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1934-10-26 Elocution

26th October, 1934

Held in the Coliseum

Impromptu Reading - Ladies

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Nancy B.	Angwin	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	1st
Mary	Page	Balaclava	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Rea	Lawson	Princess Hill	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Dorothy	Leddick	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Florence	Cheers	West Brunswick	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Hilda	Elliott	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Gentleman who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions "The Band" (Alan D. Mickle)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ray	Vincent	Glen Iris	Victoria	86.00	1st
Edmund A.	Shields	Sebastopol	Victoria	83.00	2nd
Harold	Roberts	Ballarat	Victoria	81.00	3rd

Recitation - Open (Ladies) "The Golden Journey to Samarkand" (J. E. Flecker)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jean	Barklamb	Elsternwick	Victoria	92.00	1st
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Tina	Dunstone	Rugby	South Australia	86.00	Equal 3rd
Edith	Odgers	Brunswick	Victoria	86.00	Equal 3rd
Beryl	Walker	Coburg	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Estelle	Wright	Bendigo	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Florence	Cheers	West Brunswick	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Humorous Character Sketch in Costume - Ladies or Gentleman - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jean	Barklamb	Elsternwick	Victoria	88.00	1st
Norman	Swain	Brighton	Victoria	86.00	2nd
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Beryl	Walker	Coburg	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Athenaeum

Junior Debate: "Has the League of Nations Justified its Existence" Open to those under 21 years of age

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
L. R.	Edwards	Merlynston	Victoria	77.00	1st
Keith	Edmonstone	Addington	Victoria	73.00	2nd
George	Sharp	Ballarat	Victoria	71.00	3rd
Eddy	Hender	Learmonth	Victoria	70.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Debate: "That Western Australia is justified in Seeking to Obtain Independence"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
K. A.	Ness	Malvern	Victoria	86.00	1st
John	Cremean	Richmond	Victoria	84.00	Equal 2nd
Francis P.	McManus	Flemington	Victoria	84.00	Equal 2nd
J. M.	Taylor	Merlynston	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention