1923-10-02 Elocution2nd October, 1923ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumRecitation (Gentlemen under 21) “Same as You” (E. J. Brady)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingDavidBlacklockAdelaideSouth Australia84.001stDudleyMelroseBendigoVictoria81.002ndRecitation (Gentlemen) Open – Dramatic Speech from “Phillip Van Artevelde” (Henry Taylor)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLloydTaylorAdelaideSouth Australia94.001stDavidBlacklockAdelaideSouth Australia90.002ndJames F.O’SheaBallaratVictoria84.003rdChampion Recital (Ladies) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLucyAhonCamberwellVictoria94.001stIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria93.002ndPaulineAbrahamsCaulfieldVictoria92.00Equal 3rdIvyThomsonRichmondVictoria92.00Equal 3rdVeraTallentHawthornVictoria91.00Honourable MentionMimiMattinProspectSouth Australia91.00Honourable MentionGesture Scenes (Humorous)Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacing”Mr. Pickwick and the Lady of the Yellow Curl Papers” […]
1923-10-01 Elocution1st October, 1923ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAustralian Recital (Gentlemen) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingDavidBlacklockAdelaideSouth Australia100.001stFrankPartAdelaideSouth Australia95.002ndJames F.O’SheaBallaratVictoria92.003rdDudleyMelroseBendigoVictoria85.00Honourable MentionRecital – Humorous (Gentlemen) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia94.001stAtholLykkeAlbertonSouth Australia93.002ndFrank E.LangRichmondVictoria91.003rdAllan C.ToddSebastopolVictoria90.00Honourable MentionRecital – Humorous (Ladies) Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPaulineAbrahamsCaulfieldVictoria96.001stPhyllisSimpsonUnleySouth Australia90.00Equal 2ndDulceChristianNorthcoteVictoria90.00Equal 2ndLucyAhonCamberwellVictoria88.00Honourable MentionHildaOldfieldExeterSouth Australia88.00Honourable MentionMimiMattinProspectSouth Australia88.00Honourable Mention
1923-09-25 Elocution25th September, 1923ShareShareShareImpromptu Reading (Boys and Girls under 13)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRose I. M.ForsterNorth MelbourneVictoria96.001stMavisTierneyAdelaideSouth Australia95.002ndGwenethWattNorth FitzroyVictoria94.003rdJeanBentGeelong WestVictoriaHonourable MentionNellieKerrSemaphoreSouth AustraliaHonourable MentionMyraNoblettSemaphoreSouth AustraliaHonourable MentionDorothyLeddickBallaratVictoriaHonourable MentionRecitation (Girls under 16) “Thoughts of To-day” (Zora Cross)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEthelUnderdownSt. PetersSouth Australia93.001stElsieBoadleDeanVictoria92.002ndDorothyShellnackCamberwellVictoria90.00Equal 3rdClo.EllisAuburnVictoria90.00Equal 3rdOliveVan BerkelBallaratVictoria88.00Honourable MentionRecitation (Boys under 13) “Waratah and Wattle” (Henry Lawson)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrankFontMalvernVictoria95.001stAlfredAbrahamsFitzroyVictoria93.002ndJackKearneyBallaratVictoria87.00Equal 3rdJackLynchBallaratVictoria87.00Equal 3rdDialogue – Humorous (Ladies or Gentlemen under […]
1912-10-10 Elocution10th October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumRecitation – Gentlemen – “A Ballad of John Nicholson” (Henry Newbolt)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingR. R.HaverfieldMelbourneVictoria72.001stVernonSheldrickGlenferrieVictoria69.002ndJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria67.003rdHector E.McMurtrieFitzroyVictoria66.00Honourable MentionRecital – Ladies or Gentlemen -First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria94.001stHector E.McMurtrieFitzroyVictoria84.002ndIvyScorerMoonee PondsVictoria82.003rdJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria81.00Honourable MentionLilianPrichardMelbourneVictoria80.00Honourable MentionVernonSheldrickGlenferrieVictoria76.00Honourable MentionHeld in the ColiseumOration – “The Qualities fo Good Citizenship”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHerbertMoroneyFootscrayVictoria89.001stW. R.WhittinghamCarltonVictoria85.002ndElmo G.BlightBallaratVictoria76.003rdChampion Debate – “Is the Policy of Assisted Immigration Hurtful to […]
