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1926-10-23 Elocution

23rd October, 1926

Held in the Coliseum

Recitation - Gentlemen under 21 years - "Battle of Killiecrankie" (Aytoun)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Keith	Gorrie	Preston	Victoria	89.00	1st
Keith	Hall	Geelong	Victoria	88.00	2nd
Norman	Heymanson	Gardenvale	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Colin	Binks	St Kilda	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display - Gentlemen - Open Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank E.	Lane	South Hawthorn	Victoria	86.00	1st
Reg B.	McLeay	Adelaide	South Australia	83.00	2nd
Frank	Part	Torrensville	South Australia	82.00	3rd
Stephen	Dunks	Adelaide	South Australia	81.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue (Serious) - Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kathleen B. Metcalf & Bernard Lamble	Kyneton	Victoria	93.00	1st
Stephen Dunks & Gwen Hone	Adelaide	South Australia	88.00	2nd
Alice Best & Addie Strain	Melbourne	Victoria	87.00	3rd
Colin Binks & Alice Wells	St Kilda	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention
William Kennell & Mona Pepyat	Gardenvale	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue (Humorous) Ladies or Gentlemen Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Frank E. Lane & Elza Muir	South Hawthorn	Victoria	89.00	1st
William Kennel & Mona Pepyat	Gardenvale	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Edith G. Fennell & Eric Kirke	North Fitzroy & Elwood	Victoria	86.00	Equal 3rd
Stephen Dunks & Gwen Hone	Adelaide	South Australia	86.00	Equal 3rd
M. Duffy & Claire Miles	Bendigo	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Athenaeum

Prepared Speech (Open to those under 21 years of age)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J.	Collins	Ballarat East	Victoria	74.00	1st
J. J.	McLoughlin	Ballarat	Victoria	72.00	2nd
A. C.	Messenger	Ballarat	Victoria	68.00	3rd

Impromptu Speech (Open)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Reg. B.	McLeay	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	1st
David	Benjamin	Adelaide	South Australia	89.00	2nd
Eric	Kirke	Elwood	Victoria	87.00	3rd
Stephen	Dunks	Adelaide	South Australia	86.00	4th

Teams' Debate: "Which Would be the Better Constitution for Australia, Federation or Unification?"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Adelaide's No. 1 Team (Stephen Dunks & Reg McLeay)	Adelaide	South Australia	198.00	1st
C.Y.M.S. No.1 Team (Messrs. O'Brien & McMahon)	South Yarra	Victoria	192.00	2nd
C.Y.M.S. No.1 Team (Messrs. McManus & Meere)	Melbourne	Victoria	187.00	3rd
Hamilton Lamb & Allan C. Todd	Geelong	Victoria	184.00	Honourable Mention