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1940-10-04 Vocal

4th October, 1940

Held in the Alfred Hall

Solo (Ladies or Gentlemen, 18 to 21) Ladies: "When Sweet Avia Sings" Gentlemen: "When I Have Sung My Songs"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Eileen	Stadler	Brighton-Le-Sands	New South Wales	93.00	1st
Margaret	Mills	St Kilda	Victoria	87.00	2nd
William	Howard	Hawthorn	Victoria	86.00	3rd
Delcie	Elliott	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Rae	Benjamin	Hawthorn	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Doris	Scott	Sandringham	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Enid	Hocking	Ballarat	Victoria		Highly Commended
Mona	Lee	Gardenvale	Victoria		Highly Commended

Solo (Ladies who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions) "If there were Dreams to Sell" (John Ireland)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Rae	Benjamin	Hawthorn	Victoria	87.00	1st
Nora	McCarthy	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	2nd
Myrtle	Gilbert	Ballarat	Victoria	85.00	Equal 3rd
Eunice	Thomas	Salisbury	South Australia	85.00	Equal 3rd
Phyllis	Foyster	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention
Mavis	Kruger	Northcote	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention
Dorothy	Ellis	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

Vocal Duet (Ladies ) - Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Freda Treweek and Louise Hilburn	Melbourne	Victoria	95.00	1st
Amy Baker and Elsie Baker	Jung	Victoria	85.00	Equal 2nd
Sheila Jones and Kathleen McClure	Horsham	Victoria	85.00	Equal 2nd
Elaine Thompson and Monica Wood	Launceston	Tasmania	83.00	Honourable Mention

Ladies' Ensemble (3 to 6 Voices) Own Selection

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Monica Wood, Elaine Thompson and Lorraine Holmes	Launceston	Tasmania	85.00	1st
Jubilee Ensemble	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	2nd
The Mayfair Singers	Melbourne	Victoria	81.00	3rd