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1938-10-01 Vocal

1st October, 1938

Held in the Alfred Hall

Solo (Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions) - "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" (Quilter) Any key

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
T. G.	Hobbs	Horsham	Victoria	80.00	1st
Lewis	Dawe	Rosslyn Park	South Australia	78.00	2nd
Paul	James	Ballarat	Victoria	76.00	Equal 3rd
Jack	Clinton	Abbotsford	Victoria	76.00	Equal 3rd
Jack	Hiatt	Adelaide	South Australia	75.00	Honourable Mention

Mezzo Soprano Solo - "Dreams" (Besley)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Marion	Butler	Horsham	Victoria	78.00	1st
Bess	Thoms	Melbourne	Victoria	76.00	2nd
Florence	Hardeman	Bendigo	Victoria	75.00	3rd
Mavis	Webster	Bendigo	Victoria	74.00	Honourable Mention
Freda	Treweek	Caulfield	Victoria	74.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Soprano Solo (a) Light Soprano "Spring Fancy" (b) Dramatic Soprano "Tell Me Ye Flowerettes"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kathleen	Seabrook	Balwyn	Victoria	80.00	1st
Alice	Wells	Auburn	Victoria	79.00	Equal 2nd
Elva	Blair	Thornbury	Victoria	79.00	Equal 2nd
Catherine J	Williams	Roseville	New South Wales	78.00	Honourable Mention

Vocal Duet (Gentlemen) - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Newstead Rush & Godfrey Beckwith	Camberwell & Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	1st
H Clogan & Jack Neville	Ballarat	Victoria	75.00	2nd

Baritone Solo - "Money-O" (Michael Head) Low key

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jack	Hiatt	Adelaide	South Australia	81.00	1st
Tom	Hopkins	Moonah	Tasmania	80.00	2nd
Frederick	Ladner	Coburg	Victoria	78.00	3rd
Jack	Nobelius	Narre Warren	Victoria	76.00	Honourable Mention

Vocal Duet (Mixed Voices) - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Newstead Rush & Freda Treweek	Camberwell & Caulfield	Victoria	77.00	1st
John F Mark & Dorothy Ellis	Ballarat	Victoria	75.00	2nd
Vivian Axford & Bess Thoms	Melbourne	Victoria	74.00	Equal 3rd
Godfrey Beckwith & Monica Miller	Ballarat	Victoria	74.00	Equal 3rd

40-Voice Choral Contest

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Pakington Street Methodist Choir	Geelong West	Victoria	240.00	1st
Ballarat Choristers No 2 Choir	Ballarat	Victoria	239.00	2nd