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1937-10-15 Elocution

15th October, 1937

Held in the Alfred Hall

Oration - Open - "The Coronatin of King George VI"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
William	Wittingham	Hawthorn	Victoria	86.00	1st
W.	Trudinger	Glen Iris	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Laurie	Craig	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	3rd
K. C.	Edmonston	Addington	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

Impromptu Reading - Ladies or Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
M.	Duffy	Bendigo	Victoria	84.00	1st
Nance	Angwin	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	2nd
Phyllis	Knipe	Horsham	Victoria	81.00	3rd

3DB Radio Announcer's Contest - Finalists

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
M.	Duffy	Bendigo	Victoria
Belle	Sage	Ballarat	Victoria
J. Michael	Crehan	North Melbourne	Victoria
Patricia	Davies	Merbein	Victoria
Tom	Eustice	Geelong West	Victoria
Tina	Dunstone	Morphett Vale	South Australia

3DB Radio Announcer's Contest - Final

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Tina	Dunstone	Morphett Vale	South Australia		1st
Belle	Sage	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Tom	Eustice	Geelong West	Victoria		3rd

Held in the Manchester Unity Hall

Champion Debate - (Open only to those who have never won a First Prize Twice in this item) "That Reform of the Legislative Council is Essential"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
J. M.	Taylor	Hartwell	Victoria	115.00	1st
Patrick	Cooney	Ivanhoe	Victoria	114.00	2nd
Frederick	McArdle	Kew	Victoria	109.00	Equal 3rd
W.	Trudinger	Glen Iris	Victoria	109.00	Equal 3rd