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1950-10-07 Highland Day

7th October, 1950

Held at the City Oval

Highland Pipe Band Contest

Champion Highland Pipe Band Selection and Quickstep Contest

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Melbourne Highland Pipe Band	Melbourne	Victoria		1st
Hawthorn City Pipe Band	Hawthorn	Victoria		2nd
Geelong West Pipe Band	Geelong West	Victoria		3rd

Highland Piping Events

Marches

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Angus	McCaffer	Moonee Ponds	Victoria		1st
Charles	Doig	Albert Park	Victoria		2nd
William	Spicer	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

Strathspeys and Reels

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Angus	McCaffer	Moonee Ponds	Victoria		1st
William	Spicer	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
A. E.	Spicer	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

National Dancing Events - Open Section

Highland Fling - Over 8 and under 10 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barbara	Mathieson	Elsternwick	Victoria		1st
Beverley	Quarrell	Terang	Victoria		2nd
Margaret	Shaw	Terang	Victoria		3rd

Highland Fling - Over 10 and under 12 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jan	Cox	Noble Park	Victoria		1st
Jillian	Sealey	Mount Gambier	South Australia		2nd
Fay	Boyes	Colac	Victoria		3rd

Shean Truis - Over 8 and under 10 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barbara	Mathieson	Elsternwick	Victoria		1st
Beverley	Quarrell	Terang	Victoria		Equal 2nd
Margaret	Shaw	Terang	Victoria		Equal 2nd

Shean Truis - Over 10 and under 12 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jillian	Sealey	Mount Gambier	South Australia		1st
Elizabeth	McDonald	Mitcham	Victoria		2nd
Jan	Cox	Noble Park	Victoria		3rd

Shean Truis - Over 14 and under 16 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Heather	Brock	Geelong	Victoria		1st
Margaret	Driscoll	Richmond	Victoria		2nd
Wilma	Barling	Geelong	Victoria		3rd

Irish Jig - Over 8 and under 10 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Beverley	Quarrell	Terang	Victoria		1st
Billy	Schrank	Melbourne	Victoria		2nd
Barbara	Mathieson	Elsternwick	Victoria		3rd

Irish Reel - Over 12 and under 14 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Margaret	Bannerman	Panton Hills	Victoria		1st
Lorraine	Trew	Colac	Victoria		2nd
Nancy	Stephens	Mount Gambier	South Australia		3rd

Irish Reel - Over 14 and under 16 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Heather	Brock	Geelong	Victoria		1st
Margaret	Driscoll	Richmond	Victoria		2nd
Wilma	Barling	Geelong	Victoria		3rd

Sailor's Hornpipe - Over 10 and under 12 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jan	Cox	Noble Park	Victoria		1st
Elizabeth	McDonald	Mitcham	Victoria		2nd
Janette	Collins	Mount Gambier	South Australia		3rd

Sailor's Hornpipe - Over 14 and under 16 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Heather	Brock	Geelong	Victoria		1st
Wilma	Barling	Geelong	Victoria		2nd
Margaret	Driscoll	Richmond	Victoria		3rd

Sword Dance - Over 12 and under 14 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Lorraine	Trew	Colac	Victoria		1st
Margaret	Bannerman	Panton Hills	Victoria		2nd
Nancy	Stephens	Mount Gambier	South Australia		3rd

Reel O'Tulloch - Over 12 and under 14 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Dulcie	Hoffmann	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Lorraine	Drew	Colac	Victoria		2nd
Margaret	Bannerman	Panton Hills	Victoria		3rd

Restricted Section (Novice)

Sword Dance - Under 10 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Marion	Rae	Sebastopol	Victoria		1st
Shirley	Andrewartha	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Norma	McHenry	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

Sword Dance - Over 12 and under 14 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Valerie	Yates	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Lynette	Westaway	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Vera	Steffen	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

Clansman Sword Dance - Under 16 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Loris	McGregor	Ballarat	Victoria		1st
Valerie	Yates	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Ellen	Beard	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

Shean Truis - Under 12 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Wilma	Ferrier	Queenscliff	Victoria		1st
Jeanette	Douglass	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Ivy	Ladner	Ballarat	Victoria		3rd

Sailor's Hornpipe - Under 12 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Jan	Taylor	Colac	Victoria		1st
Norma	McHenry	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd

Reel O'Tulloch - Under 16 years

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Nancy	Stephens	Mount Gambier	South Australia		1st
Loris	MacGregor	Ballarat	Victoria		2nd
Jennifer	Rae	Sebastopol	Victoria		3rd