that they receive a handicap that gives them the best chance of a victory 2 The handicapping system often ends up pitting local runners against international professionals Gambling is allowed in the venue and there is an extensive bookmaker s compound While the Stawell Gift is the feature race the meeting also includes many other races with more than sixty events taking place over the three day meeting 9 The Women s Gift has run since 1989 9 In 2015 the Women s Gift had equal prizemoney with the men s for the first time Records EditWinners Men s Stawell Gift Edit The list of winners of the Stawell Gift 9 Year Winning Runner City Town County State Territory Nation Handicap yd or m Time s1878 William Millard Condah Victoria Australia 3 12 751879 E S Grose Creswick Victoria Australia 6 5 131880 C G Witney Brighton Victoria Australia 7 5 12 71881 J Rodgers Avoca Victoria Australia 9 121882 A B Parkinson Sale Victoria Australia 11 12 751883 Bobby Kinnear Dimboola Victoria Australia 14 12 51884 W Smith Melbourne Victoria Australia 7 5 121885 W Mummery Bowman s Forest Victoria Australia 10 12 251886 W B Clarke England 7 11 751887 J Brown Balmoral Victoria Australia 12 11 751888 Charles Bingham Fitzroy Victoria Australia 10 5 11 751889 E S Skinner U S A 9 121890 J Midson Eaglehawk Victoria Australia 11 11 8751891 H Martin Maryborough Victoria Australia 13 11 751892 A Heppner Port Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 121893 E J Hough Mudgee New South Wales Australia 12 5 11 51894 P J Breen Gippsland Victoria Australia 11 11 751895 W E Joy Dunolly Victoria Australia 5 12 251896 R G Nesbitt Adelaide South Australia Australia 11 5 12 51897 George Stuckey North Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 12 21898 J S Lewis Euroa Victoria Australia 14 11 81899 Norm Clark Rosebery South Australia Australia 14 5 11 81900 Dave Strickland Manzies Western Australia Australia 10 121901 E T Kenny Woodend Victoria Australia 14 121902 Alf Tredinnick Malvern Victoria Australia 11 5 12 21903 H Dew Adelaide South Australia Australia 12 12 01904 J F Flanagan East Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 12 21905 C N McKenzie Mount Gambier South Australia Australia 10 5 121906 E W Thompson Abbotsford Victoria Australia 10 12 21907 C W Knox Numurkah Victoria Australia 12 5 12 41908 Chris King Rutherglen Victoria Australia 12 11 81909 Harold Franklin Rigby Burnie Tasmania 17 Australia 11 5 11 81910 Tom Dancey Dirranbandi Queensland Australia 13 11 61911 D H Devine Stawell Victoria Australia 13 11 41912 E E Carter Kew Victoria Australia 11 5 12 21913 Ernest George North Melbourne Victoria Australia 12 5 12 21914 Billy Robinson Maldon Victoria Australia 12 11 81915 E Fleming Elphinstone Victoria Australia 10 11 41916 C P Cassidy South Melbourne Victoria Australia 13 25 121917 F C Swindells Moonee Ponds Victoria Australia 11 75 12 21918 A Roach Melbourne Victoria Australia 14 12 61919 H W Evans Abbotsford Victoria Australia 10 5 12 21920 A G Cashmore Balliang Victoria Australia 7 12 41921 L J Jennings Parkville Victoria Australia 10 25 12 41922 P L Till Cobden Victoria Australia 10 5 11 71923 J E Curran Stawell Victoria Australia 9 121924 Bill Twomey Sr Stawell Victoria Australia 8 5 12 11925 T Banner Carthcart Victoria Australia 5 12 156251926 W G Allen Coburg Victoria Australia 9 5 12 4 161927 T J Miles Bundaberg Queensland Australia 10 12 06251928 Lynch Cooper Jeparit Victoria Australia 8 11 93751929 Clarrie Hearn 18 19 Tocumwal New South Wales Australia 10 11 93751930 R K Hodge Lakes Entrance Victoria