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1915-10-23 Brass Band Contests

23rd October, 1915

Held at City Oval

A Grade Test Selection Contest - Test Piece: "The Works of Haydn", Own Choice: "Beethoven's Works", "Tristan & Isolde", "Herioc" (Weber)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Collingwood Citizens Contest Band	Collingwood	Victoria	265.00	Equal 1st
Prahran and Malvern Municipal Tramways Band	Malvern	Victoria	265.00	Equal 1st
Warrnambool Citizens Band	Warrnambool	Victoria	234.00	3rd

A Grade - Quickstep - "Ravenswood", "BB & CF, "President"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Warrnambool Citizens Band	Warrnambool	Victoria	158.00	1st
Prahran and Malvern Municipal Tramways Band	Malvern	Victoria	155.00	2nd
Collingwood Citizens Contest Band	Collingwood	Victoria	143.00	3rd

The Boosey Shield, gift of Boosey & Co, London (to be finally retained by the band scoring aggregate points for the three years ending 1916)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Rozelle District	Rozelle	Victoria	467.00	None
City of Ballarat	Ballarat	Victoria	457.00	None
Geelong Harbour Trust	Geelong	Victoria	452.00	None
Ipswich City Vice-Regal	Ipswich	Queensland	437.00	None
Geelong Municipal	Geelong	Victoria	427.00	None
Prahran and Malvern Municipal Tramways Band	Malvern	Victoria	420.00	None
Collingwood Citizens Contest Band	Collingwood	Victoria	408.00	None
Warrnambool Citizens Band	Warrnambool	Victoria	392.00	None

B Grade Test Selection Contest - Test Piece: "Le Duc D'Olonne", Own Choice: "Rossini's Works", "Beethoven's Works", "Herioc" (Weber), "Wagner's Works"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Richmond City Brass Band	Richmond	Victoria	276.00	1st
Collingwood Citizens Contest Band	Collingwood	Victoria	273.00	2nd
Warrnambool Citizens Band	Warrnambool	Victoria	248.00	3rd
Fitzroy Citizens Band	Fitzroy	Victoria	238.00	4th

B Grade Quickstep - "Ravenswood", "Naworth Castle", "20th Century", "President"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Warrnambool Citizens Band	Warrnambool	Victoria	155.00	1st
Richmond City Brass Band	Richmond	Victoria	153.50	2nd
Fitzroy Citizens Band	Fitzroy	Victoria	131.00	3rd
Collingwood Citizens Contest Band	Collingwood	Victoria	129.00	4th

Hawkes Challenge Shield, gift of Hawkes and Son

Warrnambool Citizens Band 1296pts, Warrnambool Victoria