1947-10-10 Vocal10th October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallChampion Vocal SoloFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNitaMaughanEnfieldNew South Wales1771stBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoria1752ndNormaHoneychurchBendigoVictoria1733rdBettyFairbankCheltenhamVictoria171Honourable MentionBonnieHainesGeelongVictoria168Honourable MentionSun Aria from Grand Opera – Heat WinnersFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNormaHoneychurchBendigoVictoriaNoneBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoriaNoneRoyBonneyBrisbaneNoneJessieCampbellCarnegieVictoriaNoneColinThomasBurwoodNew South WalesNoneJeanCampbellCanterburyVictoriaNoneAurielGarrattParkvilleVictoriaNoneConwayNichollsSt. KildaVictoriaNoneAlbertoArgentiCarltonVictoriaNoneDavidAllenSurrey HillsVictoriaNoneBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoriaNoneCliffordPowellPrestonVictoriaNoneKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoriaNoneMaureenBoyceMentoneVictoriaNoneCharlesSkaseCanterburyVictoriaNoneNitaMaughanEnfieldNew South WalesNoneSun Aria from Grand Opera – Semi-Final WinnersFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNormaHoneychurchBendigoVictoriaNoneDavidAllenSurrey HillsVictoriaNoneBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoriaNoneBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoriaNoneCliffordPowellPrestonVictoriaNoneKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoriaNoneNitaMaughanEnfieldNew South WalesNoneCharlesSkaseCanterburyVictoriaNone
1947-10-09 Vocal9th October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSacred Solo – Gentlemen – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEricDewarWest PrestonVictoria87.001stCliffordPowellPrestonVictoria85.002ndRaymondMeadowsSandringhamVictoria84.003rdKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoria83.00Honourable MentionChampion Vocal Solo – GentlemanFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRaymondMeadowsSandringhamVictoria171.001stLeslieRobertsonBallaratVictoria166.002ndCliffordPowellPrestonVictoria165.003rdKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoria162.00Honourable Mention
1947-10-08 Vocal8th October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSolo – Ladies or GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingAurielGarrattParkvilleVictoria88.001stKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoria87.002ndBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoria86.003rdWilmaWhitneyMalvernVictoria85.00Honourable MentionBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoria85.00Honourable MentionMerlynToddCamberwellVictoria84.00Honourable MentionRaymondMeadowsSandringhamVictoria84.00Honourable Mention
1947-10-07 Vocal7th October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSong by Australian Composer – Ladies – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLoisNiewandMinyipVictoria87.001stBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoria86.002ndAurielGarrattParkvilleVictoria85.00Equal 3rdBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoria85.00Equal 3rdBettyWallbridgeLower MitchamSouth Australia84.00Honourable MentionBettyFairbankCheltenhamVictoria83.00Honourable MentionMarjorie Lawrence Special Prize – Open to any voice.First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoria174.001stLesleyAllenThornburyVictoria169.002ndLoisNiewandMinyipVictoria166.003rdJustineRettickPrestonVictoria165.00Honourable MentionBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoria165.00Honourable MentionAurielGarrattParkvilleVictoria165.00Honourable MentionJoanArnoldPrahanVictoria165.00Honourable Mention
