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1902-10-07 Elocution

7th October, 1902

Held at Her Majesty's Theatre

Recitation for Boys -(under 15 years) -"The song of Old Times" and "The Glove and the Lions"; Adjudicated by Mr Lawrence Campbell.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Montague	Williams	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	1st
Thomas	Hanlon	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	2nd
Bert	Bunting	Ballarat	Victoria	79.00	3rd
Other competitors
H.W.C.	Davey	Ballarat	Victoria
Nelson	Wellington	Ballarat	Victoria
Chris	Hanlon	Ballarat	Victoria
Harold	Balfe	Ballarat	Victoria
Ashton	Naylor	Ballarat	Victoria
Duncan	Beith	Ballarat	Victoria
Lewis	Reynolds	Ballarat	Victoria
Wm	Treloar	Cambrian Hill	Victoria

Recitation: The Tennyson Recitation "Idylls of the King" - For gentlemen who have never won a first prize

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr Jas	Anderson	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	1st
Mr T. R.	Bolton	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	2nd
Mr J. W.	Hawthorn	Ballarat	Victoria	79.00	3rd
Other competitors
Mr Frank	Shannon	Ballarat	Victoria
Mr A.M.	Taylor	Ballarat	Victoria

Gentleman's Open Recitation - Extract from Milton -"Paradise Lost" and "The Dream of Francis Drake"; Adjudicated by Mr Lawrence Campbell.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr Jas	Anderson	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	Equal 1st
Mr William	Bourke	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	Equal 1st
Mr H.	Woodhouse	Melbourne	Victoria	83.00	3rd
Mr Phil	Jones	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
Mr Alex	Galloway	Miner's Rest	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
Other competitors
Mr D.B.	Wheal	Ballarat	Victoria
Mr W. Elliott	Lawrence	Hathorn	Victoria
Mt T.R.	Bolton	Ballarat	Victoria
Mr H.P.	McLennan	Ballarat	Victoria
Mr H.A.B.	McKenzie	Ballarat	Victoria

Dialogue - Scene from "Ingomar" - Ladies or Gentlemen

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Queenie Burrowes and Mr W. H. Chandler	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Miss Hilda Whidburne and Mr W. Bourke	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Miss Mary Cotter and Mr H. P. McLennon	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd
Other competitors
Six pairs in total - other three unnamed