Australia 11 75 11 81251931 F J Ralph Richmond South Australia Australia 9 5 11 14 161932 Roy L Barker 20 21 Yarrawonga then Essendon Victoria Australia 11 75 12 2 161933 C G Heath Baileston East Victoria Australia 11 11 10 161934 Tom L Roberts 22 Mulwala New South Wales Australia 9 75 11 9 161935 M M Bishop Port Pirie South Australia Australia 7 5 121936 Ron McCann Castlemaine Victoria Australia 6 5 12 4 161937 F A Bradley Coolamon New South Wales Australia 10 121938 Jack Grant Geelong Victoria Australia 11 5 11 11 161939 L W Sprague Ballarat Victoria Australia 9 5 11 14 161940 A J Reid Port Augusta South Australia Australia 8 5 12 3 161941 Ken Hutton Davenport Tasmania Australia 7 25 12 6 161942 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II1943 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II1944 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II1945 No Stawell Gift race due to World War II1946 Tommy Deane Wahring Victoria Australia 7 11 14 161947 Arthur Martin Ballarat Victoria Australia 4 5 11 14 161948 Tom Brudenall Ballarat Victoria Australia 8 12 3 161949 J E Cann Broken Hill New South Wales Australia 8 25 11 15 161950 Ken Trewick Brisbane Queensland Australia 10 11 15 161951 Gerald Hutchinson Brighton Victoria Australia 8 11 13 161952 Lance Mann 23 Albury New South Wales Australia 7 25 11 14 161953 Roy Hart Chelsea Victoria Australia 5 75 121954 Jack Hayes 24 Rutherglen Victoria Australia 9 11 8 101955 John O Donnell Preston Victoria Australia 8 75 121956 Bill Williams Altonia Victoria Australia 12 11 8 101957 Jack Carr Bacchus Marsh Victoria Australia 10 5 11 8 101958 Malcolm Durant Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 8 5 11 8 101959 George Treacey Northcote Victoria Australia 11 25 11 8 101960 Bill McCann Dimboola Victoria Australia 6 75 11 8 101961 Colin Savage Nunawading Victoria Australia 6 25 12 2 101962 Neil Beachley Rosanna Victoria Australia 8 25 12 1 101963 A J John Bell Moonee Ponds Victoria Australia 12 121964 Noel Hussey Echuca Victoria Australia 8 5 12 11965 Bruce Cox Brighton Victoria Australia 7 5 121966 Bill Howard Wodonga Victoria Australia 8 75 11 91967 Bill Howard Wodonga Victoria Australia 5 75 11 61968 Ian Miller Surry Hills Victoria Australia 9 75 11 61969 Barry McLeod Braybrook Victoria Australia 7 75 121970 Barry Foley Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 11 11 81971 Treva McGregor Templestowe Victoria Australia 7 25 11 71972 Barry Foley Ascot Vale Victoria Australia 7 5 11 81973 Bernie Moss Croydon Victoria Australia 10 75 12 11974 Peter Durham Ripponlea Victoria Australia 7 25 12 01975 Jean Louis Ravelomanantsoa Madagascar Scratch 12 01976 Allen Pollock Heidelberg Victoria Australia 8 5 12 11977 Warren Edmonson U S A 1 25 12 01978 Steve Proudlock Gunnedah New South Wales Australia 8 11 91979 Noel McMahon Ivanhoe Victoria Australia 8 25 12 01980 John Dinan Viewbank Victoria Australia 5 5 12 31981 George McNeill Scotland 4 11 91982 Chris Perry Malvern Victoria Australia 7 12 191983 Dallas O Brien Bentleigh Victoria Australia 6 12 221984 Paul Singleton Jilliby New South Wales Australia 5 11 951985 Paul Young Essendon Victoria Australia 10 75 12 071986 Glen Chapman 25 Albury New South Wales Australia 7 12 011987 Russell Elliott Preston Victoria Australia 8 25 12 131988 Scott Antonitch Roselands New South Wales Australia 6 12 281989 Simon McIntyre Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia 6 12 141990 Dean Capobianco Kalamunda Western Australia Australia 2 25 12 291991 Steve Brimacombe Eltham Victoria Australia 6 75 11 