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1930-10-21 Elocution

21st October, 1930

Held in the Coliseum

Recitation (Gentlemen under 21) "Pennarby Mine" (Sir A Conan Doyle)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Harcourt E.	Lang	Camberwell	Victoria	87.00	1st
Val	Anderson	Adelaide	South Australia	85.00	2nd
Colin	Binks	East St Kilda	Victoria	83.00	3rd
Christian C.	Hesse	Ascot Vale	Victoria	79.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation (Ladies under 21 years) "The Gift of Tritemius" (John Greenleaf Whittier)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Claire	Schulze	New Mile End	South Australia	86.00	1st
Jean	Roff	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	2nd
Edna	Pinney	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	3rd
Audrey	Davies	Glen Iris	Victoria	77.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions - "The Cavalier's Escape" (Walter Thornbury)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Val	Anderson	Adelaide	South Australia	84.00	1st
Albert	Smith	Geelong	Victoria	80.00	2nd
Christian C.	Hesse	Ascot Vale	Victoria	77.00	3rd
Garnett	Kemsley	Hawthorn East	Victoria	75.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation (Gentlemen) Open "He Fell Among Thieves" (Henry Newbolt)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Harcourt E.	Lang	Camberwell	Victoria	84.00	1st
Val	Anderson	Adelaide	South Australia	81.00	2nd
Colin	Binks	East St Kilda	Victoria	76.00	3rd
Herbert E.	Onians	West Footscray	Victoria	75.00	Honourable Mention

Character Recital (In Costume) Not humorous - Ladies - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Edith G.	Fennell	North Fitzroy	Victoria	90.00	1st
Beryl	Walker	Coburg	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Alma	Govan	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	3rd
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	76.00	Honourable Mention