1897-08-20 Elocution20th August, 1897ShareShareShareHeld in the Hall, Skipton StreetPrepared Reading “A Picture of Venice” (Gentlemen)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. F.Bessemeres1stMr. W.P.Mitchell2ndMr. P.A.Taylor3rdMr. E.KellyHighly CommendedMr. P.JonesHighly CommendedAdjudication by Mr. G.R. IrelandNoneSenatorial Display: “Chatham against Search Warrants for the Navy”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. M.White1stMr.W.P.Mitchell2ndMr.H.McEwan3rdMr. G.H.MarksHighly CommendedAdjudication by Mr. G.R. IrelandNone
1897-08-19 Elocution19th August, 1897ShareShareShareHeld in the Hall, Skipton StreetImpromptu Reading – GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. F.Besemeres1stMr. E.G.Wollaston2ndMr. A.B.FlohmEqual 3rdMr. W.P.MitchellEqual 3rdAdjudication by Mr. G.R. IrelandNoneSenatorial Display: “Pulteney on a motion for reducing the army” Open to Gentlemen who have never won a first prize in this sectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. G.H.Marks1stMr.A.B.Flohm2ndMr. W.T.Casey3rdW.P.MitchellHonourable MentionJ.H.HopkinsHonourable MentionAdjudication by Mr. G.R. IrelandNone
1897-08-18 Elocution18th August, 1897ShareShareShareHeld in the Hall, Skipton StreetHumorous Recitation Ladies onlyFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss. M.Addis1stMiss. E.Cornell2ndMiss. A.CrawfordBendigoCommendedHumorous Recitation Gentlemen onlyFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr. J.Bolger1stMr. C.Tompkins2ndMr. A.CrawfordCommended
1904-10-08 Elocution8th October, 1904ShareShareShareHeld in Her Majesty’s TheatreRecitation “Our Folks” – For youths under 21 years of ageFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPhilJonesBallaratVictoria76.001stG. GordonSwannAdelaideSouth Australia74.002ndT.HanlonNever NeverNew South Wales70.003rdHumorous Dialogue – Under 16 years (Boys or Girls)Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrances Hanrahan & Olive BrooksBallaratVictoria64.00Equal 1stLila Whidburn & C. HanlonBallaratVictoria64.00Equal 1stFlorence V. McKee & Maude HawkerBallaratVictoria56.00Equal 3rdVictoria Kerr & Bertie BuntingBallaratVictoria56.00Equal 3rdLilian B. […]
1904-10-07 Elocution7th October, 1904ShareShareShareHeld in Her Majesty’s TheatreRecitation “The Grey Swan” – Under 16 years (Girls)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrancesHanrahanBallaratVictoria79.001stOliveBrooksBallaratVictoria77.002ndLexieRitchieBallaratVictoria76.00Equal 3rdLilyHillBallaratVictoria76.00Equal 3rdLilian B.PritchardNorth MelbourneVictoria74.00Honourable MentionGracieFoxGeelongVictoria74.00Honourable MentionWinnieWellingBallaratVictoria74.00Honourable MentionDialogue “A Breezy Morning” – Ladies or GentlemenGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss Eileen O’Meara & Mr J. H. HopkinsRichmondVictoria80.001stMiss Mabel Best & Mr H. H. ParkesAdelaideSouth Australia65.002nd
1905-10-09 Elocution and Readings9th October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreRecital – (Open) – From Shakespeare (Ladies or Gentlemen)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJamesAndersonBallaratVictoria84.001stVioletClarkNorwoodSouth Australia82.002ndEileenO’MearaGeelongVictoria81.003rdEthelGoddardMelbourneVictoria80.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:BlancheBarrBalaclavaVictoriaDavidSteeleCreswickVictoriaNellieKingBallaratVictoriaLilyLawnBallaratVictoriaTillyHolstBallaratVictoriaC. J.De GarisMilduraVictoriaCharles M. D.SparrowFreemantleWestern AustraliaNellieStrongNewportVictoriaMabelBestAdelaideSouth AustraliaHildaWhidburnBallaratVictoriaMaudeRahillyBallaratVictoriaLilianHarrisonBallaratVictoria
