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1953-10-15 Speech and Dramatic Art

15th October, 1953

Held in the Alfred Hall

26 Recitation - Boys or Girls 16 and under 18. "A Musical Instrument" (EB Browning)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Deidre	Townsend	Ballarat	Victoria	83.00	1st
Lorraine	McGregor	Ballarat	Victoria	81.00	2nd

27 Selection from Adam Lindsay Gordon. Boys or Girls 16 and Under18.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Deidre	Townsend	Ballarat	Victoria	86.00	1st
Eileen	Wandel	Yarraville	Victoria	84.00	2nd

29 Champion Recital - Boys or Girls 16 and under 18. Own Selection.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Marlene	Edwards	Ascot Vale	Victoria	87.00	1st
Doreen	Dunstan	Horsham	Victoria	84.00	2nd

6 Recitation - Ladies or Gentlemen who have never won a First Prize at South Street Competitions. "The Buzzards" (Martin Armstrong)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Margaret	Munro	Glen Iris	Victoria	89.00	1st
Constance	Henham	Bairnsdale	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Sue	Wilson	Altona	Victoria	85.00	3rd
Wilma	Morrish	Bentleigh	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention
Fay	Yodgee	Oakleigh	Victoria	83.00	Honourable Mention

1 Recitation - Gentlemen. Open. "The Centurion" (Clive Sansom).

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Robert	Schroeder	Bendigo	Victoria	90.00	1st
Lyn	Barrett	Geelong	Victoria	87.00	2nd
Frank	Walker	Greensborough	Victoria	85.00	3rd

3 Recitation - Ladies. Open. "The Woman of Samaria" (Clive Sansom).

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Molly	Woods	West Footscray	Victoria	90.00	1st
Fay	Yodgee	Oakleigh	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Sue	Wilson	Alton	Victoria	87.00	3rd
Patricia	Ryan	Bendigo	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention
Noela	Bartlett	Pimpinio	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention
Constance	Henham	Bairnsdale	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention

11 Ballad Recital (A Narrative depicting Action). Ladies or Gentlemen. Own Selection.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Molly	Woods	West Footscray	Victoria	94.00	1st
Noela	Bartlett	Pimpinio	Victoria	92.00	2nd
Lillian	Lewis	Riddell's Creek	Victoria	89.00	3rd
Sue	Wilson	Altona	Victoria	87.00	Honourable Mention
Fay	Yodgee	Oakleigh	Victoria	87.00	Honourable Mention

15 Mime - Ladies or Gentlemen. Two to Four Performers.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Val Selmon & Party	Ballarat	Victoria	90.00	1st
Robert Schroeder & Party	Bendigo	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Eleanor Pope & Party	Sandringham	Victoria	88.00	3rd