1924-09-30 Elocution30th September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesImpromptu Reading (Gentlemen)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia80.001stAtholLykkeAlbertonSouth Australia78.002ndG. A.CordnerKewVictoria76.003rdFrancis H.WilliamsCohunaVictoria75.00Honourable MentionW.JenkinsSebastopolVictoriaFrank E.LangRichmondVictoriaWillFieldingGlenferrieVictoriaAllanMathesonPrahranVictoriaAustralian Recital (Gentlemen) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAtholLykkeAlbertonSouth Australia80.001stPJDearSt KildaVictoria78.002ndGACodnerKewVictoria76.003rdFrank E.LangRichmondVictoriaJackWattsNorth MelbourneVictoriaAllanMathesonPrahranVictoriaFrancis H.WilliamsCohunaVictoriaEricKirkeElwoodVictoriaWillFieldingGlenferrieVictoriaKeithHallGeelongVictoriaStephenDunksAdelaideSouth AustraliaG. F.McIntoshMiddle ParkVictoriaG. S.SquireSeddonVictoriaRecitation Ladies (Open) Selection from “Evangeline” (Longfellow)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAgnesCaseyRichmondVictoria90.001stElzaMuirSouth CamberwellVictoria80.002ndIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria78.003rdMurielMarksAdelaideSouth Australia77.00Honourable MentionIvyThomsonRichmondVictoria76.00Honourable MentionRitaFlemingHeidelbergVictoria76.00Honourable MentionRuthLoftNewportVictoriaLillianSillitoeMorelandVictoriaEnaSandoNorth NorwoodSouth AustraliaRuthConabereFootscrayVictoriaAlmaGovanBallaratVictoriaFlorenceLambBallaratVictoriaDossieHallHenley ParkSouth AustraliaDulceChristianNorthcoteVictoriaVioletGrovesFairfieldVictoriaSylviaArcherFootscrayVictoriaEslaGaneMiddle ParkVictoriaFlorriePolkinghorneAlbertonSouth AustraliaMonaPepyatWest BrunswickVictoriaLilianHayesEast St KildaVictoriaIreneLaytonWindsorVictoriaRecital Humorous (Gentlemen) […]
1924-09-29 Elocution29th September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesStory Without Words Ladies (Open) Must convey a Complete StoryFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRitaFlemingHeidelbergVictoria82.001stIreneLaytonWindsorVictoria70.002ndMonaPepyatWest BrunswickVictoria68.003rdRuthLoftNewportVictoria67.00Honourable MentionAgnesCaseyRichmondVictoriaMurielMarksAdelaideSouth AustraliaLenaToomeyWilliamstownVictoriaDossieHallHenley ParkVictoriaRecitation Gentlemen (Open) “The Dying Gladiator” (Byron)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrank ELangRichmondVictoria85.001stStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia78.002ndAtholLykkeAlbertonSouth Australia77.003rdJackWattsNorth MelbourneVictoria66.00Honourable MentionAllanMathesonPrahranVictoriaG. A.CodnerKewVictoriaFrancis H.WilliamsCohunaVictoriaKeithHallGeelongVictoriaG. S.SquireSeddonVictoriaP. J.DearSt KildaVictoriaWillFieldingGlenferrieVictoriaJackHallGeelongVictoriaDialogue (Humorous) Ladies or Gentlemen Own SelectionGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGeorge Edwards & Ruby HooperEast MalvernVictoria93.001stStephen Dunks & Gwen […]
1924-09-27 Elocution27th September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesRecitation (Ladies who have never won a First Prize) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPhyllisMarksAdelaideSouth Australia90.001stRuthConabereFootscrayVictoria86.002ndLillianSillitoeMorelandVictoria84.003rdIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria81.00Honourable MentionLoisDolleyGeelong WestVictoriaSharleyRichardsonMt PleasantVictoriaMadgeWyattNorth CarltonVictoriaFlorenceLambBallaratVictoriaGwenMillsProspectSouth AustraliaSylviaArcherFootscrayVictoriaMyraCurnowBrightonVictoriaElzaMuirSouth CamberwellVictoriaLillianHayesEast St KildaVictoriaIreneLaytonWindsorVictoriaFlorriePolkinghorneAlbertonSouth AustraliaCloEllisAuburnVictoriaLenaToomeyWilliamstownVictoriaEnaSandoNorth NorwoodSouth AustraliaRuthLoftNewportVictoriaHildaJohnsonBallaratVictoriaDossieHallHenley ParkSouth AustraliaGladysTeagueNorth MelbourneVictoriaEslaGaneMiddle ParkVictoriaEmilyTeycheneBrightonVictoriaKathleenWestSmythesdaleVictoriaLorna E.Kirwood-JonesUpper HawthornVictoriaIdaGlasserNorth MelbourneVictoriaRuthSewardGeelongVictoriaVioletGrovesFairfieldVictoriaDulceChristianNorthcoteVictoriaDialogue (Serious) Ladies or Gentlemen Own SelectionGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrank E Lang & Ivy ThomsonRichmondVictoria88.001stStephen Dunks & Gwen HoneAdelaideSouth […]
