I just learned how to go back in time on the QF activity statement (never too old to learn) and discovered that I earned 9160 status credits in 94-96. On the statement they can now only be listed as SC's but a pity they also expired. I didn't bother to check my points earned but I remember one very nice FA commenting that I practically lived with QF. Also very few complaints in a lot of flying - those were the days.
Errm ...
Here's what I see for a flight taken in October 1994 - this was a B class fare (Economy Flex)
[TABLE="class: basic, width: 760"][TR][TD="class: underline1 last"]Date[/TD][TD="class: underline1 last, align: left"]Details[/TD][TD="class: figures underline1 last"]Qantas
Points[/TD][TD="class: figures underline1 last"]Total
Points[/TD][TD="class: figures statusCredits underline1 last"]Status
Credits[/TD][/TR][TR="class: underline1 last"][TD]30 NOV 94[/TD][TD="align: left"]QF 452 ERR 30NOV94 MELBOURNE/SYDNEY[/TD][TD="class: figures"]-[/TD][TD="class: figures"]495
[/TD][TD="class: figures statusCredits"]1116[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]With Qantas Frequent Flyer, Status Credits (nor Tier Credits) did not exist back then.
For mine it counted as one Flight of the 20 required for Blue status. Distance was 707 Km and non Y fare bucket earn was 70% of Km distance, so 495 points were earned. (In domestic economy, anything other the the Y fare bucket was 'discount')
These days it would earn a no status QP (as I was then) 20 SC's and 600 points. Mind you, 495 points could take one a lot further back then than 600 would these days.
Certainly 1116 is not representative of anything I am currently aware of; in 8 B class fares that year I "earned" a little over 8500 of these.