1905-10-07 Elocution and Readings7th October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreOratorical Display – “Lord Erkine in favor or Mr Hardy” (Open to those who have never won a first prize in an oratorical display)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingC. J.De GarisMilduraVictoria80.001stJackHanniganBallaratVictoria78.002ndW. D.WhealBallaratVictoria77.003rdLewisReynoldsWendoureeVictoria76.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:H. W. C.DaveyBallaratVictoriaChas. L.GreenMaryboroughVictoriaW.RidgwayCardiganVictoriaJ. LaceClarkeRivertonSouth AustraliaAngusMcGregorBallaratVictoriaDialogue – “Twenty Minutes under an Umbrella” (Ladies and Gentlemen)Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHilda Whidburn […]
1905-10-06 Elocution and Readings6th October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreOratorical Display – “On the Corn Laws” (John Bright)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJamesAndersonBallaratVictoria96.001stJ. J.KirbyBallaratVictoria90.002ndPhilJonesStawellVictoria85.003rdCharles M. D.SparrowFremantleWestern Australia83.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:AngusMcGregorBallaratVictoriaFrederickD’AmaralCastertonVictoriaC. J.De GarisMilduraVictoriaDialogue – Humorous (Open to Ladies or Gentlemen)Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharles M. D. Sparrow and Ethel GoddardFremantle and MelbourneWestern Australia88.001stClaude Hall and Ethel GoddardMelbourneVictoria86.002ndTilly Holst and Miss HooperBallaratVictoria80.003rdLily Lawn and Mena […]
1905-10-05 Elocution and Readings5th October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreRecital – “The Burial of Moses” (Girls under 16 years of age)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGladysRedmondNorth CarltonVictoria87.001stPopBatterburyEast BrunswickVictoria85.002ndLilaWhidburnBallaratVictoria82.003rdBrendaWilsonAdelaideSouth Australia81.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:SylviaCooperMoonee PondsVictoriaFlorenceMcKeeBallaratVictoriaFlorrieKinningburghMaryboroughVictoriaWinnieMoverleyHamiltonVictoriaT.KnipeBallarat EastVictoriaElsieCoxGeelongVictoriaInezJonesThebartonSouth AustraliaEileenArmstrongBallaratVictoriaHazelFergieBallaratVictoriaZoeStaceyHobartTasmaniaBellaReidBallaratVictoriaCarrieSchoefflerBalmainNew South WalesLizzieRamsaySouth MelbourneVictoriaDaisyDixonBallaratVictoriaRubyRobertsonLearmonthVictoriaEllieSullivanMaryboroughVictoriaJessieBalfeLauncestonTasmaniaMillicentWhiteTrawallaVictoriaOlgaStarcyHobartTasmaniaLilySetterEgertonVictoriaNellieMadderBallarat EastVictoriaLilianPrichardNorth MelbourneVictoriaMinnieWellingtonMount PleasantVictoriaKatieGoddardBallaratVictoriaPearlShillingtonWendoureeVictoriaMyrtleHeinzBallaratVictoriaIvyGoudyBallaratVictoriaRecital – “The Brothers” (Open to Gentlemen who have never won a first prize)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharles M. D.SparrowFremantleWestern Australia88.001stC. J.De GarisMilduraVictoria83.002ndMontagueWilliamsBallaratVictoria80.003rdCharles […]
1904-10-06 Elocution6th October, 1904ShareShareShareHeld in Her Majesty’s TheatreOratorical Display “Mr. Grattan in Reply to Mr. Corry”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr H. P.McLennanBallaratVictoria82.001stMr AlexanderBlackMelbourneVictoria81.002ndMr JamesAndersonBallaratVictoria79.003rdMr Henry H.ParkesAdelaideSouth Australia75.00Honourable MentionRecitation “The Old Sergeant” – Gentlemen who have never won a First PrizeFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr H. J.WattsBallaratVictoria73.001stMr Henry H.ParkesAdelaideSouth Australia71.002ndMr W. J.ManningAdelaideSouth Australia69.003rdOriginal Story – To be told before the AudienceFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr […]
