Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. (wins only) |- | 1977 | "Three Rivers Hotel" (written by Stan Coster) recorded by Slim Dusty | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1987 | "He's a Good Bloke When He's Sober" (written by Stan Coster) recorded by Slim Dusty | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1995 | "Lawson's Loaded Dog" (written by Stan Coster) | Bush Ballad Heritage Song of the Year | Tamworth Songwriters Awards The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. Stan Coster has won one award. (wins only) |- | 2003 | "The Ghost of Three Rivers" by Keith Jamieson and Stan Coster | Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year | |- Further reading Stan Coster Autobiography : "Travelling My Own Track"; References Australian country singer-songwriters Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 1930 births 1997 deaths People from the Northern Rivers 20th-century Australian male singers