1924-09-26 Elocution26th September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesImpromptu Reading (Ladies)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRitaFlemingHeidelbergVictoria84.001stJeanStewartElsternwickVictoria76.002ndDulceChristianNorthcoteVictoria72.003rdEmilyTeycheneBrightonVictoriaRuthConabereFootscrayVictoriaMonaPepyatWest BrunswickVictoriaLenaToomeyWilliamstownVictoriaSylviaArcherFootscrayVictoriaElzaMuirSouth CamberwellVictoriaAgnesCaseyRichmondVictoriaRuthLoftNewportVictoriaEslaGaneMiddle ParkVictoriaIreneLaytonWindsorVictoriaVioletGrovesFairfieldVictoriaIvyThomsonRichmondVictoriaCatherineHolsonNorth MelbourneVictoriaLillianSillitoeMorelandVictoriaRecitation (Ladies under 21 years) “How the Great Guest Came” (Edward Markham)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMurielMarksAdelaideSouth Australia84.001stSylviaArcherFootscrayVictoria78.002ndAlmaGovanBallaratVictoria77.003rdElzaMuirSouth CamberwellVictoria76.00Honourable MentionKathleenWestSmythesdaleVictoriaSharleyRichardsonMt PleasantVictoriaIdaGlasserNorth MelbourneVictoriaFlorriePolkinhorneAlbertonSouth AustraliaLenaToomeyWilliamstownVictoriaRuthSewardGeelongVictoriaEslaGaneMiddle ParkVictoriaLillianHayesEast St KildaVictoriaEdnaSandoNorth NorwoodSouth AustraliaRuthLoftNewportVictoriaRuthConabereFootscrayVictoriaGladysTeagueNorth MelbourneVictoriaMyraCurnowBrightonVictoriaCloEllisAuburnVictoriaEmilyTeycheneBrightonVictoriaLoisDolleyGeelong WestVictoriaIreneLaytonWindsorVictoriaVioletGrovesFairfieldVictoriaLorna E.Kirwood-JonesUpper HawthornVictoriaAustralian Recital (Ladies) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingElzaMuirSouth CamberwellVictoria85.001stAgnesCaseyRichmondVictoria83.002ndRitaFlemingHeidelbergVictoria79.003rdMurielMarksAdelaideSouth Australia78.00Honourable MentionAlmaGovanBallaratVictoria77.00Honourable MentionFlorriePolkinghorneAlbertonSouth AustraliaEdnaSandoNorth NorwoodSouth AustraliaVioletGrovesFairfieldVictoriaDossieHallHenley […]
1924-09-25 Elocution25th September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesPrepared Scripture Reading (Boys and Girls under 16) Psalm VIIIFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNormanHeymansonHamptonVictoria83.001stMavisStephensGrangeSouth Australia82.002ndGwenPhillipsCaulfieldVictoria81.003rdDorothyShellnackCamberwellVictoria80.00Honourable MentionKeithGorriePrestonVictoria76.00Honourable MentionOliveVan BerkelBallaratVictoriaBerylCoadBallaratVictoriaJeanPageBallaratVictoriaMayPaulBallaratVictoriaKathleenGarveyBallaratVictoriaBerniceFordBallarat EastVictoriaLottieEwertBallarat EastVictoriaMarionMurrayBallaratVictoriaKathleenElliottBallaratVictoriaJoyceBosherBallaratVictoriaDorothyLeddickBallaratVictoriaAliceHetheringtonBallaratVictoriaMyraWilliamsFootscrayVictoriaEdnaAddisonYarravilleVictoriaJessieFergusonWilliamstownVictoriaFlaviaMaloneyFitzroyVictoriaMyrtleHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaEthelDicksonGlen IrisVictoriaMelbaJasonCarltonVictoriaMadgeCrittendenNorth FitzroyVictoriaAlmaMurrayKewVictoriaThelmaPotterEast MalvernVictoriaEthelUnderdownAdelaideSouth AustraliaThoraCoxheadBrighton BeachVictoriaEdithSelwayGawlerSouth AustraliaEllenPurcellEssendonVictoriaIreneHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaDorothyCrawfordEast St KildaVictoriaWalterHarrisonNorth MelbourneVictoriaEstelleHarrisNorth MelbourneVictoriaMabelMundellArmadaleVictoriaEdnaRyanNorth