931992 Andrew McManus Essendon Victoria Australia 7 12 031993 Jason Richardson Caulfield South Victoria Australia 7 5 11 941994 Rod Lewis Ringwood Victoria Australia 7 5 12 051995 Glenn Crawford Katamatite Victoria Australia 6 5 11 791996 Steve Hutton Alberton South Australia Australia 6 12 261997 Daniel Millard Mount Gambier South Australia Australia 10 75 11 981998 Dale Seers Edithvale Victoria Australia 7 75 12 041999 Rodney Matthews Buninyong Victoria Australia 9 5 11 912000 Jarram Pearce Wodonga Victoria Australia 8 12 012001 Andrew Pym South Riverview New South Wales Australia 7 75 11 972002 Stuart Uhlmann Cedar Grove Queensland Australia 6 75 11 982003 Josh Ross North Lambton New South Wales Australia 7 11 922004 Jason Hunte Barbados 4 25 12 072005 Josh Ross Gillieston New South Wales Australia Scratch 12 362006 Adrian Mott Essendon Victoria Australia 7 25 11 982007 Nathan Allen Toowoomba Queensland Australia 5 25 12 352008 Sam Jamieson 26 Williamstown Victoria Australia 6 00 12 092009 Aaron Stubbs Lismore New South Wales Australia 7 25 11 872010 Tom Burbidge Canberra Aus Cap Territory Australia 8 75 12 012011 Mitchell Williams Gold Coast Queensland Australia 6 50 12 182012 Matthew Wiltshire Ballarat Victoria Australia 8 00 12 222013 Andrew Robinson Launceston Tasmania Australia 7 25 12 012014 Luke Versace Bayside Victoria Australia 10 0 12 332015 Murray Goodwin Gold Coast Queensland Australia 6 5 12 102016 Isaac Dunmall Brisbane Queensland Australia 6 75 12 172017 Matthew Rizzo Langwarrin Victoria Australia 7 5 12 012018 Jacob Despacito 27 Lalor Victoria Australia 10 0 12 122019 Dhruv Rodrigues Chico Victoria Australia 7 0 12 112020 No race due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Australia2021 Edward Ware 28 Mitcham Victoria Australia 9 75 12 192022 Harrison Kerr 29 Park Orchards Victoria Australia 9 25 11 852023 Ryan Tarrant 30 Victoria Australia 3 75 12 232024Notes Converted to metric distances in 1973 Commenced electronic timing in 1982 9 Despard Jacob is formerly from Tasmania1878 First winner Edit The inaugural winner was William J Bill Millard 1855 1939 a farmer from Condah Victoria 31 who reputedly trained by chasing kangaroos Millard running off 3 yards won the race when the leading runner W J Lambell of Birregurra running off 11 yards 32 fell two yards before the finish of the race 33 In 1889 aged 34 he won the 220 yards handicap at Stawell running off 18 yards and at the same meeting having been run out in the Gift s heats he came third off 11 yards in the consolation race the 120 yard Jubilee Handicap 34 Millard married twice had 22 children and died in 1939 35 36 His great grandson Daniel Millard won the Stawell Gift in 1997 2 Winners from scratch Edit Only two people have ever won the men s race running from scratch 0 m handicap Multiple time Malagasy Olympian Jean Louis Ravelomanantsoa in 1975 Due to winning from scratch Ravelomanantsoa also technically holds the fastest ever time of 12 0 seconds Athens 2004 and London 2012 Olympian and multiple Australian 100m and 200m champion Joshua Ross in 2005 2 Multiple winners Edit Three sprinters have won the race more than once Bill Howard 1966 1967 the only back to back winner 8 Barry Foley 1970 1972 Joshua Ross 2003 2005 Stawell Gift Olympians Edit Four Australian Olympians have won the Stawell Gift Dean Capobianco 1990 1992 Olympics Barcelona amp 1996 Olympics Atlanta Steve Brimacombe 1991 1996 Olympics Atlanta Andrew McManus 1992 2004 Olympics Athens Squad only did not compete Joshua Ross 2003 2005 2004 Olympics Athens and 2012 