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1904-10-06 Elocution

6th October, 1904

Held in Her Majesty's Theatre

Oratorical Display "Mr. Grattan in Reply to Mr. Corry"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr H. P.	McLennan	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	1st
Mr Alexander	Black	Melbourne	Victoria	81.00	2nd
Mr James	Anderson	Ballarat	Victoria	79.00	3rd
Mr Henry H.	Parkes	Adelaide	South Australia	75.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation "The Old Sergeant" - Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr H. J.	Watts	Ballarat	Victoria	73.00	1st
Mr Henry H.	Parkes	Adelaide	South Australia	71.00	2nd
Mr W. J.	Manning	Adelaide	South Australia	69.00	3rd

Original Story - To be told before the Audience

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr J. P.	Delahunty	Buninyong	Victoria		1st

Humorous Dialogue - Open (Ladies or Gentleman)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Ethel Goddard & Mr Claude Hall	Melbourne	Victoria	93.00	1st
Miss Eileen O'Mara & Mr I. H. Hopkins	Richmond	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Miss Queenie Burrowes & Mr James Anderson	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Miss Mabel Best & Miss Sophie Saunders	Adelaide	South Australia	75.00	Honourable Mention