1923-10-31 Essays31st October, 1923ShareShareShareEssay – “Exploration and Settlement of Victoria”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJ. A.AtkinsonCoburgVictoria95.001stBertramWhitcombeMillpollVictoria94.002ndHerbert H.AllenRomseyVictoria90.003rdEssay – “Have Revolutions Benefitted a Nation or the Human Race Generally?”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHamiltonLambBallaratVictoria95.001stAlbertFoxcroftBrightonVictoria91.002ndEssay – “The Protection of Australia’s Birds and Animals” (Open to those who have never won a First Prize at the South Street Competitions)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRonald I.DouglasMelbourneVictoria95.001stCyrill H. H.JerrardGayndahQeensland92.002ndCardia L.AtkinsonCoburgVictoria90.003rdEssay – “Lord […]
1922-10-28 Essays28th October, 1922ShareShareShareEssay: “Is the Supremacy of the White Race Declining?”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAlbertFoxcroftBrightonVictoria91.001stJ. A.AtkinsonCoburgVictoria88.002ndRev. J. H. C.LawtonMelbourneVictoria87.00Equal 3rdA. T.GarrettBrisbaneQeensland87.00Equal 3rdEssay: “Empire Builders of the Nineteenth Century”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJ. A.AtkinsonCoburgVictoria96.001stBruce B.MorrisSurrey HillsVictoria93.002ndMinnie K.FunstonBrisbaneQeensland89.003rdLeighScottKewVictoria86.00Honourable MentionEssay: “Sport as an Element in the Making of a Nation” (Open to those who have never won a first prize at the South […]
1921-10-29 Essays29th October, 1921ShareShareShareEssay: “Anzac and What it Implies”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJohn B.HowardBenallaVictoria225.001stCaroline L.DanielMordiallocVictoria207.002ndCharlotteRoxburghSydneyNew South Wales200.003rdCoreenNormanAdelaideSouth Australia205.00Honourable MentionAlbert H.LoweGeelongVictoria186.00Honourable MentionD. H.PeterGeelongVictoria185.00Honourable MentionEssay: “City Centralisation and Its Remedies”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingA. A.DunnAdelaideSouth Australia1stW. H.GuardCampbell’s CreekVictoria2ndMrs. H. J.InglisGnotukVictoria3rdC. E.WyettThebartonSouth AustraliaHonourable MentionMrs. H. McElveryBelgraveVictoriaHonourable MentionL. G.GrayBrightonVictoriaHonourable MentionAmyMatchettWarrugulVictoriaHonourable MentionEssay: “The Virtues and Value of Country Life” (Open to those who have never won […]
1920-10-30 Essays30th October, 1920ShareShareShare”Alfred Deakin, His Life and Work”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingH. RushburyRichmondVictoria75.001stAlbertFoxcroftHamptonVictoria70.002ndJohn A.AtkinsonCoburgVictoria66.003rdGeorgeBrownEssendonVictoria60.00Honourable MentionAdaLee-BrownSydneyNew South Wales60.00Honourable Mention”Art As Applied To Education”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingG. F.MintyWindsorVictoria100.001stB.CampbellGeelongVictoria65.002ndDorothyDwyerGeelongVictoria50.003rd”The Need of Production and the Sin of Extravagance”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingT. HarrisBallVictoria88.001stT. J.CheshireCanterburyVictoria85.002ndT. E.DavisElsternwickVictoria83.003rdC. L.DanielMordiallocVictoria81.00Honourable MentionJ. B.HowardRichmondVictoria81.00Honourable MentionOriginal Tale – Must deal with Australian Sentiment or SubjectFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingK. M. P.StoneAdelaideSouth Australia1stBeatriceThorntonCanterburyVictoria2ndB.CampbellGeelongVictoria3rdEllieRussellHornsbyNew South WalesHonourable MentionEllenWestStawellVictoriaHonourable MentionAustralian […]
1913-10-28 Literary Awards28th October, 1913ShareShareShareEssay – “Victoria as a Field for Immigration as Compared with Other Parts of the Empire”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGilbert R. CrowtherBallaratVictoria94.001stChas.DaleySaleVictoria90.002ndRev. W. H.GuardKorrumburraVictoria86.003rdG. A.CodnerKewVictoria84.00Honourable MentionJohn D. G.RoxburghMiners RestVictoria84.00Honourable MentionEssay – “The Scientific Value of Antarctic Exploration”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJ. A.AtkinsonMorelandVictoria176.001stChas. DaleySaleVictoria170.002ndA. G.AkeroydNorthcoteVictoria160.003rdEssay – “Woman’s Courage in Adversity” (Ladies Only)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingS. M.ScottMoonee PondsVictoria77.001stF.ChellewAvocaVictoria72.002ndW. G.HalpinTraawoolVictoria65.003rdMrs.McKenzieWanganuiNew Zealand63.00Honourable MentionE.FaheyQuambatookVictoria63.00Honourable […]
