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1928-10-22 Elocution

22nd October, 1928

Held in the Athenaeum

Impromptu reading - Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gilbert L.	Cameron	South Camberwell	Victoria	89.00	1st
William	Fielding	Albert Park	Victoria	87.00	2nd
T. Bernard	Lamble	South Melbourne	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Jack	Hall	St Kilda	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display - Gentlemen - Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Keith	Hall	Geelong	Victoria	93.00	1st
Eric	Kirke	Elwood	Victoria	91.00	Equal 2nd
T. Bernard	Lamble	South Melbourne	Victoria	91.00	Equal 2nd
Maurice M.	Marks	Armadale	Victoria	90.00	Honourable Mention
Gilbert L.	Cameron	South Camberwell	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Recitation - Ladies who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions - "Carillon"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gwen	Strickland	Kelmscott	South Australia	91.00	1st
Nancy	Capp	Mentone	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Elvie	Allen	North Brighton	Victoria	88.00	Equal 3rd
May	Duffy	Bendigo	Victoria	88.00	Equal 3rd
Alice	Wells	Auburn	Victoria	87.00	Honourable Mention

Character Recital (In Costume) - Not Humorous - Gentlemen - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Colin	Binks	East St Kilda	Victoria	89.00	1st
Jack	Hall	St Kilda	Victoria	88.00	2nd
T. Bernard	Lamble	South Melbourne	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Maurice M.	Marks	Armadale	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Harcourt E.	Lang	Camberwell	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Impromptu Conversation - Lady and Gentleman "The Newspaper at the Breakfast Table"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
May Duffy and G. L. Cameron	Bendigo and Melbourne	Victoria	79.00	1st
Mona Pepyat and Eric Kirke	West Brunswick and Elwood	Victoria	76.00	2nd
Berta Box and Norman Tasker	Seymour and Parkville	Victoria	57.00	3rd