1912-10-09 Elocution9th October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumRecital “Romeo and Juliet” (Act IV, Scene 1. Shakespeare) – LadiesFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLilian PrichardMelbourneVictoria90.001stLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria87.002ndMareaLopezNorth CarltonVictoria84.00Equal 3rdGaillardiaYeoBendigoVictoria84.00Equal 3rdEdithThomasMalvernVictoria73.00Honourable MentionRecital with Musical Accompaniment – Ladies and GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHectorMcMurtrieFitzroyVictoria93.001stVernonSheldrickGlenferrieVictoria91.002ndLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria88.003rdLilianVolglerPrincess HillVictoria86.00Honourable MentionJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria85.00Honourable MentionImpromptu SpeechFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHerbertMoroneySaint KildaVictoria1st
1912-10-08 Elocution8th October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumRecital – Own Selection – Gentlemen who have never won a First PrizeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria84.001stAndrew G.MillettNorth FitzroyVictoria68.002ndRobertCranstonGeelongVictoria64.003rdRayHudsonNorth CarltonVictoria63.00Honourable MentionAustralian Recital – Ladies and GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria92.001stJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria89.002ndHectorMcMurtrieFitzroyVictoria78.003rdVernonSheldrickGlenferrieVictoria76.00Honourable MentionLilianPrichardMelbourneVictoria76.00Honourable MentionHumorous Dialogue – Ladies and GentlemenGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJock and Hilda WhidburnBallaratVictoria92.001stMaud Close and J. HarrisonMelbourneVictoria90.002ndT. D. and Mrs. T. D. BastardAdelaideSouth Australia89.003rdIvy Scorer and […]
1912-10-07 Elocution7th October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumRecital “Ode to Wellington” (Tennyson) – Gentlemen Under 21First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHughCushingCreswickVictoria60.001stEdgarDaveyBallaratVictoria59.002ndW. R.ScilleyElwoodVictoria56.003rdImpromptu Reading – Ladies and GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria88.001stM. IsabelHutchinsSouth YarraVictoria78.002ndJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria71.003rdPrepared Reading “After Trafalgar” (W. H. Fitchett) – GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHector E.McMurtrieFitzroyVictoria73.001stJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria71.002ndR. R. HaverfieldMelbourneVictoria70.00Equal 3rdRobertCranstonGeelongVictoria70.00Honourable MentionW. R. WhittinghamCarltonVictoria70.00Honourable MentionOratorical Display – Gentlemen who have never won a First PrizeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria74.001stRobertCranstonGeelongVictoria69.002ndNormanReidBallaratVictoria66.003rdPhillip R.SkewesCoburgVictoria65.00Honourable […]
1912-10-05 Elocution5th October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumRecital “The Gift of Tritemius” (J. G. Whittier) – Ladies Under 21First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMareaLopezNorth CarltonVictoria73.001stLilianPrichardMelbourneVictoria72.002ndIvyScorerMoonee PondsVictoria70.003rdGwenAptedGeelongVictoria66.00Honourable MentionHumorous Recital – GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJamesHarrisonMelbourneVictoria86.001stHector E.McMurrieFitzroyVictoria82.002ndR. R.HaverfieldMelbourneVictoria80.003rdErnest J.BrownEast MelbourneVictoria78.00Honourable Mention