Summer Olympics LondonVFL winners Edit The following Gift winners also played senior VFL football 1897 George Stuckey Essendon 37 won in 12 2 seconds running off a handicap of 12 yards and was also captain of Essendon s 1897 premiership team 1899 Norman Clark Carlton 38 won in 11 8 seconds running off a handicap of 14 yards 1900 Dave Strickland St Kilda 39 father of Shirley Strickland won in 12 seconds running off a handicap of 10 yards 1902 Alf Tredinnick Melbourne won in 12 2 seconds running off 11 yards 40 1914 Billy Robinson Carlton won in 11 8 seconds running off 12 yards 41 1924 Bill Twomey Sr Collingwood and Hawthorn 42 father of Bill Twomey Jr Pat Twomey and Mick Twomey and grandfather of David Twomey won in 12 1 seconds running off a handicap of 8 yards 1929 Clarrie Hearn Essendon 43 won in 11 and fifteen sixteenths of a second running off a handicap of 10 yards 1936 Ron McCann Collingwood 44 won in 12 and 4 sixteenths of a second running off a handicap of 6 yards 1938 Jack Grant Geelong and Fitzroy 45 won in 11 and eleven sixteenths seconds running off a handicap of 11 yards 1952 Lance Mann Essendon 46 won in 11 and fourteen sixteenths seconds running off a handicap of 7 yards 1956 Bill Williams Richmond 47 won in 11 8 seconds running off a handicap of 12 yards 1971 Treva McGregor Fitzroy won in 11 7 seconds running off a handicap of 7 yards Relocation EditOn a number of occasions there has been discussions about relocating the Stawell Gift for economic reasons On 14 February 2001 after much discussion about moving the event to Docklands Stadium in Melbourne Premier Steve Bracks announced on ABC Local Radio that the Gift would be staying in Stawell and the State Government s 40 000 contribution would continue 48 On 14 July 2009 it was announced that Ballarat had offered the Stawell Athletic Club more than 1 million in cash and incentives including a 20 000 grant to the Stawell Gift Hall of Fame to relocate the Gift from Central Park in Stawell to Ballarat City Oval for five years The Club released a statement through Secretary Ian Lawrie stating they were considering the offer but the decision is without question the most difficult ever undertaken by the Committee of the Stawell Athletic Club He said the club would investigate and exhaust all other options to ensure the survival of Australia s most famous footrace 49 On 16 September 2009 Victorian Premier John Brumby announced more than 300 000 State Government funding to keep the Stawell Gift in Stawell 50 Winners Women s Stawell Gift EditRace was 100m from 1989 to 2005 and over the traditional gift distance of 120m since 2006 Year Runner County State Territory Handicap m Time s 1989 Ruth Taylor South Australia 8 5 11 551990 Bernadette Marantelli Victoria 8 75 11 671991 Sue Carr Victoria 12 75 11 521992 Jodie O Donell Victoria 13 11 391993 Andrea Benton Victoria 11 5 11 421994 Karen Parkes Victoria 10 5 11 211995 Sue Carr Victoria 13 11 571996 Kelly Simpson South Australia 11 11 581997 Melissa De Jong Victoria 4 75 12 051998 Narelle Harris Victoria 9 25 11 701999 Vanessa Cowling South Australia 18 75 11 512000 Tamsyn Lewis Victoria 5 11 702001 Jennifer McGibbon Victoria 4 11 762002 Snezana Ivisic Victoria 9 11 672003 Kimberley Meagher Victoria 14 5 11 152004 Rebecca Foster Victoria 14 75 11 572005 Alison Fairweather New South Wales 13 11 642006 Samantha Brailey Victoria 14 5 14 252007 Bronwyn Anderson Victoria 10 5 14 032008 Catherine Brennan Victoria 4 75 13 882009 Trisha Greaves New South Wales 6 13 602010 Jacqueline Watt Victoria 12 25 14 062011 Melissa