1920-09-30 Elocution30th September, 1920ShareShareShareRecitation. (Boys under 13). “The Fall of D’Assas”. Mrs Hemans.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingValAndersonAdelaideSouth Australia80.001stHarryLofvenGeelongVictoria78.002ndEricWhitfordEssendonVictoria77.003rdJuliusHealesWest BrunswickVictoria76.00Honourable MentionRecitation. (Girls under 13). “The Sands of Dee”. C Kingsley.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFlorenceClementNorwoodSouth Australia83.001stLornaHoskingSt PetersSouth Australia82.002ndMyraNobletRose ParkSouth Australia81.003rdBrendaKekwickAdelaideSouth Australia80.00Honourable MentionThelmaNeilNorth FitzroyVictoria80.00Honourable MentionChampion Recitation. (Boys and Girls under 13). “Dickens in Camp”. Bret Harte.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRonaldRichardsBallaratVictoria83.001stFlorenceClementNorwoodSouth Australia82.002ndEnaDomec-CaireArmadaleVictoria81.003rdJoyceBosherBallaratVictoria80.00Honourable MentionDarrellHarfordAdelaideSouth Australia80.00Honourable MentionRecitation, Humorous. (Open to […]
1920-09-29 Elocution29th September, 1920ShareShareSharePerformed in the Athenaeum and ColiseumRecitation. (Boys and Girls under 10). “My Shadow” (RL Stevenson).First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMyraNoblettRose ParkSouth Australia70.001stValAndersonAdelaideSouth Australia69.002ndHarryLofvenGeelongVictoria68.00Equal 3rdMavisGluyasGeelongVictoria68.00Equal 3rdHazelWearneClifton HillVictoria68.00Equal 3rdNancyTregearSouth MelbourneVictoria66.00Honourable MentionIrmaAllenNorth CarltonVictoria66.00Honourable MentionOther competitorsRoseForesterNorth MelbourneVictoriaValCoffeyAdelaideSouth AustraliaElmaStewartColacVictoriaKathleenWindsorBallaratVictoriaRayStewartColacVictoriaHenriettaTollidayBallaratVictoriaConnieHoodSouth GeelongVictoriaRonaldGroganRichmondVictoriaJeanChamberlainKensingtonSouth AustraliaJeanPerkinsFootscrayVictoriaJimBayleyFootscrayVictoriaMyrieTurnerBallaratVictoriaMyrtleHanlonNorth FitzroyVictoriaMavisYeomansNorth FitzroyVictoriaIrmaHughsonNorthcoteVictoriaJuliusHealesWest BrunswickVictoriaBobbieBernardNorth FitzroyVictoriaEuniceRobertsBallaratVictoriaBerylLinnLeabrookSouth AustraliaPhyllisEwinNorth FitzroyVictoriaJessieFergusonSpotswoodVictoriaClaraDaveyBallaratVictoriaValdaWalshNorth FitzroyVictoriaZenaWalshNorth FitzroyVictoriaDonnieGamblingNorwoodSouth AustraliaNellieKerrNorwoodSouth AustraliaVeraWoodroofeNorwoodSouth AustraliaIanYoungBallaratVictoriaVerinaWilliamsBendigoVictoriaDorothyStickNorth FitzroyVictoriaNancyAngwinBallaratVictoriaBerylDunnNorth FitzroyVictoriaPrepared Reading. (Boys and Girls under 13). “The […]
1948-10-16 Elocution16th October, 1948ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall7 Impromptu Reading – Ladies or GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJudithChappelRosannaVictoria92.00Honourable MentionWilmaDorflerPascoe Vale SouthVictoria89.002ndVernonJacksonHawthornVictoria88.003rdJohnStackWest ParkvilleVictoria87.00Honourable MentionRobertSchroederOakleighVictoria87.00Honourable Mention1 Recitation – Gentlemen – Open “The Old Man” (W. W. Gibson)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJohnStackWest ParkvilleVictoria90.00Honourable MentionRobertSchroederOakleighVictoria86.002ndRobertElshaugBallaratVictoria85.003rdJamesInglisCoburgVictoria80.00Honourable Mention11 Recital with Musical Background – Ladies and Gentlemen – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingWilmaDorflerPascoe Vale SouthVictoria96.00Honourable MentionAudreySedgwickNorth RichmondSouth Australia91.002ndNoelaBartlettPimpinioVictoria90.003rdBettyRechterNorth BrightonVictoria89.00Honourable MentionJohnStackWest […]
1948-10-15 Elocution15th October, 1948ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall6 Recitation – Ladies or Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street CompetitonsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRobertElshaugBallaratVictoria89.001stJohnByrneEssendonVictoria88.002ndLloydEvansBallaratVictoria87.003rdRomaKnightEast MalvernVictoria86.00Honourable Mention5 Lyrical Recital – Ladies or Gentlemen – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBettyRechterNorth BrightonVictoria89.001stSueWilsonAltonaVictoria88.002ndHeatherFraserKingsvilleVictoria87.003rdJohnByrneEssendonVictoria86.00Honourable MentionWilmaDorflerPascoe Vale SouthVictoria86.00Honourable Mention
1948-10-14 Elocution14th October, 1948ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall29 Impromptu Reading – Boys or Girls 16 and under 18 yearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJohnByrneEssendonVictoria93.001stRomaKnightEast MalvernVictoria92.002ndRobertaWalkerNorthcoteVictoria90.003rdMonicaTehanBallaratVictoria89.00Honourable Mention28 Champion Recital – Boys or Girls 13 and under 16 years – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJaniceFreakTrinity GardensSouth Australia95.001stZoeCaldwellBalwynVictoria94.002ndJenniferEddyThornburyVictoria92.003rdRobertWalkerNorthcoteVictoria91.00Honourable Mention30 Recitation – Boys or Girls 16 and under 18 yearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRobertWalkerNorthcoteVictoria93.001stJohnByrneEssendonVictoria92.002ndVilmaThomasEast St KildaVictoria91.003rdEthelGovanBallaratVictoria89.00Honourable Mention31 Oratorical […]
1948-10-13 Elocution13th October, 1948ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall21 Impromptu Reading from Scripture – Boys or Girls 10 and under 13 yearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBerverleyAshtonBallaratVictoria85.001st25 Impromptu Reading – Boys or Girls 13 and under 16 yearsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJenniferEddyThornburyVictoria89.001stRobertWalkerNorthcoteVictoria88.002ndFayeRennieCanterburyVictoria87.003rdLornaJuddNorthcoteVictoria86.00Honourable MentionValerieQuilliamBallaratVictoria86.00Honourable Mention24 Recitation – Boys or Girls 13 and under 16 years “Incident of the French Camp” (Browning)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingIanCarmichaelBallaratVictoria94.001stRobertWalkerNorthcoteVictoria93.002ndJenniferEddyThornburyVictoria92.003rdJaniceFreakTrinity GardensSouth Australia91.00Honourable […]
1948-10-12 Elocution12th October, 1948ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall20 Recitation – Boys or Girls 10 years and under 13 years “Gus – The Theatre Cat” (T. S. Eliot)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingValreeMonaghanWest FootscrayVictoria92.001stJimBlackBallaratVictoria91.002ndJoyBrehautBallaratVictoria90.003rdBobJonesBallaratVictoria89.00Honourable Mention23 Champion Recital – Boys or Girls 10 years and under 13 years – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBeverleyWoodsFairfieldVictoria91.001stJoyBrehautBallaratVictoria90.002ndJimBlackBallaratVictoria89.003rdValreeMonaghanWest FootscrayVictoria88.00Honourable MentionLoisBarkasThornburyVictoria88.00Honourable Mention34 Verse Speaking ChoirGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMrs A .M […]
