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1910-10-04 Elocution and Readings

4th October, 1910

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation - Gentlemen Under 21 Years "Henry V to the Army before Harfleur"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Max	Metzler	Hawthorn	Victoria	130.00	1st
Edgar	Davey	Ballarat	Victoria	110.00	2nd
Montague	Williams	Ballarat	Victoria	107.00	3rd

Oratorical Display - Open to Gentlemen who have never won a first prize in an Oratorical Display

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H. R.	Gelston	Adelaide	South Australia	134.00	1st
H.	Davey	Ballarat	Victoria	132.00	2nd
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	127.00	3rd
Montague	Williams	Ballarat	Victoria	108.00	4th

Oratorical Display - Open - Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H. R.	Gelston	Adelaide	South Australia	132.00	1st
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	113.00	2nd
R. R.	Haverfield	Warragul	Victoria	112.00	Equal 3rd
Max	Metzler	Hawthorn	Victoria	112.00	Equal 3rd
Lewis	Reynolds	Wendouree	Victoria	109.00	4th
Hector E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	109.00	4th
Reuben	Kyrle	Brunswick	Victoria	108.00	Honourable Mention
Ben Moy	Ling	Carlton	Victoria	106.00	Honourable Mention
Will	Wheal	Ballarat	Victoria	104.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Open to Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize "On Kingly Greatness" (Richard II)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
H. R.	Gelston	Adelaide	South Australia	126.00	1st
Frank S.	Johnston	Adelaide	South Australia	115.00	2nd
Hector E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	110.00	3rd

Held in the Coliseum

Dialogue - Ladies and Gentlemen Under 18 Years - Own Choice

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Doris Lascelles and Isla Vaughan	South Yarra	Victoria	121.00	Equal 1st
Eileen Armstrong and Eric Davidson	Ballarat	Victoria	121.00	Equal 1st
Myrtle Jones and Ethel Gaul	Adelaide	South Australia	117.00	2nd
Nessie Lewis and Miss Yeo	Bendigo	Victoria	113.00	3rd