Howard Queensland 9 5 13 902012 Melissa Breen Australian Capital Territory Scratch 13 952013 Davina Strauss New South Wales 10 13 982014 Holly Dobbyn Victoria 11 5 13 132015 Grace O Dwyer Victoria 10 25 13 402016 Talia Martin Victoria 13 13 72017 Liv Ryan Victoria 11 13 742018 Elizabeth Forsyth 27 Queensland 7 13 692019 Alexia Loizou Victoria 13 00 13 602020 No race COVID 19 pandemic 2021 Hayley Orman 28 South Australia 9 75 13 882022 Carla Bull 29 South Australia 6 13 772023 Bella Pasquali 30 Victoria 7 25 13 545Further reading EditWatt Gary 2008 Stawell gift almanac 1st ed Ringwood North Vic Legacy Books ISBN 978 0 9802897 5 6 OCLC 271793142 MacPherson Murray Robert 2010 Twelve seconds to glory the official history of the Stawell Athletic Club Melbourne Vic Brolga ISBN 978 1 921221 98 9 OCLC 450288523 Footnotes Edit History at official website 2016 Retrieved 5 May 2020 a b c d e Stawell Gift Top Ten Trivia Official Website Stawell Gift 2010 Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 15 January 2011 Town Talk Geelong Advertiser Vic 27 March 1878 p 2 Retrieved 24 July 2014 via National Library of Australia a b No Stawell Gift in 2020 The Sydney Morning Herald AAP 28 May 2020 Retrieved 20 December 2020 TV Broadcast Stawell Gift www stawellgift com Stawell Athletic Club Retrieved 18 February 2021 ONE to deliver three hours of live Gift coverage on Easter Monday www stawellgift com Stawell Athletic Club 4 April 2012 Retrieved 18 February 2021 Stawell Gift gets broadcasting boost ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4 February 2010 Retrieved 18 February 2021 the television network ABC s Australia Network will broadcast the finals live on Easter Monday into countries including China India Japan and Pakistan a b Bill Howard s Stawell Gift 1966 theage com au The Age Company Ltd 15 April 2006 Retrieved 15 January 2011 a b c d e Stawell Gift Results Official Website Stawell Athletic Club Retrieved 4 April 2013 Ballarat looks to poach Stawell Gift ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 July 2009 Retrieved 18 February 2021 The Stawell Athletic Club says it has received a 1 25 million offer from Ballarat to host the race for five years from next year Ballarat withdraws Stawell Gift offer ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 July 2009 Retrieved 19 February 2021 Victorian Premier John Brumby later signalled the race would stay in Stawell Brehaut David 4 April 2010 Stawell Gift track distance error the worst mis measure Ballarat The Courier Retrieved 15 July 2014 Wales Sean 7 February 2019 Stawell Gift Australia s richest footrace struggles to lure national sponsors ABC Ballarat Ballarat Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 18 February 2021 The prize pool for the men s and women s Stawell Gift last year was 40 000 for each race with that going down by 15 000 for this year s event a b Wales Sean 18 March 2020 Coronavirus forces Stawell Gift to be put on hold putting Victorian businesses under unprecedented pressure ABC Wimmera Archived from the original on 18 March 2020 Retrieved 18 March 2020 STAWELL GIFT POWERED UP BY POWERCOR Stawell Gift www stawellgift com Stawell Athletic Club 27 November 2020 Retrieved 18 February 2021 Darling Alexander 4 April 2021 Stawell Gift makes triumphant return as Australia s richest footrace ABC Wimmera Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 14 June 2021 The Stawell Gift Burnie Man s Fine Win North Western Advocate amp the Emu Bay Times 17 April 1909 p 3 Clarrie Hearn photo News Adelaide News 28 March 1930 