1948-10-11 Elocution11th October, 1948ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall18 Recitation – Boys or Girls under 10 years “The Ant and the Cricket” (Anon.)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingHeatherMenziesBallaratVictoria93.001stPhillipSmithBallaratVictoria92.002ndGlendaSingletonRedanVictoria91.003rdPeterOliverElsternwickVictoria90.00Honourable MentionNoelLyonsBallaratVictoria90.00Honourable MentionGraemeEddyThornburyVictoria90.00Honourable MentionLorraineElliottBallaratVictoria90.00Honourable MentionDarylBoydSebastopolVictoria90.00Honourable Mention19 Recitation – Boys or Girls under 10 years – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPeterOliverElsternwickVictoria92.001stJocelynBatchBallaratVictoria91.002ndKennethJohnstonBallaratVictoria90.003rdGraemeEddyThornburyVictoria89.00Honourable MentionDarylBoydSrbastoppolVictoria89.00Honourable MentionHeatherMenziesBallaratVictoria89.00Honourable MentionGlendaBurtBallaratVictoria89.00Honourable Mention22 Humorous Recital – Boys or Girls 10 and under 13 – […]
1925-10-26 Elocution26th October, 1925ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumChampion Recital – Ladies or Gentlemen – (a) Selection from Tennyson or Browning (b) Selection from DickensFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingGeo A.CodnerKewVictoria77.001stPhyllisSimpsonUnleySouth Australia76.00Equal 2ndMimiMattinProspectSouth Australia76.00Equal 3rdStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia75.00Honourable MentionAlmaGovanBallarat EastVictoria75.00Honourable MentionImpromptu Speech – OpenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia24.001stCharles S.HeadingBallarat EastVictoria20.002ndScene from ShakespeareGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacing”Anthony and Cleopatra” Thelma Baulderstone’s CompanyAdelaideSouth Australia99.001st”Romeo and Juliet” Victorian Railways Institute Dramatic […]
1925-10-24 Elocution24th October, 1925ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumOratorical Display- Gentlemen – Open – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia75.001stWilliamKennellGardenvaleVictoria74.002ndFrankPartAdelaideSouth Australia73.003rdDialogue – Serious – Own SelectionGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingThelma Baulderstone and William KennellGardenvaleVictoria95.001stJ. Murison and Addie StrainMaribyrnongVictoria93.00Equal 2ndP. J. Dear and Irene MitchellSt KildaVictoria93.00Equal 2ndFrank Part and Mimi MattinAdelaideSouth Australia86.00Honourable MentionDialogue – Humorous – Own SelectionGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPauline Abrahams and Don MatherIvanhoeVictoria102.001stMr […]
1925-10-23 Elocution23rd October, 1925ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumRecitation – Ladies – Open “Sandalphon” (Longfellow)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMimiMattinProspectSouth Australia76.001stPaulineAbrahamsCaulfieldVictoria75.002ndMonaPepyatWest BrunswickVictoria74.00Equal 3rdIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria74.00Equal 3rdDulceChristianNorthcoteVictoria74.00Equal 3rdMusical Monologues – Ladies or Gentlemen – (a) Serious (b) Humorous – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPaulineAbrahamsCaulfieldVictoria109.001stGeo A.CodnerKewVictoria107.002ndPhyllisSimpsomUnleySouth Australia106.00Equal 3rdFrankPartAdelaideSouth Australia106.00Equal 3rdAliceWellsAuburnVictoria104.00Honourable MentionGwenStricklandKelmscottSouth Australia103.00Honourable MentionStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia105.00Honourable MentionHeld in the AthenaeumOration – Open “The Abolition of War”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAllan C.ToddGeelongVictoria92.001stReginald B.McLeayAdelaideSouth […]
