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1901-09-26 Literary Awards

26th September, 1901

No. 8 - Criticism - "Matthew Arnold as Poet and Critic"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Charlotte B. A.	Molloy	Soldiers Hill	Victoria		1st
Rugby					2nd
Miss E. Jessie	Davison	Geelong	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Norman L.	Beurle	Sale	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Miss Ada L.	Gregory				Honourable Mention
Rev. J. J.	Brown	Mortlake	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Maria Ida	Suthmier	South Carlton	Victoria		Equal 1st
Norman L.	Beurle	Sale	Victoria		Equal 1st
Miss J.	Swan	Ballarat	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Miss	Parker	Bullarook	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Mr. J. S.	Reid	Warrnambool	Victoria		Equal 3rd
William	Wilkin	Warrnambool	Victoria		Equal 3rd
Ethel	Castilla	Hawthorn	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Mr. T. B.	Edwards	Bendigo	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Fred P.	Morris	Bendigo	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Miss G. N.	Robertson	Castlemaine	Victoria		Honourable Mention
H. S.	Patterson	Northcote	Victoria		Honourable Mention

No.11 - Original Tale

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. Norman L.	Beurle	Sale	Victoria		1st
Mrs. Jeanne	Braithwaite	Cowra	New South Wales		2nd
W. H.	Elsum	Williamstown	Victoria		3rd
Mr.Fred P.	Morris	Bendigo	Victoria		4th

No. 7 - Composition, Short Story - Under 15 Years of Age

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Adelaide	Sullivan	Sydney	New South Wales		1st
Miss Irene	Smyth	Hamilton	Victoria		2nd
Miss Alice V.	McAllan	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

No. 9 - Essay - "The Economic and Social Aspect of the Early Closing Movement"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
William F.	Hewitt	Ballarat East	Victoria		1st
George	Ellingsen	Beaufort	Victoria		2nd
J.	Hosking	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

No.1 - Essay - "The Situation in China"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
George	Ellingsen	Beaufort	Victoria		1st
A. B.	Baverstock	Richmond	Victoria		2nd
George H.	Brownhill	Geelong	Victoria		3rd
H. V.	O'Meagher	Sydney	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
W. H.	Elsum	Williamstown	Victoria		Honourable Mention

No.4 - Essay - "The True Place of Woman in the State" - Open to Ladies

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Ethel	Jackson	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Mrs. Jeanne	Braithwaite	Cowra	New South Wales		2nd
E. Jessie	Davison	Geelong	Victoria		3rd
Mrs. M.	Grant Bruce	Traralgon	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Miss Rose M.	Gill	Point Lonsdale	Victoria		Honourable Mention

No.5 - Scripture Subject - "The Bards of the Bible"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H.	Tennent-Donaldson	Sydney	New South Wales		1st
E. H.	Coltman	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
George	Ellingsen	Beaufort	Victoria		3rd
Mrs.	Field	Carlton	Victoria		4th

No.2 - Essay - "Citizenship, its Duties and Responsibilities" - Open to those who have never won a first prize in Nos. 1 and 2 essays

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
B. J. Vivian	Miles	Tongarra	New South Wales		1st
E. H.	Coltman	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
H.	Tennent-Donaldson	Sydney	New South Wales		Equal 3rd
J. J.	Brown	Mortlake	Victoria		Equal 3rd

No.3 - Essay - "Failure v Success as a Character Builder" - Under 21 years of age

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Florence	Sheppard Reeves	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Emily J. F.	Dyason	Bendigo	Victoria		2nd
Nellie	King	Ballarat East	Victoria		3rd

No.6 - Essay - "The Grand Old Flag" - Under 18 years of age

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Albert Edward	Hinwood	Kensington	Victoria		1st
Clement J.	Langford	Richmond	Victoria		2nd
Ada	Frusher	Beaufort	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W. A.	Aikins	Geelong	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Grace B.	Tyers	Warrnambool	Victoria		Honourable Mention