Format: | Set Test and Own Choice |
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Adjudicators: | Harry Shugg |
Venue: | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Position | Band | Conductor | Music | Set Test Draw | Own Choice Draw | Set Test | Own Choice | Total |
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2 | Eastern Suburbs United (NSW) | H. W. Webb |
Extracts from the Opera's of Wagner
Stiffelio [unknown arranger] |
1 | 3 | 157 | 157 | 314 |
2 | Leichhardt District (NSW) | Ernest Kerry |
Extracts from the Operas of Weber
Beethoven's Works [arr. Owen] 1887 |
4 | 2 | 175 | 185 | 360 |
3 | Hurstville Municipal (NSW) | Stan Nichols |
Tannhäuser [unknown arranger]
Beethoven's Works [arr. Owen] 1887 |
2 | 5 | 150 | 152 | 302 |
D | Newcastle Municipal (NSW) |
Beethoven's Works [arr. Gladney]
Oberon [unknown arranger] |
3 | 1 | 186 | 189 | 375 | |
D | South Sydney Model (NSW) |
Beethoven's Works [arr. Owen]
1887
Tristan & Isolde |
5 | 4 | 190 | 194 | 384 |
Two own choice selections, no set test.
No.1 points listed under Test
No.2 points listed under Own Choice
PROTESTS : The championship ended in turmoil with a number of protests lodged . The initial lodged by Newcastle against South Sydney who were alleged to have played a professional player . Upheld
The secretary of the Band Association of N S W (George Burges) immediately lodged a protest against the Newcastle band on the same grounds . Upheld
A further protest followed against Eastern Suburbs for breach of contest rules .
Leichhardt was then awarded the championship with Hurstville 2nd with no 3rd place .
South Sydney objected to Hurstville being awarded 2nd place on the grounds the Association allowed it to play a professional cornetist and also a protest had been lodged against Leichhardt
The protest against Eastern Suburbs and Leichhardt were dismissed
The Association under an avalanche of protests seriously considered declaring it a no contest . A final decision was made 1st Leichhardt District ; 2nd Eastern Suburbs United ; 3rd Hurstville Municipal