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1912-10-23 Literary Awards

23rd October, 1912

"The Panama Canal: Its Influence on Australasia"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Chas.	Daley	Sale	Victoria		1st
J. A.	Atkinson	Moreland	Victoria		2nd
Mrs. M. J.	Howard	South Yarra	Victoria		3rd
E. A.	Staker	Clifton Hill	Victoria		Honourable Mention

"Irrigation as an Aid to National Prosperity"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Rev. W. H.	Guard	Korumburra	Victoria		1st
R. E.	Boardman	Saint Kilda	Victoria		2nd
R. J.	McCormack	Middle Park	Victoria		3rd
Mrs. D. J.	Davies	Corrinal	New South Wales		Honourable Mention

"Woman in Art and Science"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lilian	Barrett	Perth	Western Australia		1st
Mary	Fahey	Tylden	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Ruby	Martin	Enmore	New South Wales		Equal 2nd
M. K.	Funston	Brisbane	Qeensland		Honourable Mention
Alice	Eddy	Woodend	Victoria		Honourable Mention

"The Bush Nursing Scheme"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
E.	Styant-Browne	Launceston	Tasmania		1st
E. M. C.	Bowles	Ballarat East	Victoria		2nd
Mrs. W. G.	Halpin	Trawool	Victoria		3rd
Marie F.	Gray	Beeac	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Scripture Subject: "The Teaching of Jesus in Relation to the Social Questions of the Day"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J.	Steele, Jun.	Forrestville	South Australia		1st
H. J.	Coles	Adelaide	South Australia		2nd
Emily	Parsons	Clunes	Victoria		3rd
John	Howard	South Yarra	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Criticism: "Charles Dickins"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
F. C.	Sides	Middle Park	Victoria		1st
E. T.	Emmett	Lindasfarne	Tasmania		2nd
Elizabeth	Frazer	Heidelburg	Victoria		3rd
A. P.	Footte	Ipswich	Qeensland		Honourable Mention

"The Young Guard Movement"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
C. P.	Semmens	Maffra	Victoria		1st
H.	Hamilton	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
A. Harold	Wood	Waverley	New South Wales		3rd
E. G.	Blight	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
R.	Campbell	Wonthaggi	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Scientific Subject: "Cultivating the Physical Senses and the Advantages of Sensory Alertness"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Thos.	Ford	Euroa	Victoria		1st
R. C.	Clark	Swan Hill	Victoria		2nd
Henry	Brew	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

"Is State Socialism or State Collectivism Practicable"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Rex	Thiemeyer	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
W. J.	Listner	Hobart	Tasmania		Equal 2nd
E. T.	Bennett	Lindasfarne	Tasmania		Equal 2nd
E. B.	Waterworth	Launceston	Tasmania		Honourable Mention
Martin	Robertson	Woolongong	New South Wales		Honourable Mention

"The Single Tax: Will It Benefit Those Who Labour?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
P. J.	Branagan	Carlton	Victoria		1st
Alfred H.	Noah	Port Fairy	Victoria		2nd
L.	McDonald	Caulfield	Victoria		3rd

"Adam Lindsey Gordon"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. D. G.	Roxburgh	Miners Rest	Victoria		1st
T. L.	Fulton	East Kew	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Chas.	Daley	Sale	Victoria		Equal 2nd
J.	Howard	South Yarra	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Alfred	Edwards	Hobart	Tasmania		Honourable Mention

Original Tale

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Vai Victis					1st
Miss A. E.	Highfield	Brisbane	Qeensland		Equal 2nd
Mrs. C. E.	Tibbs	Bellerive	Tasmania		Equal 2nd
Florence	Chellew	Avoca	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Eileen	Clinch	Newcastle	New South Wales		Honourable Mention
Miss E.	Davidson	East Melbourne	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Mrs. M. H.	Bisdee	Hobart	Tasmania		Honourable Mention
F. W.	Hosken	Northcote	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
E. B.	Waterworth	Launceston	Tasmania		1st
"Isle of Memory"					2nd
Henry	Brew	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd
Jean	Bird	Perth	Western Australia		Honourable Mention

Short Story

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Florence	Chellew	Avoca	Victoria		1st
L. R.	Wilson	Upper Hawthorn	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Lyle	Huckell	Malvern	Victoria		Equal 2nd
R.	Campbell	Wonthaggi	Victoria		Honourable Mention