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1947-10-16 Elocution

16th October, 1947

Held in the Alfred Hall

Impromptu Reading - Boys or Girls 16 and Under 18

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Robert	Schroeder	Oakleigh	Victoria	86.00	1st
John	Byrne	Essendon	Victoria	84.00	2nd
Roberta	Walker	Northcote	Victoria	80.00	3rd

Champion Recital - Boys or Girls 13 and Under 16 - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hugh	Nash	Ballarat	Victoria	91.00	1st
Lorna	Judd	Thornbury	Victoria	90.00	2nd
Zoe	Caldwell	Balwyn	Victoria	89.00	Equal 3rd
Effie	Allen	Semaphore Park	South Australia	89.00	Equal 3rd
Vilma	Thomas	East St. Kilda	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention
Franceline	Scullion	North Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention

Recitation - Boys or Girls 16 and Under 18 "The Sou' Wester" (Charles Gayzer)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Robert	Elshaug	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	1st
Wylma	Penberthy	Footscray	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Valda	Selmon	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	Equal 3rd
Ross	Borchers	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	Equal 3rd

Oratorical Display - Boys or Girls Under 18 Years - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Ross	Borchers	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	1st
Pauline	Pethick	Seaton Park	South Australia	88.00	2nd
Robert	Schroeder	Oakleigh	Victoria	87.00	3rd

Champion Recital - Boys or Girls and Under 18 - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Yvonne	Dunstone	North Walkerville	South Australia	92.00	1st
Wylma	Penberthy	Footscray	Victoria	91.00	2nd
Roberta	Walker	Northcote	Victoria	90.00	3rd
Ernley	Watson	Toorak	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention

Junior Play - Boys or Girls 18 Years and Under

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Mrs. A. M. Purcell's No.3 Group	Ballarat	Victoria	88.00	1st
Yarraville Dramatic Group	Yarraville	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Geelong Junior Repertory	Geelong	Victoria	86.00	3rd