FitzroyVictoriaVeraBolgerPrahranVictoriaBerylHodsonThornburyVictoriaColinBinksSt KildaVictoriaJeanBainArmadaleVictoriaLillianFurlongElsternwickVictoriaMavisYeomansNorth FitzroyVictoriaPhyllisPotterEast MalvernVictoriaAliceWellsAuburnVictoriaRecitation Humorous (Boys and Girls under 16) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingWalterHarrisonNorth MelbourneVictoria82.001stEdithSelwayGawlerSouth Australia81.002ndMabelMundellArmadaleVictoria76.003rdDorothyShellnackCamberwellVictoria73.00Honourable MentionIreneHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoria74.00Honourable MentionEdnaAddisonYarravilleVictoriaLottieEwertBallarat […]
1924-09-24 Elocution24th September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesImpromptu Reading (Boys and Girls under 16)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGwenPhillipsCaulfieldVictoria80.001stDorothyCrawfordEast St KildaVictoria77.002ndNormanHeymansonHamptonVictoria76.003rdEthelDicksonGlen IrisVictoria74.00Honourable MentionFlaviaMaloneyFitzroyVictoriaEdnaAddisonYarravilleVictoriaMavisYeomansNorth FitzroyVictoriaEthelUnderdownAdelaideSouth AustraliaKathleenElliottBallaratVictoriaOliveVan BerkelBallaratVictoriaColinBinksSt KildaVictoriaBerylCoadBallaratVictoriaEllenPurcellEssendonVictoriaIreneHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaVeraBolgerPrahranVictoriaFrancieNosedaSurrey HillsVictoriaEstelleHarrisNorth MelbourneVictoriaEdithSelwayGawlerSouth AustraliaDorothyLeddickBallaratVictoriaLillian M.FurlongElsternwickVictoriaBerylHodsonThornburyVictoriaDorothyCrawfordEast St KildaVictoriaMyraWilliamsFootscrayVictoriaJessieFergusonWilliamstownVictoriaJeanBainArmadaleVictoriaKeithGorriePrestonVictoriaMyrtleHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaAliceWellsAuburnVictoriaChampion Recital (Boys and Girls under 16) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingWalterHarrisonNorth MelbourneVictoria86.001stEthelUnderdownAdelaideSouth Australia81.002ndDorothyShellnackCamberwellVictoria80.003rdEdithSelwayGawlerSouth Australia78.00Honourable MentionMayPaulBallaratVictoriaDorothyLeddickBallaratVictoriaKathleenElliotBallaratVictoriaOliveVan BerkelBallaratVictoriaEstelleHarrisNorth MelbourneVictoriaIreneHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaLottieEwertBallarat EastVictoriaBerylCoadBallaratVictoriaMyraWilliamsFitzroyVictoriaJessieFergusonWilliamstownVictoriaMadgeCrittendenNorth FitzroyVictoriaFlaviaMaloneyFitzroyVictoriaAlmaMurrayKewVictoriaKeithGorriePrestonVictoriaAliceHeatheringtonClunesVictoriaMabelMundellArmadaleVictoriaDorothyCrawfordEast St KildaVictoriaNormanHeymansonHamptonVictoriaFrancieNosedaSurrey HillsVictoriaPhyllisPotterEast MalvernVictoriaColinBinksSt KildaVictoriaMavisStephenGrangeSouth […]
1924-09-23 Elocution23rd September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesRecitation (Girls under 16) “Oh to be in England” (Robert Browning)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEthelUnderdownAdelaideSouth Australia81.001stEdithSelwayGawlerSouth Australia80.002ndAliceWellsAuburnVictoria79.003rdLillian MFurlongElsternwickVictoria78.00Honourable MentionMyraWilliamsFootscrayVictoria72.00Honourable MentionThoraCoxheadBrighton BeachVictoria69.00Honourable MentionMarionMurrayBallaratVictoriaOliveVan BerkelBallaratVictoriaKathleenGarveyBallaratVictoriaDorothyLeddickBallaratVictoriaBerylHodsonThornburyVictoriaAlmaMurrayKewVictoriaMyrtleHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaLottieEwertBallarat EastVictoriaEthelDicksonGlen IrisVictoriaDorothyCrawfordEast St KildaVictoriaFlaviaMaloneyFitzroyVictoriaElseBoadleDeanVictoriaMavisYeomansNorth FitzroyVictoriaPhyllisPotterEast MalvernVictoriaEstelleHarrisNorth MelbourneVictoriaEdnaRyanNorth FitzroyVictoriaEsmeNolanShepparton EastVictoriaHettieTollidayBallaratVictoriaEllenPurcellEssendonVictoriaVeraBolgerPrahranVictoriaJeanPageBallaratVictoriaAudreyAndersonNorth