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1929-10-25 Elocution

25th October, 1929

Held in the Athenaeum

Junior Debate: "That Compulsory Voting is Justifiable" (Open to those under 21 years of age

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Andrew J.	Pearce	Ballarat East	Victoria	128.00	1st
Reg.	Ritchie	Ballarat	Victoria	120.00	2nd
Winston H.	Bruchett	Ballarat	Victoria	118.00	3rd

Oration (Open) - "Recent Achievement and Tragedy in Australian Aviation"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
John L.	McKenna	South Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	1st
J. W.	McDowell	Caulfield	Victoria	84.00	2nd
D.	McInnes	Melbourne	Victoria	83.00	Equal 3rd
P.	McCracken	Melbourne	Victoria	83.00	Equal 3rd
Thos. W.	Brennan	Surrey Hills	Victoria	78.00	Honourable Mention

Impromptu Speech - Open - "The Effect of Science and Invention in Daily Life

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
D.	McInnes	Melbourne	Victoria	92.00	1st
T. A.	Hartrey	Ballarat	Victoria	87.00	2nd
J. F.	Meere	Melbourne	Victoria	84.00	3rd
Thos.	Brennan	Surrey Hills	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
Winton G.	Turnbull	Warracknabeal	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Debate: "Should Broadcasting be made a Government Monopoly

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. W.	McDowell	Caulfield	Victoria	131.00	1st
Thos. W.	Brennan	Surrey Hills	Victoria	130.00	Equal 2nd
Stephen	O'Brien Junior	South Yarra	Victoria	130.00	Equal 2nd
J. F.	Meere	Melbourne	Victoria	121.00	Honourable Mention
F.	McManus	Melbourne	Victoria	121.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Shakespearian Recital - Ladies - "Excerpt from Richard III"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Irene	Mitchell	Prahran	Victoria	94.00	1st
Gwen	Strickland	Kelmscott	South Australia	92.00	2nd
Jean	Barklamb	Elsternwick	Victoria	89.00	3rd
Edith	Fennell	North Fitzroy	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Recital - Ladies or Gentleman - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Maurice M.	Marks	Armadale	Victoria	95.00	1st
Harcourt E.	Lang	Camberwell	Victoria	92.00	2nd
Irene	Mitchell	Prahran	Victoria	90.00	3rd
Edith	Fennell	North Fitzroy	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention
Bernard	Lamble	South Melbourne	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention

Open Scene (Open to Non-Prize Winners at South Street Competitions)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"The Snare" Joan Wisdom and Party	East St Kilda	Victoria	87.00	1st
"The Boy Comes Home" Cairns Memorial Dramatic Society	East Melbourne	Victoria	84.00	2nd
"Barbara" Mena Weber and Party	South Yarra	Victoria	82.00	3rd
"Fennell" Mena Weber and Party	South Yarra	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

Open Scene (Not Less Than Four Characters)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"The Substitute" Frank E. Lang and Party	Melbourne	Victoria	90.00	1st
"The Nurse in Charge of the Case" The Thalian Club	Melbourne	Victoria	87.00	2nd
"The Loan of a Lover" Hilda Widburn and Party	South Yarra	Victoria	86.00	3rd
"Coals of Fire" Frank E. Lang and Party	Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention