[2] The trophy was donated by Thomas Brown Hunter in 1939, the winner to retain it for a year and receive a replica.

[7] The inaugural event was won by Harry Sinclair, then still an amateur, by 7 strokes from Dick Carr.

[8] The Queensland Amateur had previously been held as a stroke play event but in 1925 the format was revised, with the Queensland Open acting as qualifying for the match-play amateur event.

[9] Sinclair went on to win the amateur championship the following week.

[10] The event has not always been part of the PGA Tour of Australia's calendar.