1947-10-04 Vocal4th October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallThe Courier – 3BA Ballad Contest – Ladies or Gentlemen over 17 and under 28 years of ageFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNormaHoneychurchBendigoVictoria87.001stMargaretBourneBrunswickVictoria86.002ndKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoria85.003rdBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoria84.00Honourable MentionCliffordPowellPrestonVictoria84.00Honourable Mention
1947-10-03 Vocal3rd October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallMezzo-Soprano Solo “Bush Song at Dawn” (W. G. James)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJustineRettickPrestonVictoria83.001stBettyWallbridgeLower MitchamSouth Australia82.002ndMargaretGeaterBrisbaneQueensland81.003rdJoanNortonAraratVictoria80.00Honourable MentionEileenFoleyBallaratVictoria79.00Honourable MentionContralto Solo “The Splendour Falls” (Armstrong-Gibb)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBettyFairbanksCheltenhamVictoria85.001stNoraIrvinBallaratVictoria84.002ndValerieBassettColacVictoria82.003rdBonnieHainesGeelongVictoria81.00Honourable MentionBaritone Solo “O Mistress Mine” (Roger Quilter)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLeslieRobertsonBallaratVictoria85.001stRaymondMeadowsSandringhamVictoria84.002ndKingsleyCallisterBallaratVictoria83.003rdRobertKeatingBrisbaneQueensland82.00Honourable MentionOperatic Duet – In Costume – Any Voices – Own SelectionGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMarie Clarke and Dulcie BayesWest BrunswickVictoria84.001stMerle Sprague and Kingsley […]
1947-10-02 Vocal2nd October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSolo – Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street CompetitionsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingArthurMeeBallaratVictoria81.001stLeslieRobertsonBallaratVictoria80.002ndNormanKilleenRutherglenVictoria79.003rdFrankMenziesBallaratVictoria78.00Honourable MentionRaymondMeadowsSandringhamVictoria78.00Honourable MentionRexBrayHorshamVictoria78.00Honourable MentionAlanForsythCoburgVictoria78.00Honourable MentionBass Solo “The White Owl” (Lavater)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingCliffordPowellPrestonVictoria82.001stKeithNeilsonArmadaleVictoria81.002ndMurraySweetnamGeelongVictoria80.003rdRaymondFraserAraratVictoria79.00Honourable MentionTenor Solo “The Spirit Flower” (Campbell Tipton)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingNormanKilleenRutherglenVictoria86.001stDonaldLudlamBonbeachVictoria81.002ndRexBrayHorshamVictoria80.003rdDouglasMyersMyrniongVictoria79.00Honourable MentionRobertHalbertHawthornVictoria79.00Honourable MentionVocal Duet – Any VoicesGroup NameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMarie Clarke and Dulcie BayesWest BrunswickVictoria84.001stSheila McDonald and Merle […]
1947-10-01 Vocal1st October, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSacred Solo – LadiesFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBettineMcCaughanHawthorn NVictoria88.001stLydiaJenkinsSebastopolVictoria85.002ndBonnieHainesGeelongVictoria84.003rdBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoria83.00Honourable MentionBettyFairbankCheltenhamVictoria82.00Honourable Mention
1947-09-30 Vocal30th September, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSolo – Ladies who have never won a First Prize at South Street CompetitionsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBonnieHainesGeelongVictoria89.001stLornaBaulchBallaratVictoria86.002ndLoisNiewandMinyipVictoria85.003rdMerleHargreavesMelbourneVictoria84.00Honourable MentionBettyFairbankCheltenhamVictoria84.00Honourable MentionMerlynToddCamberwellVictoria84.00Honourable MentionExcerpt From Light or Comic OperaFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingBettyGribbleBallaratVictoria88.001stEricDewarWest PrestonVictoria86.002ndLesleyAllenThornburyVictoria85.003rdBarbaraWilsonEast MalvernVictoria84.00Honourable MentionLoisNiewandMinyipVictoria83.00Honourable MentionNoreenArdaghBallaratVictoria83.00Honourable Mention