1912-10-23 Literary Awards23rd October, 1912ShareShareShare”The Panama Canal: Its Influence on Australasia”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingChas. DaleySaleVictoria1stJ. A.AtkinsonMorelandVictoria2ndMrs. M. J.HowardSouth YarraVictoria3rdE. A.StakerClifton HillVictoriaHonourable Mention”Irrigation as an Aid to National Prosperity”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRev. W. H. GuardKorumburraVictoria1stR. E.BoardmanSaint KildaVictoria2ndR. J.McCormackMiddle ParkVictoria3rdMrs. D. J.DaviesCorrinalNew South WalesHonourable Mention”Woman in Art and Science”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLilianBarrettPerthWestern Australia1stMaryFaheyTyldenVictoriaEqual 2ndRubyMartinEnmoreNew South WalesEqual 2ndM. K.FunstonBrisbaneQeenslandHonourable MentionAliceEddyWoodendVictoriaHonourable Mention”The Bush Nursing Scheme”First […]
1903-10-22 Essays22nd October, 1903ShareShareShareOriginal TaleFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMissVahlandBendigoVictoria1stMary E.RaynorCaulfieldVictoria2ndDorothyPenfoldBendigoVictoria3rdA.WoolleySaint KildaVictoriaHonourable MentionClara S.HamplDimboolaVictoriaHonourable MentionHarrietStephensSydneyNew South WalesHonourable MentionScripture Subject – “The Relations Between Science and Faith”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRichardLawsonWarrnamboolVictoria90.001stGeorgeEllingsenBuangorVictoria86.00Equal 2ndF. J.Le CouteurWarrnamboolVictoria86.00Equal 2ndChas.DalyStawellVictoria78.00Honourable MentionEssay – “The Tendency of National Commercial Policies”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingChas.DalyStawellVictoria94.001stGeorgeEllingsenBuangorVictoria91.002ndRaymond HarryLordHobartTasmania90.003rdH.ElkingtonSydneyNew South Wales88.00Honourable MentionEssay – “Two Years of Federation”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingD. J.McNeilAscotVictoria1stC. R. DudleyWaukaringaSouth Australia2ndA. B.HarrisonBendigoVictoria3rdEssay – “Woman – Her […]
1901-09-26 Literary Awards26th September, 1901ShareShareShareNo. 8 – Criticism – “Matthew Arnold as Poet and Critic”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss Charlotte B. A.MolloySoldiers HillVictoria1stRugby2ndMiss E. JessieDavisonGeelongVictoriaHonourable MentionNorman L.BeurleSaleVictoriaHonourable MentionMiss Ada L.GregoryHonourable MentionRev. J. J. BrownMortlakeVictoriaHonourable MentionOriginal PoemFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMaria IdaSuthmierSouth CarltonVictoriaEqual 1stNorman L.BeurleSaleVictoriaEqual 1stMiss J.SwanBallaratVictoriaEqual 2ndMissParkerBullarookVictoriaEqual 2ndMr. J. S.ReidWarrnamboolVictoriaEqual 3rdWilliamWilkinWarrnamboolVictoriaEqual 3rdEthelCastillaHawthornVictoriaHonourable MentionMr. T. B.EdwardsBendigoVictoriaHonourable MentionFred P.MorrisBendigoVictoriaHonourable MentionMiss G. N.RobertsonCastlemaineVictoriaHonourable MentionH. […]
1904-10-27 Essays27th October, 1904ShareShareShare”Would the Adoption of the Principle of Recipricity Strengthen the Empire?” – OpenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharlesDaleyStawellVictoria1stGeorgeEllingsenBuangorVictoriaEqual 2nd”Angol-Saxon”Equal 2ndR. H.LordHobartTasmania3rdW. H.ElisumNewportVictoriaHonourable MentionV. J.MilesSydneyNew South WalesHonourable MentionFarrGisbornTasmaniaHonourable MentionJ.MitchellGlenferrieVictoriaHonourable Mention”The Trend of Socialism” – Open to those who have never won a first prizeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingF. A. W.GisborneTasmania1stDaniel C.HellingsFitzroyVictoria2ndWilliamDunstanElsternwickVictoria3rd”The Physical and Mental Improvement of the Anglo-Saxon Race”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingErnestHaberfieldWarrnamboolVictoria1stEdwardBarnesMelbourneVictoria2ndLouiseMackWarrnamboolVictoria3rd”The […]