FitzroyVictoriaFrancieNosedaSurrey HillsVictoriaBerylWinningBeverleySouth AustraliaMavisStephenGrangeSouth AustraliaAliceHeatheringtonClunesVictoriaKathleenElliottBallaratVictoriaMelbaJasonCarltonVictoriaMayPaulBallaratVictoriaEdnaAddisonYarravilleVictoriaJessieFergusonWilliamstownVictoriaJeanBainArmadaleVictoriaLillian M.FurlongElsternwickVictoriaThelmaPotterEast MalvernVictoriaIreneHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaMabelMundellArmadaleVictoriaBerylCoadArmadaleVictoriaBerniceFordBallarat EastVictoriaJoyceBosherBallaratVictoriaGwenPhillipsCaulfieldVictoriaMadgeCrittendenNorth FitzroyVictoriaDorothyShellnackCamberwellVictoriaRecitation (Boys under 16) “Song of Arthur’s Knights” (Idylls […]
1924-09-22 Elocution22nd September, 1924ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAdjudicator: Edward ReevesDialogue Humorous (Ladies or Gentlemen under 18) Own SelectionGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEllen Purcell & Allan MathesonPrahranVictoria79.001stDorothy Shellnack & Pauline McFarlaneCamberwellVictoria78.002ndEstelle Harris & Ida GlasserNorth MelbourneVictoria76.003rdEthel Dickson & Gwen PhillipsGlen IrisVictoria75.00Honourable MentionAlma Murray & Frances NosedaKewVictoriaMelba Jason & Vera BolgerCarltonVictoriaRuth Loft & L. Kirkwood-JonesNewportVictoriaJessie Ferguson & Edna AddisonWilliamstownVictoriaThora Coxhead & […]
1929-10-26 Elocution26th October, 1929ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumTeams’ Debate: “Should State Electorates Be Divided On A Population Basis?”Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingT. A. Hartrey and E.PearsonBallaratVictoria210.001stJ. F. Meere and F. McManusMelbourneVictoria209.002ndW. J. Jungwirth and R. H. HastingsSouth CamberwellVictoria208.003rdC. Y. M. S. (S. O’Brien and J. McKenna)South YarraVictoria204.00Honourable MentionPrepared Speech: “What I Hope To Do When I Am A Man”First […]
1939-10-19 Elocution19th October, 1939ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallImpromptu Reading – Boys or Girls 13 and under 16First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingUneeEasthaughSurrey HillsVictoria87.001stGlenisGullanBallaratVictoria85.002ndLallieCookeElwoodVictoria84.003rdSelection Reading from Leading Articles in the Ballarat “Courier” during Sept 1939 – Boys or Girls 14 years and underFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGlenisGullanBallaratVictoria88.001stLallieCookeElwoodVictoria86.002ndUneeEasthaughSurrey HillsVictoria85.003rdMarjorieAllenBallaratVictoria84.00Honourable MentionChampion Recital – Boys or Girls 13 and under 16 – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBettyWatsonKangarillaSouth Australia88.001stAvisWaldenPrahranVictoria85.002ndUneeEasthaughSurrey […]
1929-10-25 Elocution25th October, 1929ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumJunior Debate: “That Compulsory Voting is Justifiable” (Open to those under 21 years of ageFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAndrew J.PearceBallarat EastVictoria128.001stReg.RitchieBallarat Victoria120.002ndWinston H.BruchettBallaratVictoria118.003rdOration (Open) – “Recent Achievement and Tragedy in Australian Aviation”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJohn L.McKennaSouth MelbourneVictoria88.001stJ. W.McDowellCaulfieldVictoria84.002ndD. McInnesMelbourneVictoria83.00Equal 3rdP.McCrackenMelbourneVictoria83.00Equal 3rdThos. W.BrennanSurrey HillsVictoria78.00Honourable MentionImpromptu Speech – Open – “The Effect of Science and Invention […]
