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1932-10-19 Elocution

19th October, 1932

Held in the Coliseum

Recitation - Boys or Girls - 16 and Under 18 - "A Song of Wind" (Will Lawson)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Edith	Odgers	Brunswick	Victoria	89.00	1st
Douglas	Kelly	North Melbourne	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Alec M	Cunningham	North Williamstown	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Betty	Thomas	Medindie	South Australia	85.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Recital - Boys or Girls - 16 and Under 18 - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ailsa	Thewlis	Geelong	Victoria	87.00	1st
Edith	Odgers	Brunswick	Victoria	86.00	2nd
Constance	Bosanko	Rose Park	South Australia	82.00	3rd
Alec M	Cunningham	North Williamstown	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Ladies who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions - "By Farcalladen Moor" (Gilbert Parker)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Myra	Noblet	Largs Bay	South Australia	91.00	1st
Mabel L	James	Malvern	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Eva	Mitchell	Murray Bridge	South Australia	84.00	3rd
Hilda	Elliot	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation (In Costume) - Boys or Girls - 13 and Under 18 - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Merle	Schulze	New Mile End	South Australia	87.00	1st
Constance	Bosanko	Rose Park	South Australia	86.00	2nd
Dorothy	Cornish	Coburg	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Shirley	McLeod	Williamstown	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Athenaeum

Australian Recital - Boys or Girls 13 and under 16 - Any selection by an Australian Author

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Joyce	Strickland	Kelmscott	South Australia	95.00	1st
Nancy	Creighton	Gardenvale	Victoria	94.00	2nd
Betty	Shepherd	Coburg	Victoria	92.00	Equal 3rd
Joan	McConnan	Caulfield North	Victoria	92.00	Equal 3rd
Esme	Govan	Ballarat	Victoria	91.00	Honourable Mention
George	Trotman	St. Kilda	Victoria	91.00	Honourable Mention