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1923-10-31 Essays

31st October, 1923

Essay - "Exploration and Settlement of Victoria"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. A.	Atkinson	Coburg	Victoria	95.00	1st
Bertram	Whitcombe	Millpoll	Victoria	94.00	2nd
Herbert H.	Allen	Romsey	Victoria	90.00	3rd

Essay - "Have Revolutions Benefitted a Nation or the Human Race Generally?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hamilton	Lamb	Ballarat	Victoria	95.00	1st
Albert	Foxcroft	Brighton	Victoria	91.00	2nd

Essay - "The Protection of Australia's Birds and Animals" (Open to those who have never won a First Prize at the South Street Competitions)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ronald I.	Douglas	Melbourne	Victoria	95.00	1st
Cyrill H. H.	Jerrard	Gayndah	Qeensland	92.00	2nd
Cardia L.	Atkinson	Coburg	Victoria	90.00	3rd

Essay - "Lord Allenby"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Leigh	Scott	Kew	Victoria	92.00	1st
Charlotte I.	Roxburgh	Darlinghurst	New South Wales	78.00	2nd
Phyllis	Minty	Windsor	Victoria	72.00	3rd
Alison	Jolly	East Malvern	Victoria	60.00	Honourable Mention

Essay - "Aerial, Road, Railway and Water Transport in the Development of Australia"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. A.	Atkinson	Coburg	Victoria	92.00	1st
Annie	Birch	Bostock's Creek	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Martin	Robertson	Wollongong	New South Wales	85.00	3rd
S. H.	Paterson	Omeo Plains	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention
Francis D.	O'Brien	Camberwell	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

Australian Story (Limit 7000 words)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jane F.	King	Hobart	Tasmania		1st
Beatrice	Parsons	Armadale	Victoria		2nd
Dorothy	McKee	Melbourne	Victoria		3rd
Mrs. E.	Korner	Warragul	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Trinnie	Murchie	Hawthorn	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Elma M.	Stark	Hawksburn	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Original Poem

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jack	Moss	Melbourne	Victoria	98.00	1st
Coreen	Norman	Unley Park	South Australia	90.00	2nd
Mrs. E.	Korner	Warragul	Victoria	85.00	Equal 3rd
F.	Westbrook	Box Hill	Victoria	85.00	Equal 3rd
Lloyd O.	Jones	South Yarra	Victoria	85.00	Equal 3rd
D. F.	Neylan	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention
Elma M.	Stark	Hawksburn	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention
Mrs. E. R.	Williams	Croydon	South Australia	83.00	Honourable Mention

Scripture Subject: "Is the Teaching of the New Testament Necessary to the Welfare of Australia?"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
John	Howard	South Yarra	Victoria		1st
W. J.	Sleeman	Caulfield	Victoria		2nd
W. J.	Morgan	New Lambton	New South Wales		3rd
L. W.	Nairn	Adelaide	South Australia		Honourable Mention

Scripture Subject: "The New Testament Romance of Missions"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
W. J.	Morgan	New Lambton	New South Wales		1st
Archie	Miller	Clayton	Victoria		2nd

Essay - "Trade Unions, Co-operation, and Profit Sharing as a Means of Industrial Peace"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lloyd O.	Jones	South Yarra	Victoria	90.00	1st
A. T.	Gargett	Brisbane	Qeensland	84.00	2nd
Gladys	Minty	Windsor	Victoria	80.00	Equal 3rd
C. A.	Browne	Woodend	Victoria	80.00	Equal 3rd
Henry O.	Gunders	Manly	Qeensland	76.00	Honourable Mention