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1954-10-30 Brass Band Contests

30th October, 1954

Held at the City Oval

"B" Grade - Test

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Coburg City Band	Coburg	Victoria	82.00	1st
Yallourn and District Band	Yallourn	Victoria	81.00	2nd
Ballarat Soldiers' Memorial Band	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	3rd
Hopetour Brass Band	Bendigo	Victoria		None

"B" Grade - Own Choice

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hopetoun Brass Band	Bendigo	Victoria	86.00	1st
Yallourn and District Band	Yallourn	Victoria	85.00	2nd
Coburg City Band	Coburg	Victoria	82.00	3rd
Ballarat Soldiers Memorial Band	Ballarat	Victoria		None

"B" Grade - Quickstep

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hopetoun Brass Band	Bendigo	Victoria	162.00	1st
Yallourn and District Band	Yallourn	Victoria	156.00	2nd
Coburg City Band	Coburg	Victoria	155.00	3rd
Ballarat Soldiers Memorial Band	Ballarat	Victoria		None

"B" Grade - Aggregate

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hopetoun Brass Band	Bendigo	Victoria	324.00	1st

The "Morshead" Trophy

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hopetoun Brass Band	Bendigo	Victoria		None

The "N. L. Harvey" Trophy

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hopetoun Brass Band	Bendigo	Victoria		None

"A" Grade - Test

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	90.00	1st
South Brisbane Federal Band	South Brisbane	Queensland	88.00	2nd
Kingsville & Yarraville Citizens' Band	Yarraville	Victoria	86.00	3rd
East Kew Citizens Band	Kew	Victoria		None
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria		None
Collingwood Citizens Band	Collingwood	Victoria		None
West Coburg Citizens Band	West Coburg	Victoria		None
Malvern Municipal Band	Malvern	Victoria		None

"A" Grade - Own Choice

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
South Brisbane Federal Band	South Brisbane	Queensland	94.00	1st
Kingsville & Yarraville Citizens' Band	Yarraville	Victoria	93.00	2nd
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	91.00	3rd
Malvern Municipal Band	Malvern	Victoria		None
Collingwood Citizens Band	Collingwood	Victoria		None
Ballarat City Band	Ballarat	Victoria		None
West coburg Citizens Band	West Coburg	Victoria		None
East Kew Citizens Band	East Kew	Victoria		None

"A" Grade - Quickstep

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	177.00	1st
South Brisbane Federal Band	South Brisbane	Queensland	175.00	Equal 2nd
Kingsville & Yarraville Citizens' Band	Yarraville	Victoria	175.00	Equal 2nd
City of Ballarat Band	Ballarat	Victoria		None
East Kew Citizens Band	Kew	Victoria		None
West Coburg Citizens Band	West Coburg	Victoria		None
Malvern Municipal Band	Malvern	Victoria		None
Collingwood Citizens Band	Collingwood	Victoria		None

"A" Grade - Aggregate

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	358.00	1st

The Ballarat Brewing Coy. Trophy

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	358.00	None

The "N. L. Harvey" Trophy

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	358.00	None

The "Allan"-"Boosey Hawkes" Shield

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
South Brisbane Federal Band	South Brisbane	Queensland	182.00	None

The "Sykes-Besson" Shield

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kingsville & Yarraville Citizens' Band	Yarraville	Victoria	179.00	None

The "F. C. Johnston" Perpetual Memorial Shield

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	358.00	None

The "W. S. May" Perpetual Memorial Shield

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Kingsville & Yarraville Citizens' Band	Yarraville	Victoria	93.00	None

Best Drum Major

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
W. Phillips - Kingsville & Yarraville Citizens' Band	Yarraville	Victoria		None

Best Drummer

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
G. Edwards - Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales		None

The "Frankston Standard" Shield

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Barrier Industrial Unions Band	Broken Hill	New South Wales	358.00	None