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1939-09-30 Vocal

30th September, 1939

Held in the Alfred Hall

Solo (Gentlemen who never won First Prize at South Street Competitions) "E'en as a Lovely Flower" (Frank Bridge)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Desmond	Worthington	Camberwell	Victoria	88.00	1st
William	Herbert	West Heidelberg	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Stanley	Hillman	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Stanley	Sweatman	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Frederick	Houghton	South Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Michael	Crehan	North Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Fred	Taplin	Middle Brighton	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Baritone Solo - "The Old Soldier"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Fred	Taplin	Middle Brighton	Victoria	91.00	1st
Charles	Lomas	Geelong	Victoria	90.00	Equal 2nd
John	Neville	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	Equal 2nd
Murray	Macdowell	Clunes	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention

Mezzo Soprano Solo - "Life" (Pearl Curran)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mavis	Webster	Bendigo	Victoria	91.00	1st
Florence	Hardeman	Bendigo	Victoria	90.00	Equal 2nd
Maude	clayton	Adelaide	South Australia	90.00	Equal 2nd
Josie	Merriman	Geelong	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention
Dorothy	Ellis	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention
Eileen	Stadler	Brighton-Le-Sands	New South Wales	87.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Soprano Solo - (a) Light Soprano (b) Dramatic Soprano

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Enid	Crocker	Ballarat	Victoria	92.00	1st
Wenda	Sicree	North Balwyn	Victoria	91.00	2nd
Monica	Kelly	Geelong	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd
Kathleen	Congreve	Chatswood	New South Wales	90.00	Equal 3rd
Beryl	Shaw	Elwood	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd
Kathleen	Seabrook	Balwyn	Victoria	90.00	Equal 3rd

Baritone Solo "The Old Soldier" (Victor Hutchinson)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Fred	Taplin	Middle Brighton	Victoria	91.00	1st
Charles	Lomas	Geelong	Victoria	90.00	Equal 2nd
John	Neville	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	Equal 2nd
Murray	Macdowell	Clunes	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention

Vocal Duet (Mixed Voices) "Nocturne" (Chaminade)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mavis Webster and Fred Taplin	Middle Brighton	Victoria	91.00	1st
Marjorie Wellington and John Neville	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Dorothy Ellis and John Mark	Ballarat	Victoria	89.00	3rd

40-Voice Choral Contest

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ballarat Choristers No.2 Choir	Ballarat	Victoria	260.00	1st
Melbourne Harmonic Society	Melbourne	Victoria	258.00	2nd
Ballarat Choristers No.1 Choir	Ballarat	Victoria	256.00	3rd
Dandenong Methodist Church Choir	Dandenong	Victoria	240.00	Honourable Mention

Male Chorus - Open to all Singers

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Preston Workshops Male Choir	Preston	Victoria	153.00	1st
Buninyong Masonic Choir	Buninyong	Victoria	130.00	2nd