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1944-10-14 Elocution

14th October, 1944

Held in the Alfred Hall

5 Impromptu Reading - Ladies or Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Peggy	Dorfler	Hawthorn	Victoria	82.00	1st
Barclay	Simons	Bathurst	New South Wales	81.00	2nd
C.	Hall	Rokewood	Victoria	80.00	3rd
Phyllis	Blackmore	Sulky	Victoria	79.00	Honourable Mention
Thelma	Evans	Ballarat	Victoria	79.00	Honourable Mention

2 Recitation - Ladies or Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street or Patriotic Competitions 1942-43 "St. Mary's Bells" (John Masefield)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mary	Davis	Mentone	Victoria	84.00	1st
Thelma	Evans	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	2nd
C.	Hall	Rokewood	Victoria	81.00	3rd
Rita	Templeton	Yarraville	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention
Gwenyth	Dean	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention
Phyllis	Blackmore	Sulky	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

8 Recital: Patriotic - Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Peggy	Dorfler	Hawthorn	Victoria	86.00	1st
Miriam	Heath	Hawthorn	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Barclay	Simons	Bathurst	New South Wales	84.00	3rd
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
Thelma	Evans	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
Dolly	Brandenburg	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

11 Champion Recital - Ladies or Gentlemen "Soldier in Rome"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barclay	Simons	Bathurst	New South Wales	86.00	1st
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Miriam	Heath	Hawthorn	Victoria	84.00	3rd
Dolly	Brandenburg	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

11a Dickens Recital - Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	86.00	1st
Peggy	Dorfler	Hawthorn	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Barclay	Simons	Bathurst	New South Wales	84.00	Equal 3rd
Miriam	Heath	Hawthorn	Victoria	84.00	Equal 3rd
Dolly	Brandenburg	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

3 Lyrical Recital - Ladies - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	86.00	1st
Thelma	Evans	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	2nd
Betty	Andrewartha	Ballarat	Victoria	81.00	3rd
Dolly	Brandenburg	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention
Mary	Wright	Geelong	Victoria	80.00	Honourable Mention

Radio Plays

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mr. Bert Scetrine's Party	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
National Theatre Movement ("Ways and Means")	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
National Theatre Movement ("Progress")	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

9 Recital: Humorous - Ladies or Gentlemen - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barclay	Simons	Bathurst	New South Wales	90.00	1st
Mary	Davis	Mentone	Victoria	86.00	2nd
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Betty	Andrewartha	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention
Thelma	Evans	Ballarat	Victoria	82.00	Honourable Mention

Elocutionary Section Aggregate

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria	30.00	1st
Barclay	Simons	Bathurst	New South Wales	24.50	2nd

Championship Aggregate and State Governor's Gold Medal

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Francie	Noseda	Surrey Hills	Victoria		None