1907-10-30 Literary Awards30th October, 1907ShareShareShareEssay – “Preferential Trade within the Empire”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingC. L.ButchersCoburgVictoria1stEd. L.BaileyLauncestonTasmania2ndChasDaleyStawellVictoria3rdEssay – “Australia’s Future as an Exporter”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingC. L.ButchersCoburgVictoria1stRubyMartinWoolbrookNew South Wales2ndMaxKottPerthWestern Australia3rdMartinRobertsonWollongongNew South WalesHonourable MentionEssay – Scripture Subject, “The problem of pain, as stated in the Book of Job”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingP. E.NorwoodAlbert ParkVictoria1stMissPickeringStanmoreNew South Wales2ndMiss LynnHamiltonBallaratVictoria3rdCharlesDaleyStawellVictoriaHonourable MentionEssay: “The Influence of Lady Writers on […]
1896-07-28 Literary Awards28th July, 1896ShareShareShareCriticism – “Life and Works of Robert Burns”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr CDalyBendigoVictoria1stMsr WSloanYarrawongaVictoria2ndMr W RByersEqual 3rdC FSimsFitzroyVictoriaEqual 3rdEssay – “Rome under the Antonines”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr WSimpson1stMr H MTobinLoretto Convent2ndEssay – “The Improvement in the Condition of a Woman’s life during the reign of Queen Victoria” – Ladies Under 30 YearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss MaggieMcMillanCollingwoodVictoria1stMiss RuthRichardsPortlandVictoria2ndMiss EGrachPrahranVictoriaEqual […]
1898-09-07 Essays7th September, 1898ShareShareShareEssay – “Prefential trade with the Empire”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingC.DalyBendigoVictoria1stB. ALevinsonSt KildaVictoria2ndG.EllingsenBeaufortVictoria3rdOther competitorsSeven (unnamed)Adjudicator (unknown)Essay – “Technical education”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss C. B.MolloyBallaratVictoria1stS.BrahnerBallaratVictoria2ndOther competitorsNine (unnamed)Adjudicator (unknown)Essay – “Thrift”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingW. J.WarrenBendigoVictoria1stMorrisMorris2ndH.NelsonGeelongVictoria3rdOther competitorsThirteen (unnamed)Adjudicator (unknown)Essay -“The economic valve of the liquor industry”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingG.EllingsenBeaufortVictoria1stA. T.KnightBundingVictoria2ndMiss I. J.MitchellBallaratVictoria3rdOther competitorsTen (unnamed)Adjudicator (unknown)Impromptu Essay – “Self-sacrifice”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss I. J.MitchellBallaratVictoria1stOther competitorsThirteen (unnamed)Adjudicator (unknown)Criticism […]
1895-07-25 Literary Awards25th July, 1895ShareShareShareLiteracy Awards “Unity”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. ChasHamilton1stMr. H.H.Oxbrow2ndMr. W.ShillingtonEqual 3rdMiss. M.A.LatterEqual 3rdAdjudicated by Mr. Chas L. SmithNoneLiteracy Awards “England’s Work in Egypt”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. W.Sampson1stMr. H.M.Patten2ndMiss. A.H.Clinton3rdAdjudicated by Hon. P.T. KaleNoneLiteracy Awards “The New Woman in Literature and Life” ladies uner 30 yearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss. M.E.Cowley1stMiss. J.ValeEqual 2ndMiss. M.MillerEqual 2ndAdjudicated by Bishop Thornton and Rev […]
1895-07-24 Literary and Music24th July, 1895ShareShareShareHeld in the New Hall, Skipton StreetSenatorial Display “Emmett’s Defence”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. W.Whidburn1stM.W.H.Smith2ndMr. H.McKay3rdTwenty-one Competitors competedNoneAdjudicated by Messrs. Rail and DimseyNone
1895-07-23 Literary and Music23rd July, 1895ShareShareShareHeld in the New Hall, Skipton StreetPrepared Reading (Gentlemen), from “Rienzi”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. J.S.Reilly1stMr. W.Whidburn2ndMr. G.H.Marks3rdAdjudicated by Messrs. Rail and DimseyNonePrepared Reading (Ladies) from “Isaiah”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss. M.Nankervis1stMiss. C.Malyon2ndMiss. E.PetersNoneAdjudicated by Messrs. Rail and DimseyNoneImpromptu reading (Gentlemen)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. W.Whidburn1stMr. J.S.Reilly2ndMr. H.McKay3rdAdjudicated by Messrs. Rail and DimseyNoneImpromptu reading (Ladies)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss. E.Ogilvie1stMiss. J.Vale2ndMiss. G.G.Chalmers3rdAdjudicated […]