1931-10-24 Elocution24th October, 1931ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumImpromptu Speech (Open)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingF. P.McManusGlen IrisVictoria90.001stDavidBengaminPrinces HillVictoria86.002ndA. C.MessengerBallaratVictoria85.003rdJ. L.CremeanGlen IrisVictoria84.00Honourable MentionJ. F.MeereGlen IrisVictoria84.00Honourable MentionOration (Open) “The British Commonwealth Of Nations”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJ. F.MeereGlen IrisVictoria90.001stHoraceFinchBallaratVictoria88.00Equal 2ndJohnBuchanGeelongVictoria88.00Equal 2ndF. P.McManusGlen IrisVictoria85.00Equal 3rdGerardFearonNorthcoteVictoria85.00Equal 3rdA. C.MessengerBallaratVictoria82.00Honourable MentionPrepared Speech: “Why I Am Proud To Be An Australian” Open to members of Junior Legacy Clubs (Under 16 […]
1923-10-05 Elocution5th October, 1923ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumPrepared Speech ” Assisted Immigration” AthenaeumFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingP.J.MoloneyBallaratVictoria86.001stJ.SheehanBallaratVictoria78.002ndA.F.ButtonBallaratVictoria76.003rdKennethMackenzieBallaratVictoria72.00Honourable MentionArthur JHagerBallaratVictoria72.00Honourable MentionTeams Debate “Should the Totalisator be Legalised”Group NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAffirmative – S. Dunks and R. McLeayAdelaideSouth Australia229.001stNegative – G.H. Burchett and Roy EvaBallaratVictoria227.002ndNegative – St. John’s Y.M.C. No. 1 Team V. Lilley and N. McNeilBallaratVictoria216.003rdAffirmative – V.F. Brennan and J. O’SullivanSurrey HillsVictoria213.00Honourable […]
1925-10-22 Elocution22nd October, 1925ShareShareShareHeld in the ColiseumAustralian Recital – Ladies or Gentlemen – Any selection from A. B. Patterson’s PoemsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMadgeWyattEast BrunswickVictoria82.001stElzaMuirCamberwellVictoria80.00Equal 2ndStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia80.00Equal 2ndP. J.DearSt KildaVictoria79.00Honourable MentionMonaPepyatWest BrunswickVictoria79.00Honourable MentionRecitation – Gentlemen Under 21 Years “The Front Rank” (Will H. Ogilvie)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMauriceMarksArmadaleVictoria77.001stJackHallSt KildaVictoria76.002ndAllanMathesonPrahranVictoria74.003rdShadespearian Recital – Ladies “King John”First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPaulineAbrahamsCaulfieldVictoria82.001stMimiMattinProspectVictoria81.002ndPhyllisSimpsonUnleySouth Australia80.00Equal 3rdDulceChristianNorthcoteVictoria80.00Equal 3rdMonaPepyatWest BrunswickVictoria80.00Equal 3rdHumorous Character […]
1923-09-29 Elocution29th September, 1923ShareShareShareHeld in the AthenaeumRecitation (Ladies who have never won a First Prize)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCathrineHobsonNorth MelbourneVictoria91.001stElsaMuirEast MelbourneVictoria85.002ndEllieGallowayAdelaideSouth Australia84.00Equal 3rdIreneMitchellPrahranVictoria84.00Equal 3rdHeld in the ColiseumImpromptu Reading (Gentlemen)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingDavidBlacklockAdelaideSouth Australia97.001stStephenDunksAdelaideSouth Australia94.002ndFrankPartAdelaideSouth Australia89.003rdS. A. McDonaldBallaratVictoria87.00Honourable MentionFrank E.LangRichmondVictoria87.00Honourable MentionRecitation (Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize) “D’Artagnan’s Ride” from “The Three Musketeers” (Henry Hamilton)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingFrank E.LangRichmondVictoria94.001stLloydTaylorAdelaideSouth Australia92.002ndJackWattsNorth MelbourneVictoria86.003rdDialogue […]