1905-10-04 Elocution and Readings4th October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreRecital – “The Healing of the Daughter of Jairus”.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBrendaWilsonAdelaideSouth Australia83.001stLauraLeslieAdelaideSouth Australia81.002ndMaryHanlonBallarat EastVictoria80.003rdIvyStuckeyRoyal ParkVictoria79.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:TempeyLukeyBallaratVictoriaDorothyIzardMilduraVictoriaAliceBouchierBallarat EastVictoriaLilianHarrisonBallaratVictoriaGertrudeJonesBallaratVictoriaLilian B.PrichardNorth MelbourneVictoriaFlorrieKinningburghMaryborough`VictoriaElsieCalistroCreswickVictoriaCarrieSchoefflerBalmainNew South WalesJessyBalfeLauncestonTasmaniaMinaScottBallaratVictoriaBarbaraTaylorBallarat EastVictoriaEllieSullivanMaryboroughVictoriaMabelStevensBallaratVictoriaFlorrielakeBallaratVictoriaGertrudeLewisAdelaideSouth AustraliaRecital – “Horatius” (Gentlemen under 21).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMontagueWilliamsBallaratVictoria82.001stLewisReynoldsWendoureeVictoria81.002ndJackHanniganBallaratVictoria80.003rdC. J.De GarisMilduraVictoria79.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:W. E.FullerHobartTasmaniaNelsonWellingtonMount PleasantVictoriaW.RidgewayCardiganVictoriaH. W. C.DaveyBallaratVictoriaRecital – “Address to an Egyptian Mummy”.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLauraLeslieAdelaideSouth Australia87.001stHildaWhidburnBallaratVictoria85.00Equal 2ndMaryHanlonBallarat […]
1905-10-03 Elocution and Readings3rd October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreOration (Open).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingG. H.BrownhillGeelongVictoria83.001stT. L.RyanRivertonSouth Australia77.002ndD.MurphyBallaratVictoria75.003rdH. P.McLennanBallaratVictoria74.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:J. L.ClarkeRivertonVictoriaOration – “Lord Nelson”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingC. H. J.WilliamsGeelongVictoria84.001stG. H.BrownhillGeelongVictoria83.002ndW. D.WhealBallaratVictoria75.003rdJ. L.ClarkeRivertonSouth Australia70.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:AngusMcGregorBallarat EastVictoriaRecital – Humorous (Ladies)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGertrudeLewisAdelaideSouth Australia90.001stEileenO’MearaGeelongVictoria87.002ndNellieStrongNewportVictoria86.00Equal 3rdEthelGoddardSouth YarraVictoria86.00Equal 3rdOther Competitors:RubyHooperMaryboroughVictoriaGraceGrinbergHawksburnVictoriaNellieKingBallaratVictoriaMaudRahillyBallaratVictoriaLauraLeslieAdelaideSouth AustraliaFrancesHanrahanBallaratVictoriaSopheeSaundersAdelaideSouth AustraliaMabelStevensBallaratVictoriaMabelBestAdelaideSouth AustraliaTillyHolstBallaratVictoriaIdaBlackmanSulkyVictoriaNellHawkinsBallarat EastVictoriaVictoriaKerrBallaratVictoriaBlancheBarrBalaclavaVictoriaNellieBorellaMount RowanVictoriaRecital – Humorous (Gentlemen).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCharles M. D.SparrowFremantleWestern Australia90.001stJamesAndersonBallaratVictoria88.002ndC. H. J.WilliamsGeelongVictoria85.003rdC. […]
1904-10-05 Elocution5th October, 1904ShareShareShareHeld in Her Majesty’s TheatreOratorical Display – Open to those who have never won a first prize for an Oratorical DisplayFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMr J. J.KirbyBallaratVictoria74.001stMr H. P.McLennanBallaratVictoria72.002ndMr P. L.ShakespeareAdelaideSouth Australia70.00Equal 3rdMr J. P.DelahuntyBuninyongVictoria70.00Equal 3rdMr A.McGregorBallaratVictoria69.00Honourable MentionMr AllanRobertsBallaratVictoria69.00Honourable MentionMr S.HockingBallaratVictoria69.00Honourable MentionRecital – Under 21 years (Ladies)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMiss LilyLawnBallaratVictoria82.001stMiss EvaRogersonBallaratVictoria80.002ndMiss GertrudeLewisAdelaideSouth Australia78.003rdMiss OliveBrooksBallaratVictoria77.00Honourable MentionMiss GracieFoxGeelongVictoria77.00Honourable […]
