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1923-10-03 Elocution

3rd October, 1923

Held in the Athenaeum

Oration (Open) "Australian Scene

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
James	O'Shea	Ballarat	Victoria	95.00	1st
Stephen	Dunks	Parkside	South Australia	86.00	2nd
W. J.	McCaskill	Footscray	Victoria	79.00	3rd
Allan	Todd	Sebastopol	Victoria	70.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Shakesperian Recital (Ladies) Selection from "Merchant of Venice" Act III, Scene 2

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lucy	Ahon	Camberwell	Victoria	98.00	1st
Ivy	Thomson	Richmond	Victoria	95.00	2nd
Mona	Pepyat	West Brunswick	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd
Doreen	Berry	Saint Kilda	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd
Hilda	Oldfield	Exeter	South Australia	89.00	Honourable Mention

Shakesperian Recital (Gentlemen) "Richard III" Act 1, Scene 4

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
David	Blacklock	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	1st
Frank	Part	Adelaide	South Australia	85.00	2nd
James F.	O'Shea	Ballarat	Victoria	81.00	3rd

Story Without Words (Ladies) Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lucy	Ahon	Camberwell	Victoria	100.00	1st
May B.	Stott	South Saint Kilda	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Hilda	Oldfield	Exeter	South Australia	85.00	3rd
Dossie	Hall	Adelaide	South Australia	84.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Character Recital (Not Dickens) (Gentlemen) Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
James F.	O'Shea	Ballarat	Victoria	114.00	1st
Frank E.	Lang	Richmond	Victoria	113.00	2nd
Lloyd	Taylor	Adelaide	South Australia	112.00	3rd
David	Blacklock	Adelaide	South Australia	109.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue - Humorous (Ladies and Gentlemen)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Geo. Edwards and Ruby Edwards	Melbourne	Victoria	120.00	1st
Frank E. Lang and Ivy Thomson	Richmond	Victoria	110.00	2nd
Mimi Mattin and Frank Part	Adelaide	South Australia	108.00	3rd
Phyllis Simpson and Hilda Oldfield	Adelaide	South Australia	107.00	Honourable Mention
Agnes Casey and Winnie Moverley	Richmond	Victoria	107.00	Honourable Mention