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Australian Heavyweight Championship
The Australian Heavyweight Wrestling Championship was the first Heavyweight professional wrestling championship in Australia.[1] [2]
Title history [ edit ]
Wrestler:
Times:
Date won:
Location:
Notes:
"Professor" William Miller
1
before 1880
New South Wales
Clarence Whistler
1
1885/10/26
New South Wales
Vacant/Abandoned
Dies in 1885
Harry Pearce
1
1894
Perth, Western Australia
[3] [4]
Buttan Singh
1
1903
Melbourne
Clarence Weber
1
1906/11[5]
Melbourne
Vacant
1915
Weber retired
Billy Meeske
1
1922/11/22
Melbourne
Defeated Joe Bailey in a tournament final
Clarence Weber
2
1923/09/01
Melbourne
Billy Meeske
2
1926/09/18
Melbourne
Joe Dawson
1
1933/03/18
Brisbane , Queensland
Billy Meeske
3
1933/04/15
Brisbane , Queensland
Ordered to defend title at Leichhardt Stadium in 33, but refused
Tom Lurich
1
1933/06/03
New South Wales
Defeats Bonny Muir to win the Leichhardt Stadium version after Meeske refuses to defend the title. Eddie Scarf defeats Jim Barlett in tournament final to win the Stadiums Limited version in 38 and defend it at least until 41 Meeske loses in earlier round. Leo Demetral claims the title in 38.
Eddie Scarf
1
1938
Sydney Stadium , Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Defeated Chief Little Wolf [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
George Pencheff
1
1939/12/09
Sydney
Still recognised as champion of 47; Fred Atkins defeats Leo Demetral to claim the title in 40; Pencheff defeats Atkins on 40/12/07 in Broken Hill to unify the two versions
Fred Atkins
1
1942/10/10
Sydney
Defeated Pat Meehan in a tournament final and left the country in 1949[11]
Fred Atkins
2
1944
[12]
Fred Atkins
3
1947
[13]
Leo Jensen
1
1952/12/03
Leichhardt, New South Wales
Defends against Bonnie Muir on this day[14]
Rocky Riley
1
1953
Leichhardt, New South Wales
Defeated Alf Greer in a tournament final.[15]
George Pencheff
2
1955
New South Wales
Returned from overseas and claimed the title
Baron Von Heczy
1
1957/02/04
Adelaide, South Australia
Kangaroo Kennedy
1
1962/04/14
Newcastle, New South Wales
Brian Ashby
1
1965/05
New South Wales
Larry O'Dea
1
1965/05/07
Sydney
Earl Black
1
1966/01/28
Melbourne
Billy White Wolf
1
1967/01/28
Melbourne
Wins tournament for the title
Vacant/Abandoned
1967/02/11
Melbourne
White Wolf won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship
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