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1909-10-06 Elocution

6th October, 1909

Held in The Coliseum

Recitation - ladies - "Volumnia's Speech to Coriolanus" from the "Tragedy of Coriolanus"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Louie	Dunn	North Fitzroy	Victoria	130.00	1st
Ivy	Leslie	Adelaide	South Australia	119.00	2nd
Ida	Blackman	Ballarat	Victoria	112.00	Equal 3rd
Emmie	Burford	Glenelg	South Australia	112.00	Equal 3rd

Recitation - Gentlemen under 21 years - "The Dandy Fifth" (Gassaway)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Leslie	McDonald	Adelaide	South Australia	129.00	1st
Norman	Kaye	Lewisham	New South Wales	116.00	2nd
Nelson	Wellington	Ballarat	Victoria	115.00	Equal 3rd
Lewis	Reynolds	Wendouree	Victoria	115.00	Equal 3rd

Recitation - Gentlemen open - "Coming Home" (Berlyn)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Leslie	McDonald	Adelaide	South Australia	141.00	1st
Victor L.	Trotman	Albert Park	Victoria	134.00	2nd
R.R.	Haverfield	Warragul	Victoria	130.00	3rd
Bert	Whidburn	Ballarat	Victoria	120.00	Honourable Mention
F.G.	Green	Collingwood	Victoria	120.00	Honourable Mention
Lewis	Reynolds	Wendouree	Victoria	120.00	Honourable Mention
Ben	Moy Ling	Carlton	Victoria	120.00	Honourable Mention

Held in The Athenaeum

Oratorical Display Canning's Eulogy on the Marquis of Wellington"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Matthew	Baird	Learmonth	Victoria	104.00	1st
Hector E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	103.00	2nd
H.	Davey	Ballarat	Victoria	100.00	Equal 3rd
Robert O.	Baird	Learmonth	Victoria	100.00	Equal 3rd

Oration - "The Commonwealth's Duty in the Defence of the Empire"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Howard E.	Penrose	Albert Park	Victoria	83.00	1st
J.G.	McNicholl	Melbourne	Victoria	80.00	2nd
W.C.	Clemence	Ballarat	Victoria	75.00	3rd
J.F.	Fraser	Hawthorn	Victoria	73.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Character Recital - Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Victor L.	Trotman	Albert Park	Victoria	117.00	1st
R.R.	Haverfield	Warragul	Victoria	115.00	2nd
Leslie	McDonald	Adelaide	South Australia	113.00	3rd
Bert	Whidburn	Ballarat	Victoria	103.00	Honourable Mention
Norman	Kaye	Lewisham	New South Wales	103.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Debate - "Should Trusts in Wheat and Other Products be Prohibited by Legislation?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. G.	McNicholl	Melbourne	Victoria	95.00	1st
J. F.	Fraser	Hawthorn	Victoria	91.00	2nd
M.	Baird	Learmonth	Victoria	90.00	3rd

Comedietta Open Scene

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. Chas Ashley's party "The Loan of a Lover"	Ballarat	Victoria	130.00	1st
Mrs. A. Hooper's party "A Question of Propriety"	Maryborough	Victoria	125.00	2nd
Mrs. A. Hooper's party "A Fair Gypsy"	Maryborough	Victoria	115.00	3rd
Mrs. A. Hooper's party "Sentencing the Judge"	Maryborough	Victoria	110.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Character Recital for Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Victor L.	Trotman	Albert Park	Victoria	117.00	1st
R.R.	Haverfield	Warragul	Victoria	115.00	2nd
Leslie	McDonald	Adelaide	South Australia	113.00	3rd
Bert	Whidburn	Ballarat	Victoria	103.00	Honourable Mention
Norman	Kaye	Lewisham	New South Wales	103.00	Honourable Mention