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1920-10-23 Brass Band Contests

23rd October, 1920

"A" Grade Selection Contest. Test Piece "Il Crociato in Eggito" (Meyerbeer) and Own Choice Selection.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Malvern & Prahran Tramway Employees Band	Malvern	Victoria	287.00	1st
Newtown Band	Sydney	New South Wales	268.00	2nd
Ipswich City Vice-Regal Band	Ipswich	Queensland	268.00	3rd
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria	262.00	None
South Sydney Model Band	South Sydney	New South Wales	256.00	None
Timaru Regimental Band	Timaru	New Zealand	245.00	None

"A" Grade Quickstep Contest - Own Choice.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ipswich City Vice-Regal Band	Ipswich	Queensland	189.00	1st
South Sydney Model Band	South Sydney	New South Wales	189.00	None
Malvern & Prahran Tramway Employees Band	Malvern	Victoria	186.50	None
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria	186.50	None
Timaru Regimental Band	Timaru	New Zealand	184.00	None
Newtown Bank	Newtown	New South Wales	169.50	None

"A" Grade Boosey Shield - Selection & Quickstep Totals

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Malvern & Prahran Tramway Employees Band	Malvern	Victoria	473.50	1st
Ipswich City Vice-Regal Band	Ipswich	Queensland	457.00	2nd
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria	448.50	3rd
South Sydney Model Band	South Sydney	New South Wales	445.00	None
Newtown Band	Sydney	New South Wales	437.50	None
Timaru Regimental Band	Timaru	New Zealand	429.00	None

"B" Grade Selection Contest. Test Piece "Dinorah" (Meyerbeer).

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Glenelg Municipal Band	Glenelg	South Australia	282.00	1st
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria	278.00	2nd
Wonthaggi Union Brass Band	Wonthaggi	Victoria	256.00	3rd
Brunswick City Municipal Band	Brunswick	Victoria	255.00	4th

"B" Grade Quickstep Contest. Own Choice.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Wonthaggi Union Brass Band	Wonthaggi	Victoria	188.50	1st
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria	185.00	2nd
Glenelg Municipal Band	Glenelg	South Australia	184.50	3rd
Brunswick City Municipal Band	Brunswick	Victoria	177.00	4th

"B" Grade - Besson Shield - Selection and Quickstep Totals.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Glenelg Municipal Band	Glenelg	South Australia	466.50	1st
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria	463.00	2nd
Wonthaggi Union Brass Band	Wonthaggie	Victoria	444.50	3rd
Brunswick City Municipal Band	Brunswick	Victoria	432.00	4th

"C" Grade Selection Contest. Test Piece "Madame Butterfly" (Puccini).

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Victorian Socialist Party Brass Band	Melboiurne	Victoria	239.00	1st
Prout's Ballarat Brass Band	Ballarat	Victoria	228.00	2nd

"C" Grade Quickstep Contest. Own Choice.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Prout's Ballarat Brass Band	Ballarat	Victoria	171.00	1st
Victorian Socialist Party Brass Band	Melbourne	Victoria	162.00	2nd