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1936-10-17 Elocution

17th October, 1936

Held at the Alfred Hall

Impromptu Speech - Open

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
John L.	Cremean	Richmond	Victoria	84.00	1st
Walter	Trudinger	Glen Iris	Victoria	78.00	Equal 2nd
Phillip	O'Rourke	Brunswick	Victoria	78.00	Equal 2nd

Teams Debate - "That the Unification of Railway Gauges in Australia should be undertaken in the near future"

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
C.Y.M.S. Melbourne Team 1 - F. McManus and J. L. Cremean	Melbourne	Victoria	191.00	1st
P.Y.M.F. of Victoria Team 1 - Taylor and Trudinger	Melbourne	Victoria	181.00	2nd
C.Y.M.S. Melbourne Team 2 - P. J. O'Rourke and C. Fraser	Melbourne	Victoria	179.00	3rd

Champion Recital - Ladies or Gentlemen a) Selection from "The Defeat of the City" (O. Henry); b) "The Puppets" (Anon.)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jean	Barklamb	Elsternwick	Victoria	86.00	1st
Kenneth	Fraser	Prospect	South Australia	84.00	2nd
Sable A. R.	Grivell	Adelaide	South Australia	83.00	3rd
Maie	Duffy	Bendigo	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Dialogue - Humorous - Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kara Harkness and Ernest Van Agan	West Brunswick	Victoria	85.00	1st
Thelma Morton and Jenny Parkinson	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	2nd