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1912-10-10 Elocution

10th October, 1912

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation - Gentlemen - "A Ballad of John Nicholson" (Henry Newbolt)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
R. R.	Haverfield	Melbourne	Victoria	72.00	1st
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	69.00	2nd
James	Harrison	Melbourne	Victoria	67.00	3rd
Hector E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	66.00	Honourable Mention

Recital - Ladies or Gentlemen -

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Louie	Dunn	North Fitzroy	Victoria	94.00	1st
Hector E.	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	84.00	2nd
Ivy	Scorer	Moonee Ponds	Victoria	82.00	3rd
James	Harrison	Melbourne	Victoria	81.00	Honourable Mention
Lilian	Prichard	Melbourne	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention
Vernon	Sheldrick	Glenferrie	Victoria	76.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Oration - "The Qualities fo Good Citizenship"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Herbert	Moroney	Footscray	Victoria	89.00	1st
W. R.	Whittingham	Carlton	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Elmo G.	Blight	Ballarat	Victoria	76.00	3rd

Champion Debate - "Is the Policy of Assisted Immigration Hurtful to the Australian Workman?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Herbert	Moroney	Footscray	Victoria	114.00	1st
Newton	Nicholls	Moonee Ponds	Victoria	102.00	2nd
O. C.	Phillips	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	3rd

Elocutionary Championship

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
James	Harrison	Melbourne	Victoria	35.00	1st
Louie	Dunn	North Fitzroy	Victoria	24.00	2nd
Hector	McMurtrie	Fitzroy	Victoria	22.50	3rd

Comedietta

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"The Silver King" - Mr. James Harrison's Melbourne Company	Melbourne	Victoria	99.00	1st
"Mrs. Molly" - Mr. Jock Whidburn's Ballarat Company	Ballarat	Victoria	95.00	2nd
"A White Stocking" - The Thespian Company	Adelaide	South Australia	93.00	3rd
"A Clerical Error" - The Thespian Company	Adelaide	South Australia	91.00	Honourable Mention