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1949-09-29 Vocal

29th September, 1949

Held in the Alfred Hall

Solo - Gentleman who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions "Isobel" (Frank Bridge)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kenneth	Burnett	Middle Park	Victoria	95.00	1st
Noel	Spark	East Brunswick	Victoria	93.00	2nd
Mervyn	Bray	Glen Huntley	Victoria	90.00	3rd
Maurice	Mather	Regent	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention

Contralto Solo "Like to the Damask Rose" (Elgar)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Betty	Fairbank	Cheltenham	Victoria	90.00	1st
Merle	Hargreaves	Bendigo	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Nanette	Bartlett	Geelong	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Bonnie	Taylor	Surrey Hills	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention

Mezzo-Soprano Solo "Faint Airs Come Swiftly Thronging" (Brahms)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jean	Stanley	Geelong	Victoria	91.00	1st
Joan	Norton	Kew	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Wilma	Warne	Bendigo	Victoria	88.00	3rd
Lorna	Ellis	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention

Baritone Solo "Tomorrow" (F. Keel)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kenneth	Burnett	Middle park	Victoria	95.00	1st
Eric	Dewar	West Preston	Victoria	92.00	2nd
Ian	Field	Dennis	Victoria	91.00	3rd
Robert	Fyfe	Newford	Victoria	89.00	Honourable Mention
William	Mockridge	Geelong	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention

Champion Soprano Solo

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Auriel	Garratt	Parkville	Victoria	90.00	1st
Lorna	Fletcher	Millswood Estate	South Australia	89.00	Equal 2nd
Monica	Righetti	Smeaton	Victoria	89.00	Equal 2nd
Shirley	Ransom	Sandringham	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention
Valarie	Baille	Iona	Victoria	88.00	Honourable Mention