1947-09-29 Vocal29th September, 1947ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred HallSolo – Ladies or Gentlemen 18 and Under 21 First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingArthurMeeBallaratVictoria83.001stLorisCallowTrawallaVictoria82.002ndMarjorieBaulchCaulfieldVictoria81.003rdJustineRettickPrestonVictoria80.00Honourable MentionFayReesHorshamVictoria80.00Honourable MentionLoisNiewandMinyipVictoria80.00Honourable Mention
1952-10-04 Vocal4th October, 1952ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall45 Irish Art SongFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJoanAirdRingwoodVictoria90.001stJulianMoyleGlen IrisVictoria89.002ndDorothyO’DonahooOrmondVictoria88.003rdMarieFidockHamley BridgeSouth Australia87.00Honourable MentionPatriciaLivingstoneKewVictoriaNoneLoisSemmensGlen IrisVictoriaNoneMargaretWestonKingsvilleVictoriaNoneJoanLeveckeMalvernVictoriaNoneRomaBottomleyHawthornVictoriaNoneRonaldAndrewsPrestonVictoriaNoneRitaParishMt GambierVictoriaNoneBasilDawsonBallaratVictoriaNoneDorothyRomeoBallaratVictoriaNoneIanPendergastMt EgertonVictoriaNonePatriciaLoughlinAdelaideSouth AustraliaNoneSheilaGerdtsBallaratVictoriaNoneBarbaraNiceBallaratVictoriaNoneChristenePalmerGeelongVictoriaNoneNeilCunninghamMiddle BrightonVictoriaNone
1952-10-13 Vocal13th October, 1952ShareShareShareHeld at the Melbourne Town Hall47 The 1500 Guinea Sun Aria from Grand Opera – FinalFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingVioletHarperAdelaideSouth Australia1stWilmaMartinPrestonVictoria2nd
1952-10-03 Vocal3rd October, 1952ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall43 – Champion Vocal Solo – LadiesFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingVioletHarperAdelaideSouth Australia1861stJean MilneGlenhuntlyVictoria1812ndLydiaJenkinsSebastopolVictoria1763rdWilmaMartinPrestonVictoria174Honourable MentionMarciaGriffithsMont AlbertVictoriaNoneJoy KrickHamptonVictoriaNoneHelenForsterMont AlbertVictoriaNoneMargaretWestonKingsvilleVictoriaNoneDorothyCayfordNorthcoteVictoriaNoneRitaKennedySt KildaVictoriaNoneLoisSemmensGlen IrisVictoriaNoneLilianGandertonMurrumbeenaVictoriaNoneJeanRossPrestonVictoriaNoneElizabethWestNorth MelbourneVictoriaNoneEllaBannerCanterburyVictoriaNoneBettyWood-BurgessEast MalvernVictoriaNoneCecileTindalSurrey HillsVictoriaNoneDianaMunnEast St KildaVictoriaNoneDorothyO’DonahooOrmondVictoriaNoneJeanFalloonEast MalvernVictoriaNoneIreneCorriganEssendonVictoriaNoneThelmaSparlingHamptonVictoriaNoneShirleyRansomMelbourneVictoriaNoneHelenSharmanHawthornVictoriaNoneJoanAirdRingwoodVictoriaNoneMarieFidockHamley BridgeSouth AustraliaNoneChristenePalmerGeelongVictoriaNoneDorothyClemenceWarrenheipVictoriaNoneJoyMathesonWarracknabealVictoriaNoneBeverleyOatesBallaratVictoriaNoneRitaParishMt GambierSouth AustraliaNoneLoisMeeBallaratVictoriaNoneDorothyRomeoBallaratVictoriaNoneDorothyWatsonGeelongVictoriaNoneAgnesCouttsGeelongVictoriaNoneLilianGreeneBallaratVictoriaNonePatriciaLoughlinAdelaideVictoriaNoneJoyceHeyesBallaratVictoriaNone47 The 1500 Guinea Sun Aria from Grand Opera – FinalistsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingLeonardWeirPrestonVictoriaNoneBettyHamiltonNorthcoteVictoriaNoneMargaretElkinsWindsorVictoriaNoneJohnWeavingCanterburyVictoriaNoneWilmaMartinPrestonVictoriaNoneVioletHarperAdelaideSouth AustraliaNonePaulGillmoreAucklandNew ZealandNoneJoanReedRipponleaVictoriaNone