1929-10-24 Elocution24th October, 1929ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumRecitation – Open (Ladies) – Selection from “Parsifal” (T. W. Rolleston)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria87.001stGwenStricklandKelmscottSouth Australia85.002ndEdithFennellNorth FitzroyVictoria84.00Equal 3rdLeilaFrancisGeelongVictoria84.00Equal 3rdJeanBarklambElsternwickVictoria83.00Honourable MentionAdelineStrainCaulfieldVictoria83.00Honourable MentionRecital (Humorous) – Ladies or Gentleman – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMaurice M.MarksArmadaleVictoria92.001stIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria90.002ndColin V.BinksEast St KildaVictoria86.00Equal 3rdFrancieNosedaSurrey HillsVictoria86.00Equal 3rdHerbert E.OniansWest FootscrayVictoria85.00Honourable MentionEdnaAddisonElsternwickVictoria85.00Honourable MentionMusical Monologues – Ladies or GentlemanFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNorman E.BlacklerAlbert ParkVictoria132.001stRea D.LawsonPrincess HillVictoria131.002ndHerbert E.OniansWest […]
1926-10-25 Elocution25th October, 1926ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumShakespearian Recital – Gentlemen – “As You Like It”, Act 2, Part of Scene 7First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrankPartTorrensvilleSouth Australia91.001stStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia87.002ndFrank E.LaneSouth HawthornVictoria86.003rdKeithHallGeelongVictoria85.00Honourable MentionChampion Recital – Ladies or Gentlemen – “The Passions” (Collins)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingVeraTregowethAdelaideSouth Australia95.001stDorothySykesElwoodVictoria90.002ndFrankPartTorrensvilleSouth Australia89.003rdMimiMattinProspectSouth Australia87.00Honourable MentionIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria87.00Honourable MentionOne-Act Plays (For Those Who Have Not Won a First Prize)Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacing”Op o’ Me […]
1939-10-18 Elocution18th October, 1939ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallRecitation – Boys or Girls 10s and under 13 – Open only to those residing within a 30 mile radius of BallaratFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLavinciaTruoghtonBallaratVictoria87.001stPatriciaMurphyBallaratVictoria86.002ndJennieLeithBallaratVictoria85.00Equal 3rdMargaretDaveyBallaratVictoria85.00Equal 3rdNormaQuayleBallaratVictoria84.00Honourable MentionJoanGuestBallaratVictoria84.00Honourable MentionRecitation – Girls 13 and under 16 – “The Miracle” (Wilfrid Gibson)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBettyWatsonKangarillaSouth Australia88.001stKleaDuganToorak GardensSouth Australia87.002ndCookeLallieElwoodVictoria86.003rdDorothyPerryCoburgVictoria85.00Honourable MentionMargaretHoskingCoburgVictoria85.00Honourable MentionRecitation – Boys 13 and […]
1929-10-23 Elocution23rd October, 1929ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumPrepared Speech – Ladies – Any Subject – Not necessarily OriginalFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLeilaFrancisGeelongVictoria88.001stMayDuffyBendigoVictoria87.002ndIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria86.003rdFlorenceCheersWest BrunswickVictoria83.00Honourable MentionImpromptu Reading – GentlemanFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMaurice M.MarksArmadaleVictoria88.001stBernardLambleSouth MelbourneVictoria87.002ndGeorgeGockeMalvernVictoria86.003rdHerbert E.OniansWest FootscrayVictoria85.00Honourable MentionShakespearian Recital – Gentleman – “Excerpt from Midsummer Night’s Dream”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMaurice M.MarksArmadaleVictoria92.001stHarcourt E.LangCamberwellVictoria87.002ndHerbert E.OniansWest FootscrayVictoria82.00Equal 3rdP. J.O’BrienNewportVictoria82.00Equal 3rdBernardLambleSouth MelbourneVictoria81.00Honourable MentionImpromptu Reading – LadiesFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingSylviaArcherFootscrayVictoria89.001stIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria87.002ndFrancieNosedaSurrey HillsVictoria86.003rdRea D.LawsonPrincess HillVictoria85.00Honourable […]