1912-10-04 Elocution4th October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumPrepared Reading “George the Fourth” (Thackeray) – LadiesFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGaillardiaYeoBendigoVictoria83.001stMareaLopezNorth CarltonVictoria82.002ndLillianPrichardMelbourneVictoria81.003rdLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria75.00Honourable MentionIreneDorrityBendigoVictoria75.00Honourable MentionRecital – Ladies who have never won a First PrizeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGwenAptedGeelongVictoria73.001stPearlieMcKenzieBallarat EastVictoria72.002ndEdithThomasMalvernVictoria71.00Equal 3rdFlorenceWinkelmanPrahranVictoria71.00Equal 3rdHettieBottensNorth FitzroyVictoria68.00Honourable MentionChampion Character Recitation (Ladies)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLilianPrichardMelbourneVictoria90.001stIvyScorerMoonee PondsVictoria86.002ndGwenAptedGeelongVictoria84.003rdLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria79.00Honourable Mention
1912-10-03 Elocution3rd October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumTemperence Recital – Boys and Girls Under 16First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLenaWesthBallaratVictoria75.001stIreneYatesSydneyNew South Wales72.002ndEileenParkinNorth WilliamstownVictoria71.003rdPearlieMcKenzieBallarat EastVictoria64.00Honourable MentionAnnieHoldenParkvilleVictoria64.00Honourable MentionRecital – “Welsh Classic” – Boys Under 16First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRoyMorrisSouth MelbourneVictoria65.001stArnoldHudsonNorth CarltonVictoria63.002ndRaymondHudsonNorth CarltonVictoria62.003rdHumorous Recital – Boys and Girls Under 16First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEricJamesSouth MelbourneVictoria73.001stDoreenCraddockBallaratVictoria69.002ndSylviaCooperSaint KildaVictoria68.003rdIreneYatesSydneyNew South Wales66.00Honourable MentionRoyMorrisSouth MelbourneVictoria65.00Honourable MentionHeld in the ColiseumHumorous Recital – LadiesFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLouieDunnNorth FitzroyVictoria91.001stIvyScorerMoonee […]
1912-10-02 Elocution2nd October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumPrepared Reading from Scripture – Boys and Girls Under 16 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNessieLewisToorakVictoria71.001stRaymondHudsonNorth CarltonVictoria68.002ndSylviaCooperSaint KildaVictoria64.00Equal 3rdRitaPrimroseBallaratVictoria64.00Equal 3rdRitaFlemingNorth FitzroyVictoria63.00Honourable MentionMaryBourkeBallarat EastVictoriaHonourable MentionRecital “Claribel’s Prayer” (Lynde Palmer) – Girls Under 16 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingKittySullivanParksideSouth Australia65.001stIreneWarrenNorth FitzroyVictoria64.00Equal 2ndLenaWesthBallaratVictoria64.00Equal 2ndVicDuboisCaulfieldVictoria63.003rdChampion Recital – Boys and Girls Under 13First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrankieForanAddingtonVictoria68.001stVicDuboisCaulfieldVictoria66.002ndMyrtleSalterBallarat EastVictoria62.003rdHeld in the ColiseumHeld in the ColiseumDialogue […]
1912-10-01 Elocution1st October, 1912ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumPrepared Reading – “The Brightest Gift” (Lindley) – Boys and Girls Under 13 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingVic.DuboisCaulfieldVictoria70.001stFrank ForanAddingtonVictoria68.002ndDulcieBlandNorth FitzroyVictoria67.003rdStasiaSlatteryBald HillsVictoria65.00Honourable MentionRecital – “Napoleon and the Young English Sailor” (Thomas Campbell) – Boys Under 13 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrankForanAddingtonVictoria64.001stEricJamesSouth MelbourneVictoria62.002ndArnoldHudsonNorth CarltonVictoria61.003rdRecital – “Little Boy Blue” (Eugene Field) – Boys and Girls Under 10 YearsFirst […]