1952-10-02 Vocal2nd October, 1952ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall29 – Tenor Solo First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingEdwinSoncumBallaratVictoria911stWilliamHughesBendigoVictoria892ndBasilDawsonBallaratVictoria883rdHaroldSpaldingLara LakeVictoria87Honourable MentionLeslieTreloarBallaratVictoriaNoneAllanHill NorthcoteVictoriaNoneWilliamHughesBendigoVictoriaNoneRonaldRinginBallaratVictoriaNoneLeonardGubbyGeelongVictoriaNone44 – Champion Vocal Solo – GentlemenFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingPaulGilmoreAucklandNew Zealand1891stMauriceMathersRegentVictoria180Equal 2ndWilliamHughesBendigoVictoria180Equal 2ndJohnWeavingCanterburyVictoria177Honourable MentionLesRobertsonBallaratVictoria176Honourable MentionRonaldAndrewsPrestonVictoriaNoneEricWeedingSt KildaVictoriaNoneDouglasPhillipsBalwynVictoriaNoneArther MeeBallaratVictoriaNoneNormanGillmoreIvanhoeVictoriaNoneBasilDawsonBallaratVictoriaNoneGordonWilcockIvanhoeVictoriaNoneNeilCunninghamMiddle BrightonVictoriaNoneWilliamNewmanGeelongVictoriaNoneAlanRobertsElwoodVictoriaNonePeterCampbellIvanhoeVictoriaNoneJulianMoyleGlen IrisVictoriaNone47 The 1500 Guinea Sun Aria from Grand Opera – Semi-FinalistsFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingRussellSmithYarravilleVictoriaNoneWilliamNewmanGeelongVictoriaNoneLeonardWeirPrestonVictoriaNoneGracePollockPrahranVictoriaNoneBettyHamiltonNorthcoteVictoriaNonePeterCampbellIvanhoeVictoriaNoneMargaretElkinsWindsorVictoriaNoneJohnWeavingCanterburyVictoriaNoneWilmaMartinPrestonVictoriaNoneJenniferEddyIvanhoeVictoriaNoneNanceGrantEast CoburgVictoriaNoneVioletHarperAdelaideSouth AustraliaNonePaulGillmoreAucklandNew ZealandNoneMurielLuykCanterburyVictoriaNoneCliffordPowellFairfieldVictoriaNoneJoanReedRipponleaVictoriaNone
1952-10-01 Vocal1st October, 1952ShareShareShareHeld in the Alfred Hall35 Sacred Solo – Gentlemen – Own SelectionFirst NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingMauriceMathersRegentVictoria93.001stGordonWilcockIvanhoeVictoria92.002ndLesRobertsonBallaratVictoria91.00Equal 3rdRussellSmithYarravilleVictoria91.00Equal 3rdDouglasPhillipsBalwynVictoria90.00Honourable MentionJulianMoyleGlen IrisVictoria90.00Honourable MentionGeoffreyTrickeyGeelongVictoriaNoneEricWeedingSt KildaVictoriaNoneHaroldSpaldingLara LakeVictoriaNoneJohnDixonWarracknabealVictoriaNoneRonaldAndrewsPrestonVictoriaNonePeterCampbellIvanhoeVictoriaNoneAlanHillNorthcoteVictoriaNonePaulGillmoreAucklandNew ZealandNoneNormanGilmoreIvanhoeVictoriaNoneRexHammondWest BrunswickVictoriaNone25 Lyric Soprano Solo “Alleluia” (Mozart)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingVioletHarperAdelaideSouth Australia94.001stMerleTaylorWest BrunswickVictoria90.002ndThelmaSparlingHamptonVictoria89.003rdShirleyRansomMelbourneVictoria88.00Honourable MentionRitaKennedySt KildaVictoria88.00Honourable MentionValerieMacKenzieBallaratVictoriaNoneDianaMunnEast St KildaVictoriaNoneMerleMcKayWonthaggiVictoriaNoneGwendaBlayBeaufortVictoriaNoneBeverleyOatesBallaratVictoriaNoneKathleenGreenBallaratVictoriaNoneLoisSemmensGlen IrisVictoriaNoneHelenSharmanHawthornVictoriaNoneAlwyn SparksBallaratVictoriaNoneBeth SowdenBallaratVictoriaNoneLilianGandertonMurrumbeenaVictoriaNoneSheilaGerdtsBallaratVictoriaNoneDorothyWatsonGeeelongVictoriaNone26 Dramatic Soprano Solo “Porgi Amor” (Mozart)First NameSurnameSuburbStatePointsPlacingJoanAirdRingwoodVictoria92.001stValerieGrovesBallaratVictoria91.002ndJeanMilneGlenhuntlyVictoria90.003rdMaryTwynhamNorthcoteVictoria89.00Honourable MentionLynetteOpieBallaratVictoriaNoneAntoniaBudicaArmadaleVictoriaNoneLolaBrucknerKewVictoriaNoneDorothyGulliverCaulfieldVictoriaNoneMajorieBohnEssendonVictoriaNoneGloriaMcDonallMiddle ParkVictoriaNoneNoreenMaddenBarkleyVictoriaNoneElizabethWestNorth MelbourneVictoriaNoneEllaBannerCanterburyVictoriaNonePatriciaLivingstoneKewVictoriaNoneIreneCorriganEssendonVictoriaNoneJoyWilsonBox HillVictoriaNoneGwendolynCarnieCoburgVictoriaNoneBettyWood-BurgessEast MalvernVictoriaNone
