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1909-10-26 Literary Awards

26th October, 1909

Essay - "Why is the British Fleet Concentrated in the North Sea instead of the Mediterranean?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Charles	Daley	Geelong	Victoria		1st
T .M.	Hogan	Glen Huntly	Victoria		2nd
John A.	Atkinson	Parkville	Victoria		3rd
Iona	Milne	Balaclava	Victoria		Honourable Mention
E. E.	Warren	South Gembrook	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W.J.	Taylor	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Essay - "Is Christianity modifying the Selfishness of Powerful Nations?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mary	Fahey	Tylden	Victoria		1st
Frank R.	McGregor	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Arthur	Baker	Adelaide	South Australia		3rd
Ed. W.	Stephens	Flinders Island	Tasmania		Honourable Mention
Nellie	Evans	Goulburn	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
J. F.	Freeman	Eglinton	New South Wales		Honourable Mention

Essay -" Occupations For Women and Their Rewards"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ida L.	Wiley	Sydney	New South Wales		1st
Mary	Fahey	Tylden	Victoria		2nd
Ruby A.	Martin	Sydney	New South Wales		3rd
E. B.	Andrews	Brisbane	Qeensland		Honourable Mention

Essay - "The Influence of Revivals on the Christian Church"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
John A.	Atkinson	Parkville	Victoria		1st
W. J.	Sleeman	Brunswick	Victoria		2nd
Lizzie	Simmons	Box Hill	Victoria		3rd
John D. G.	Roxburgh	Miners Rest	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W .L.	Williams	Denison	Victoria		Honourable Mention
R. C.	Proctor	North Hobart	Tasmania		Honourable Mention

Essay - "Milton The Poet. His Life and Works"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Charles	Whitham	Lynchford	Tasmania		1st
E. T.	Emmett	Hobart	Tasmania		2nd
Wm. E.	Kelly	Melbourne	Victoria		3rd
Minnie	Lettmann	Broken Hill	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
Lionel	Sparrow	Beaufort	Victoria		Honourable Mention
T. Mitchell	Stevenson	Prahran	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Essay - "Australian Legislation as Influencing other Countries"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank R.	McGregor	Ballarat East	Victoria		1st
W .J.	Rainbow	Kongwak	Victoria		2nd
F.	McCallum	Wangaratta	Victoria		3rd
F. Charles	Sides	South Melbourne	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Special Prize Essay "How to People Australia"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
John A.	Atkinson	Parkville	Victoria		1st
J. D.	Wilson	Cape Bridgewater	Victoria		2nd
E. E.	Warren	South Gembrook	Victoria		Equal 3rd
S.	Gembrook	Geelong	Victoria		Equal 3rd
Chas.	Daley	Geelong	Victoria		Equal 3rd
Elizabeth	Fahey	Tylden	Victoria		Honourable Mention
J .F.	Freeman	Eglinton	New South Wales		Honourable Mention

Essay - "Will The Recent Visit of The American Fleet Establish A Feeling between The United States and the British Empire?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mary	Fahey	Tylden	Victoria		1st
C.	Daley	Geelong	Victoria		2nd
M.	Fisher	Rosedale	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Original Tale

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
C. E.	Tibbs	Bellarine	Tasmania		1st
Ada Lee	Brown	South Yarra	Victoria		2nd
Oswald T.	Snell	Kingston	Victoria		3rd
Amy	Ridgeway	Kew	Victoria		Honourable Mention
E. E.	Warren	South Gembrook	Victoria		Honourable Mention
The Red Rock			Victoria		Honourable Mention

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
F. T.	Macarthy	Parkville	Victoria		1st
Henry	Brew	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Lionel	Sparrow	Beaufort	Victoria		3rd
Dr. John	Bufton	Dunalley	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Henry	Brew	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Bessie Dora	Griffin	Buffalo Creek	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Nellie	Evans	Goulburn	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
Mabel	Evans	Goulburn	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
A. St. John	Kelsall	Surrey Hill	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
F. T.	Macartney	Parkville	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Short Story

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Beatrice	Smith	McKinnon	Victoria		1st
Martin	Robertson	Wollongong	New South Wales		2nd
Lyle	Huckell	Middle Brighton	Victoria		3rd