1903-10-05 Elocution5th October, 1903ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreRecitation – “Tell’s Address To The Alps” (Gentlemen)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEmeraldGoldsworthyAdelaSouth Australia82.001stThomasBoltonBallaratVictoria79.002ndJ. S.HanlonBallaratVictoria77.00Equal 3rdOliverTonkinAdelaideSouth Australia77.00Equal 3rdRecital – “George Lee, the Fireman” (Gentlemen Under 21 Years)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingH. W. C.DaveyBallaratVictoria85.001stJ.DunnBallaratVictoria82.002ndJ. S.HanlonBallaratVictoria81.003rdN.WellingtonBallaratVictoria80.00Honourable MentionRecital – Temperance – (Open to members of any temperance organisation under 16 Years)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLilaWhidburnBallaratVictoria91.001stFlorenceMcKeeBallaratVictoria88.002ndMontagueWilliamsBallaratVictoria86.003rdOliveBrookesBallaratVictoria81.00Honourable MentionRecitation – Illustrated (Ladies and Gentlemen)First […]
1902-10-03 Elocution3rd October, 1902ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreRecitation – “Pussy and I” Girls under 15 years; Adjudicated by Mr Lawrence Campbell.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss LexieRitchieBallaratVictoria89.001stMiss EuniceMcGregorBallaratVictoria88.002ndMiss OliveBrooksBallaratVictoria85.00Equal 3rdMiss FlorenceMcKeeBallaratVictoria85.00Equal 3rdVictoriaKerrBallaratVictoria82.00Honourable MentionFrancesHanrahanBallaratVictoria78.00Honourable MentionLilaWhidburnBallaratVictoriaNoneNettieRobbinsBallaratVictoriaNoneKatieGoddardBallaratVictoriaNoneMaudeHawkerBallaratVictoriaNoneLizzieHowardBallaratVictoriaNoneAliceAustinBallaratVictoriaNoneLilyHillBallaratVictoriaNoneJeanRossBallaratVictoriaNoneElsie F.StewartBallaratVictoriaNoneIvyThomasCambrian HillVictoriaNoneLouie V.DaviesBuninyongVictoriaNoneElsieRichardsBallaratVictoriaNoneMurielMathersEchucaVictoriaNoneGladys F.BealesBallaratVictoriaNoneLilyPrichardBallaratVictoriaNoneKathleenHonanBallaratVictoriaNoneMayMartinBallaratVictoriaNoneHumorous Recital – Own Selection – Boys and Girls under 16 years; Adjudicated by Mr Laurence CampbellFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMontagueWilliamsBallaratVictoria92.001stEuniceMcGregorBallaratVictoria86.002ndLexieRitchieBallaratVictoria84.00Equal 3rdJackBlaikieBallaratVictoria84.00Equal 3rdBertieBuntingBallaratVictoriaNoneAmyMacaulyGeelongVictoriaNoneNelsonWellingtonBallaratVictoriaNoneFlorenceMcKeeBallaratVictoriaNoneFlorenceKibbyBallaratVictoriaNoneMaudeHawkerBallaratVictoriaNoneEdgarDaveyBallaratVictoriaNoneLizzieHowardBallaratVictoriaNoneG.ThomasBallaratVictoriaNoneLilyPrichardMelbourneVictoriaNoneNettieRobbinsBallaratVictoriaNoneElsie F.StewartKeningstonVictoriaNoneJeanRossBallaratVictoriaNoneVictoriaKerrBallaratVictoriaNoneFrancesHanrahanBallaratVictoriaNoneHumorous Recitation […]
1914-10-06 Elocution6th October, 1914ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumRecitation (Gentlemen who have never won a first prize) a) “As Thro’ the Land” – Tennyson; b) “Invictus”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingR. L. F.DaveySt Peter’sSouth Australia88.001stNormanZionsSydneyNew South Wales86.002ndR.HudsonNorth CarltonVictoria85.003rdAndrew G.MillettNorth FitzroyVictoria83.00Honourable MentionRecitation – Open (Gentlemen) “Killiecrankie” (an extract from the “Burial March of Dundee”)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNormanZionsSydneyNew South Wales86.001stH. E.McMurtrieFitzroyVictoria85.002ndS. T.ArnoldClifton HillVictoria81.003rdLeslie C.BundyMelbourneVictoria80.00Honourable MentionW. […]