Retrieved 16 May 2020 Hearn s win at Stawell was well merited Sporting Globe The Sporting Globe 3 April 1929 page 1 3 April 1929 Retrieved 16 May 2020 WINNER S STORY Trove Newspapers Sporting Globe 30 March 1932 p 11 Retrieved 24 November 2022 ESSENDON NOVICE DEFEATS FAVORITE IN STAWELL EASTER GIFT Trove Newspapers Weekly Times 2 April 1932 p 59 Retrieved 24 November 2022 ROBERTS WINS STAWELL GIFT Trove Newspapers Weekly Times 7 April 1934 p 60 Retrieved 24 November 2022 STAWELL PAYOUT TOTALS 15 000 Mann hits books with fine win Sporting Globe 15 April 1952 p 11 Retrieved 24 November 2022 JACK HAYES COLLECTS STAWELL GIFT IN 11 8 SECS Advocate Burnie Tasmania 20 April 1954 p 9 Retrieved 24 November 2022 Difficult Gift finishes in old school tie quinella The Canberra Times ACT 1 April 1986 p 18 Retrieved 24 November 2022 Victorian Sam Jamieson wins Stawell Gift a b Sixth time lucky for Stawell Gift winner ABC News 2 April 2018 Retrieved 19 April 2022 a b Stawell Gift makes triumphant return as Australia s richest footrace ABC News 4 April 2021 Retrieved 19 April 2022 a b Harrison Kerr and Carla Bull claim Stawell Gift victory in Australia s richest footrace ABC News 18 April 2022 Retrieved 19 April 2022 a b Gleeson Michael 10 April 2023 An Essendon connection and a family affair The two teenagers who won the Stawell Gift The Age Retrieved 10 April 2022 History PDF Stawell Gift Retrieved 17 October 2008 Town Talk The Geelong Advertiser Wednesday 3 April 1878 p 2 Stawell The Geelong Advertiser Tuesday 23 April 1878 p 2 Notes The Colac Herald Tuesday 23 April 1878 p 3 The Stawell Athletic Club Sports The Bendigo Advertiser Tuesday 23 April 1889 p 2 Obituary Millard The Horsham Times Tuesday 2 May 1939 p 2 WON FIRST GIFT The Argus No 28 918 Melbourne 29 April 1939 p 13 Retrieved 27 August 2016 via National Library of Australia AFL Tables George Stuckey AFL Tables Norman Clark AFL Tables Dave Strickland Athletics Kalgoorlie Western Argus Tuesday 15 April 1902 p 38 AFL Tables Alf Tredinnick Stawell Easter Gift Broken Hill Barrier Miner Thursday 16 April 1914 p 2 AFL Tables Billy Robinson AFL Tables Bill Twomey Sr AFL Tables Clarrie Hearn AFL Tables Ron McCann AFL Tables Jack Grant AFL Tables Lance Mann Tigers of all sports 3 January 2015 The World Today Archive Stawell Gift to stay put Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 14 July 2009 Ballarat looks to poach Stawell Gift ABC News 14 July 2009 Retrieved 14 July 2009 Premier announces funding for Stawell Gift 15 September 2009 Retrieved 16 September 2009 References EditWatt Gary Stawell Gift Almanac Legacy Books 2008 Includes the details of every heat semi final and final ever run Available from the Stawell Athletic Club Pandora Internet Archive of the Stawell Gift The Sports Factor Transcript Sport and Religion over Easter 10 April 1998 Daffey Paul 27 March 2005 The ten best footballers at the Stawell Gift The Sunday Age Archived from the original on 26 January 2006 ABC Asia Pacific Nexus 6 September 2005 Transcript Esthonian Enters for Stawell Gift The Argus Australia Saturday 24 February 1934 Page 18 Wells Samuel Garnet Wells 1885 1972 Stawell Stalwarts The Age Monday 14 April 1952 p 12 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stawell Gift Official Website of the Stawell Gift Tourism Victoria Site Joshua Ross winning the Gift in 2005 from The Age website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stawell Gift amp oldid 1160269299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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