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1923-10-04 Elocution

4th October, 1923

Held in the Coliseum

Twelve Original Tongue Twisters (Ladies or Gentlemen) Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gwen	Apted	Geelong	Victoria	98.00	1st
Lucy	Ahon	Camberwell	Victoria	93.00	2nd
David	Blacklock	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	3rd

Impromptu Speech (Gentlemen) Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
G. H.	Burchett	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	1st
R. B.	McLeay	Adelaide	South Australia	80.00	2nd
Stephen	Dunks	Adelaide	South Australia	75.00	3rd
W. J.	McCaskill	Footscray	Victoria	66.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Recital (Gentlemen) Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lloyd	Taylor	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	1st
James F.	O'Shea	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	2nd
Frank E.	Lang	Richmond	Victoria	79.00	3rd
David	Blacklock	Adelaide	South Australia	76.00	Honourable Mention

Musical Monologues (Gentlemen) Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ernest C.	Warne	Bendigo	Victoria	110.00	1st
Allan C.	Todd	Sebastopol	Victoria	108.00	2nd
Frank	Part	Adelaide	South Australia	105.00	3rd
Lloyd	Taylor	Adelaide	South Australia	101.00	Honourable Mention

Dickens Costume Character Recital (Ladies or Gentlemen) Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
James F.	O'Shea	Ballarat	Victoria	120.00	1st
Hilda	Oldfield	Exeter	South Australia	115.00	2nd
David	Blacklock	Adelaide	South Australia	108.00	3rd
Doreen	Berry	Saint Kilda	Victoria	105.00	Honourable Mention

Comedietta

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Suppressed Desires" Miss Winifred Moverley and Party	Melbourne	Victoria	100.00	1st
"Coals of Fire" Mr. Geo. Edwards and Company	Melbourne	Victoria	95.00	2nd
"The Twelve Pound Look" Miss Winifred Moverley and Party	Melbourne	Victoria	93.00	3rd
"Russia, 1918" Mr. Geo Edwards and Company	Melbourne	Victoria	90.00	Honourable Mention