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1896-07-28 Literary Awards

28th July, 1896

Criticism - "Life and Works of Robert Burns"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr C	Daly	Bendigo	Victoria		1st
Msr W	Sloan	Yarrawonga	Victoria		2nd
Mr W R	Byers				Equal 3rd
C F	Sims	Fitzroy	Victoria		Equal 3rd

Essay - "Rome under the Antonines"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr W	Simpson				1st
Mr H M	Tobin	Loretto Convent			2nd

Essay - "The Improvement in the Condition of a Woman's life during the reign of Queen Victoria" - Ladies Under 30 Years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Maggie	McMillan	Collingwood	Victoria		1st
Miss Ruth	Richards	Portland	Victoria		2nd
Miss E	Grach	Prahran	Victoria		Equal 3rd
Miss C B A	Molloy				Equal 3rd
Miss A L	Gregory	St Kilda	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Essay - "Co-operation as applied to Manufacturing Industries"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr H H	Oxbrow				1st
Mr A E	McMickin	South Melbourne	Victoria		2nd
Mr A	Knight	Bunding			Equal 3rd
Mr C F	Sims	Fitzroy	Victoria		Equal 3rd

Essay - "The Influence of Western Civilisation on Eastern Nations"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr C	Daly	Bendigo	Victoria		1st
Miss I J	Mitchell				2nd
Mr C F	Sims	Fitzroy	Victoria		3rd
Miss E M	Woodward	Creswick	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Impromptu Essay - written at the hall during the competition - "The Value of Competitive Examinations"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss I J	Mitchell				1st
Mr A E	McMickin	South Melbourne	Victoria		2nd
Mr J	Meehan				3rd

Original Tale

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss M	Miller	Glenferrie	Victoria		1st
Mr E O	Watts				Equal 2nd
Miss C	Rudale	Daylesford	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Mr C	Daly	Bendigo	Victoria		3rd
Mr C D	Strong	Fitzroy	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Mrs	Steele	Gippsland	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W	Coulthard				Honourable Mention
Miss D	Miller	Healesville	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Miss A	Jones				Honourable Mention

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr Mark	Gough	Geelong	Victoria		Equal 1st
Miss P N	Robertson	Yarrawonga	Victoria		Equal 1st
Miss Kate	McLennan				Equal 2nd
Mr W	Sloane	Yarrawonga	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Mr F M	Bradhurst	Sebastopol	Victoria		Equal 3rd
Miss H M	Tobin	Loretto Convent	Victoria		Equal 3rd

Scripture-subject Essay - "Am I My Brother's Keeper"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr C F	Sims	Fitzroy	Victoria		1st
Mr G	Ellingsen	Beaufort	Victoria		2nd
Mrs D	Jones	Williamstown	Victoria		3rd

Essay - "The Agricultural Prospects of Australia"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr A F	Buckley	Rutherglen	Victoria		1st
Mr W M	Molloy				2nd

Essay - Juniors Under 20 Years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
W	Sampson				1st
Miss H M	Tobin				2nd

Critical Essay

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss G E	Hurst				1st
C	Daly				Equal 2nd
W	Sloane				Equal 2nd
W R	Byers				3rd