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1904-10-27 Essays

27th October, 1904

"Would the Adoption of the Principle of Recipricity Strengthen the Empire?" - Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Charles	Daley	Stawell	Victoria		1st
George	Ellingsen	Buangor	Victoria		Equal 2nd
"Angol-Saxon"					Equal 2nd
R. H.	Lord	Hobart	Tasmania		3rd
W. H.	Elisum	Newport	Victoria		Honourable Mention
V. J.	Miles	Sydney	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
Farr	Gisborn		Tasmania		Honourable Mention
J.	Mitchell	Glenferrie	Victoria		Honourable Mention

"The Trend of Socialism" - Open to those who have never won a first prize

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
F. A. W.	Gisborne		Tasmania		1st
Daniel C.	Hellings	Fitzroy	Victoria		2nd
William	Dunstan	Elsternwick	Victoria		3rd

"The Physical and Mental Improvement of the Anglo-Saxon Race"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ernest	Haberfield	Warrnambool	Victoria		1st
Edward	Barnes	Melbourne	Victoria		2nd
Louise	Mack	Warrnambool	Victoria		3rd

"The Influence of Fashion in the Home" - Ladies Only

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ida Lilian	Wiley	Goulbourn	New South Wales		1st
Jean	Braithwaite	Cowra	New South Wales		2nd
M. G.	Bruce	Traralgon	Victoria		3rd
Annie	McDonald	Collingwood	Victoria		Honourable Mention
E. H.	Griffiths	Warrnambool	Victoria		Honourable Mention
M.	Taylor	Hyde Park	South Australia		Honourable Mention
E. S.	Brown	Launceston	Tasmania		Honourable Mention

Scripture Subject: "Man: His Mission on the Earth"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
George	Ellingsen	Buangor	Victoria		1st
Morris	Morris	Stawell	Victoria		2nd
Miss E. S.	Brown	Launceston	Tasmania		3rd

"Australian Pioneers" - Under 18 Years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
M. L.	Hamilton	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Margaret	Wheeler	Beechworth	Victoria		2nd
Albert G.	Hart	Erskinville	New South Wales		3rd

Short Story - Under 18 Years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Margaret	Wheeler	Beechworth	Victoria		1st
M. L.	Hamilton	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Lucy E.	Cordukes	Melbourne	Victoria		Equal 3rd
C. W.	Osbourne	Ballarat	Victoria		Equal 3rd

Criticism: "Macaulay"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss M. Grant	Bruce	Traralgon	Victoria		1st
F. A. W.	Osbourne		Tasmania		2nd
Ethel	Ord	Stawell	Victoria		3rd

Character Sketch: "Lord Roberts"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank	Hamilton	South Melbourne	Victoria		1st
George	Ellingsen	Buangor	Victoria		2nd
H. J.	McNeil	Ascot	Victoria		3rd

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Thistle"					1st
Miss M. Grant	Bruce	Traralgon	Victoria		2nd
George	Ellingsen	Buangor	Victoria		Equal 3rd
K. A.	Lenilhan	Salisbury	South Australia		Equal 3rd
Nellie	Jolly	Geelong	Victoria		Honourable Mention
A. Gordon	Wilson	Castlemaine	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Annie	McDonald	Collingwood	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Stanley	Porteous	Ringwood	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
Richard	Lawson	Warrnambool	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Original Tale

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss M. Grant	Bruce	Traralgon	Victoria		1st
C. Hope	Hague	Kooringa	South Australia		2nd
Alice Grant	Rosman	Adelaide	South Australia		3rd
M.	Knowles	East Melbourne	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Prologue: "The South-street Society's Silver Jubilee"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
W. L.	Roper	Sydney	New South Wales		1st
P. A.	Gullett	Hamilton	Victoria		2nd
W. H.	Elsum	Newport	Victoria		3rd

Prologue: "The South-street Society's Silver Jubilee"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
W. L.	Roper	Sydney	New South Wales		1st
P. A.	Gullett	Hamilton	Victoria		2nd
W. H.	Elsum	Newport	Victoria		3rd