Past Big Chiefs



Founded on December 28, 1916

Founders: Tom Sealey, Jack Kelsall, Harry Hirst

1918 – Tom Sealey
1919 – Jack Kelsall
1920 – Bill Boustead
1921 – Harry Hirst
1922 – Rev. Tom Ruth
1923 – Ossie Brown
1924 – Joss Carter
1925 – Otto Bayer
1926 – Val Anderson
1927 – Gilbert Rule
1928 – Perce Taverner
1929 – John Stewart
1930 – No meeting held
1931 – Bill Northey
1932 – Lou Walker
1933 – Dr Reg Towns
1934 – Albert Charlestown
1935 – Sir Tom White
1936 – Fred Campbell
1937 – Bert Gill
1938 – Evan Richard
1939 – Lyston Chisholm
1940 – Sam Brown
1941 – Cyril Jeffrey
1942 – Jack Christopher
1943 – Les Webb
1944 – Bob Fawcett
1945 – Stan Patrick
1946 – Tom Morrish
1947 – Vic Trood
1948 – Tom Holloway
1949 – Harry La Roche
1950 – Elmer Glew
1951 – Les Crockford
1952 – Modesty Shepherd
1953 – Max Johns
1954 – Len Richards
1955 – Frank Boyle
1956 – Reg Talbot
1957 – Frank Hakainsson
1958 – Lance Adams
1959 – Tom Canterbury
1960 – Neil Stewart
1961 – Clyde Warren
1962 – Sir Hubert Opperman (pictured)
1963 – Laurie Gray
1964 – Max Cromie
1965 – Ian Callaghan
1966 – Tom Cowley
1967 – Fred Murgatroyd
1968 – Eric Jewell
1969 – Phil Graham
1970 – Graeme Mowat
1971 – Bert Bryant
1972 – Simo Simpson
1973 – Bob MacDonald
1974 – Frank Taylor
1975 – Geoff Rankin
1976 – Dr Bill Straede
1977 – Frank Wilson
1978 – Rod Roddick
1979 – Len Jinnette
1980 – Jack Jennings
1981 – Ian Bertram
1982 – Frank Taylor
1983 – Dirk Lodge
1984 – Ray Lawrence
1985 – Norm Ellard
1986 – John Sullivan
1987 – Roy Donohue
1988 – Patto Patterson
1989 – Geoff Stonehouse/Justice Lindsay Williams
1990 – Col McHugh
1991 – John Stephenson/Major-General Frank Poke
1992 – Alf Potter
1993 – Dennis Larsen
1994 – Gus Henderson
1995 – Jim Jinnette
1996 – Brian Grinter
1997 – Rick Stonehouse
1998 – Howard Timbury
1999 – Ian Murray
2000 – Len Hopper
2001 – Alan Whitten
2002 – Ross Knight
2003 – Bill Welton/John Evans
2004 – Keith Broadbent
2005 – Frank Jenkins/Bruce Bartrop
2006 – Alan Lindsay
2007 – Geoff Lamb/Garry Sebo
2008 – Don Robertson
2009 – Bob Jones/Garry Sebo
2010 – Rodger Marsden
2011 – Garry Ewert/Vaughan Werner
2012 – Bob Pullin
2013 – David George
2014 – Tom Beecroft
2015 – Don Rainey
2016 – Don Rainey
2017 – Les Kelly
2018 – Clive Hardeman
2019 – Peter Hirth
2020 and 2021 – No meetings due to COVID
2022 – Peter Juliar
2023 – Terry Lodge
2024 – Ken Cribbes



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