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1926-10-04 Vocal and Instrumental

4th October, 1926

Held in the Coliseum

Solo - Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions "Crown of the Year" (Easthope Martin)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Sydney	Holmes	Auburn	Victoria	82.00	1st
Cedric	Gower	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	2nd
Alfred W.	Dunstan	Ballarat East	Victoria	79.00	3rd
Roy	Kelly	Ballarat East	Victoria	78.00	Honourable Mention
J. F.	Wilson	South Melbourne	Victoria	78.00	Honourable Mention

Mezzo-Soprano Solo - "Music When Soft Voices Die" in F (Maurice Besley)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Dawn	Harding	Horsham	Victoria	84.00	1st
Q.	Curtain	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	2nd
Iris	Turner	East Brunswick	Victoria	82.00	3rd
Florence	Pryor	Ballarat East	Victoria	81.00	Honourable Mention
Dora	Sparks	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

Bass Solo - "Captain Stratton's Fancy" (Peter Warlock) Key of D

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Eric A.	Jones	Northcote	Victoria	84.00	1st
Noel	Boustead	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	2nd
F.	Dick	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	3rd
J. F.	Wilson	South Melbourne	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Alfred W	Dunstan	Ballarat East	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Orchestral Contest - Not less than 11 nor more than 20 Instrumentalists

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Unley Orchestral Society	Unley	South Australia	245.00	1st
Williamstown Orchestral Society	Williamstown	Victoria	225.00	2nd
State Savings Bank Orchestra	Melbourne	Victoria	203.00	3rd

Ballarat Male Harmonists.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ballarat Harmonists	Ballarat	Victoria	95.00	1st
Ballarat Council Co	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Mt Pleasant Concert Co	Mt Pleasant	Victoria	80.00	3rd