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1928-10-27 Elocution

27th October, 1928

Held in the Coliseum

Recitation - Gentlemen Under 21 Years "Excerpt from Marmion" (Scott)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Colin	Binks	East St Kilda	Victoria	88.00	1st
Harcourt E.	Lang	Camberwell	Victoria	86.00	2nd
Keith	Gorrie	Preston	Victoria	84.00	3rd
Ken	Terry	Unley	South Australia	80.00	Honourable Mention

Shakespearian Recital - Gentlemen "Julius Caesar"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Bernard T.	Lamble	South Melbourne	Victoria	92.00	1st
Maurice M.	Marks	Armadale	Victoria	91.00	2nd
Eric	Kirke	Elwood	Victoria	90.00	3rd
Gilbert L.	Cameron	South Camberwell	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue - Serious

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Alice Wells and Douglas Caddy	Auburn and Caulfield	Victoria	91.00	1st
Irene Mitchell and Mona Pepyat	Camberwell and West Brunswick	Victoria	88.00	2nd
Bernard T Lamble and Lola Martin	South Melbourne	Victoria	80.00	3rd
Nellie M Kerr and Myra Noblet	Semaphore and Largs Bay	South Australia	79.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue - Humorous (Ladies or Gentlemen) Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Bernard T. Lamble and Lolo Martin	South Melbourne	Victoria	91.00	1st
Alice Wells and Douglas Caddy	Auburn and Caulfield	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Gilbert L. Cameron and Irene Cameron	South Camberwell	Victoria	88.00	3rd
Nellie M. Kerr and Myra Noblet	Semaphore and Largs Bay	South Australia	79.00	Honourable Mention

One-Act Play - Open

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"The Man in the Street" - Frank E. Lang's Party	Camberwell	Victoria	85.00	1st
"Mr. Wu" - T. Bernard Lamble's Party	Melbourne	Victoria	84.00	Equal 2nd
"The Columbine Cure" - Mona Pepyat's Party	West Brunswick	Victoria	84.00	Equal 2nd
"The Way Out" - Mena Webber's Party	Melbourne	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

One-Act Plays - Non-Prize Winners

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Bread" - A. J. Watkins and Party	Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	1st
"School for Scandal" - Victor Trotman and Party	St. Kilda	Victoria	86.00	2nd
"Outwitted" - Mena Weber and Party	South Yarra	Victoria	84.00	3rd
"Mr. John" - Mona Pepyat and Party	West Brunswick	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Athenaeum

Teams Debate: "Is Competition Between State-Owned Railways and Privately-Owned Motor Transport Commercially Advantageous to the State?"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. F. Meere and F. McManus	Melbourne	Victoria		1st
J. W. McDowell and J. Phelan	Caulfield	Victoria		Equal 2nd
W. Jungwirth and R. H. H.astings	Camberwell	Victoria		Equal 2nd
G. H. Burchett and T. A. Hartrey	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Prepared Speech: "Hinkler's Flight to Australia" Open to Members of Junior Legacy Clubs (Under 14 Years)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J.	Kearney	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
J.	Turnbull	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Albert	Bullard	Hawthorn	Victoria	68.00	3rd

Prepared Speech: "The Aims of Legacy" Open to Members of Junior Legacy Clubs (14 and Under 18 Years)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
James L.	McGregor	Abbotsford	Victoria	78.00	1st
Alan	Davidson	Abbotsford	Victoria	76.00	2nd
Frank	Corry	Brunswick	Victoria	73.00	3rd
W.	Lees	Ballarat	Victoria	70.00	Honourable Mention