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1895-07-25 Literary Awards

25th July, 1895

Literacy Awards "Unity"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. Chas	Hamilton				1st
Mr. H.H.	Oxbrow				2nd
Mr. W.	Shillington				Equal 3rd
Miss. M.A.	Latter				Equal 3rd
Adjudicated by Mr. Chas L. Smith					None

Literacy Awards "England's Work in Egypt"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. W.	Sampson				1st
Mr. H.M.	Patten				2nd
Miss. A.H.	Clinton				3rd
Adjudicated by Hon. P.T. Kale					None

Literacy Awards "The New Woman in Literature and Life" ladies uner 30 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss. M.E.	Cowley				1st
Miss. J.	Vale				Equal 2nd
Miss. M.	Miller				Equal 2nd
Adjudicated by Bishop Thornton and Rev T.R. Cairns					None

Literacy Awards "Equitable Taxation" open any age

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. W.	Martin				1st
Mr. Val	James				2nd
Adjudicated by Hon. Alfred Deakin					None

Impromptu essay "Australia"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. Robert	Baird				1st
Miss. J.	Mitchell				2nd
Mr. J.	Meehan				3rd
Adjudicated by Mr. T. Mann					None

Literacy Awards Criticism "Maggie Tulliver from the Mill on the Floss"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. Chas	Hamilton				1st
Miss. M.E.	Cowley				2nd
Miss. M.E.	Cowley				3rd
Adjudicated by Mr. Dean Stretch					None

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss. Minnie	Miller				1st
Mr. Jas	Brandagan				2nd
Mr. Wm. E.	Bennett				3rd
Adjudicated by Messrs. E.P. Date and Andrew Orr					None

Original Tale

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss. M.E.	Cowley				1st
Miss. E.M.	Wheeler				2nd
Mr. Chas	Hamilton				3rd
Adjudicated by Mr. E. Williams					None

Shorthand (best transcript 120 words per minute)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. S.N.	Richards				None
Adjudicated by Mr. Cockerill					None

"Australian Literature"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Orora"					1st
Mr. W. R.	Byers				2nd
Miss H.	Tobin				3rd

Scripture Subject, "Judas Iscariot"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Jewel	Vale				1st
Mr. Charles	Hamilton				2nd

French Essay: "Patriotism"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss A. H.	Ellaton				1st
Miss J. C.	Kaye				2nd
Miss M. E.	Papenhagen				3rd