1905-10-02 Elocution and Readings2nd October, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatreRecital – “The Old Clock on the Stairs” (Ladies under 21).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLilaWhidburnBallaratVictoria86.001stLilyLawnBallaratVictoria84.002ndIdaBlackmanSulkyVictoria83.003rdNellieStrongNewportVictoria82.00Honourable MentionBrendaWilsonAdelaideSouth Australia82.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:A. M.BurkleyDaylesfordVictoriaLilianPrichardNorth MelbourneVictoriaNellieHawkinsBallaratVictoriaEllieSullivanMaryboroughVictoriaFrancesHanrahanBallaratVictoriaEmilyGrahamAdelaideSouth AustraliaWinnieMoverleyHamiltonVictoriaLilianHarrisonBallaratVictoriaIvyStuckeyRoyal ParkVictoriaEvaRogersonBallaratVictoriaBlanchBarrBalaclavaVictoriaLukieTempieBallaratVictoriaMaryHanlonBallarat EastVictoriaHildaWhidburnBallaratVictoriaJessieBalfeLauncestonTasmaniaVictoriaKerrBallaratVictoriaCarrieSchoefflerNew South WalesElsieCalistroCreswickVictoriaEuniceMcGregorBallaratVictoriaIreneInglisMilduraVictoriaFlorrieKinninburghMaryboroughVictoriaFlorrieMcKeeBallarat EastVictoriaRubyHooperMaryboroughVictoriaM.ButlerWaubraVictoriaMenaWebberBallaratVictoriaChampion Character Recital (Gentlemen).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJamesAndersonBallaratVictoria85.001stCharles MDSparrowFremantleWestern Australia83.002ndH. P.McLennanBallaratVictoria70.003rdWRidgewayCardiganVictoria69.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:C. J.DeGarisMilduraVictoriaR. A.ColensoMelbourneVictoriaErnestGrainManlyNew South WalesFrederickD’AmaralCastertonVictoriaGeo. O.ColeBallaratVictoriaW. A.DonaldsonMilduraVictoriaNorman V.PearceSouth YarraVictoria
1905-09-30 Elocution and Readings30th September, 1905ShareShareShareHeld at Her Majesty’s TheatrePrepared Reading. “He and She” (Ladies).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAnnieRoachBallaratVictoria84.001stMinaScottBallaratVictoria83.002ndNellieStrongNewportVictoria82.003rdGraceGrinbergHawksburnVictoria81.00Honourable MentionTempieLukeyBallaratVictoria81.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:J. E.CowieMilduraVictoriaEvaRogersonBallaratVictoriaIdaBlackmanSulkyVictoriaGertrudeLewisAdelaideSouth AustraliaLilyLawnBallaratVictoriaEthelGoddardSouth YarraVictoriaLilian B.PrichardNorth MelbourneVictoriaHildaWhidburnBallaratVictoriaMabelBestAdelaideSouth AustraliaBarbaraTaylorBallarat EastVictoriaLauraLeslieAdelaideSouth AustraliaQueenieBaleBallaratVictoriaIvyStuckeyRoyal ParkVictoriaVictoriaKerrBallaratVictoriaRubyHooperMaryboroughVictoriaBlancheBarrBalaclavaVictoriaFrancesHanrahanBallaratVictoriaBrendaWilsonAdelaideSouth AustraliaNellieMadderBallarat EastVictoriaMaudRahillyBallaratVictoriaNellieKingBallaratVictoriaPrepared Reading – “The Pilgrim Fathers” (Boys and Girls under 13).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingDorothyLyonsBallarat EastVictoria82.001stEllieSullivanMaryboroughVictoria80.002ndGladysRedmondCarltonVictoria79.003rdGertieHealeyBallarat EastVictoria78.00Honourable MentionOther Competitors:PearlShillingtonWendoureeVictoriaDrusaSchmidtBallaratVictoriaJackBlaikieBallaratVictoriaRayWarnerWendoureeVictoriaBeatriceBushineBallaratVictoriaRubyRobertsonLearmonthVictoriaZoeStaceyHobartTasmaniaRosedaleNathanCoburgVictoriaLouisaLewisBlack HillVictoriaDoris W.BesemeresBallaratVictoriaEssieReynoldsRichmondVictoriaElsieBellRichmondVictoriaEdgarDaveyBallarat EastVictoriaNellieVeitchBallaratVictoriaWinnieMessengerBallaratVictoriaOlgaStaceyHobartTasmaniaGeorginaDavenportAdelaideSouth Australia”Gertrude”BallaratVictoriaGladysJenkinsBallaratVictoriaNellieLanyonBallaratVictoriaLindaCooperBallaratVictoriaLemen J.TrekardoBallaratVictoriaHildaNielParkvilleVictoriaElsieCoxGeelongVictoriaIvyRogersParkvilleVictoriaReading from Scripture – Genesis xxxvii. […]
