Two sisters, Anya Glen and Ginia Glen perform in Southland competitions in 1973........

Jayne Hishon

The talent in Invercargill was on show in 1973 when the Southland Competitions was held.  There was a lot of potential to be seen and heard and it was a credit to all the competitors how well they performed.

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Some of the pianists that played at a very high level were:
Lynley Crosswell, Donald Brown, Neil Sutherland, Averil Dickie and Elizabeth McDonald who won the under 16 years championship.

Jacqueline Gloyer and Michelle Rongen danced together in a character dance, and in the operatic ballet dance, Stephen Peters showed a lot of promise and was placed first.

Charles Levings, Ann Steemson, Kay Brisco, Margaret McRae contested the vocal classes in the Victoria Concert Chamber.

Ainslie Bannister, Jocelyn Ridd, Carolyn Harries, Susan Hall, Mary Allot and Rowland Allot competed in the singing spirtual contest.

Other entrants were:
Barbara Hendry, Donita Mead, Ann Steemson, Elizabeth Edlin, Val Bryan, Margaret Caldwell, Charles Barlow, Sandra Alley, Margaret McRae, Jocelyn Le Petit, Frances Hodges, Annette Little, Kaye Richards and Rowland Allott.

Instrumental:
Craig Rodnell, Jennifer Goodsic, Jane Maslin.
Sandra McLehnan, Catherine Molloy, Anne Molloy.
Elizabeth Wilkins, Margaret Dixon, Yvonne Rodenburg.
Jennifer Claire Hinton, Lynley Crosswell.
Neil Sutherland, Averil Dickie, Debra Kesh.


Vocal:
Alex Derbie, Jocelyn Ridd, Sandra Shaw.
Christine Williams, Alyson Roberts, Leigh Humphries.
Elizabeth Wilkins, Dale Mathieson, Wayne Johnston.
Carolyn Harries, Libby Gardiner, Susan Pickett, Vicky Galloway.
Gael Mangan, Sabina Rabbitte, Annette Whitworth.

Speech:
Sally Cameron, Trudi-Jane Nuttall, Catherine Hynes.
Sandra Shaw, Majory Mason, Gordon Killkerr.
Tania Watson, Bridget Smith, Vicky Kloosterman.
Kim Dawson, Louise Hart, Anya Glen.
Nicola O'Connor, Katrina Barlow, Lyne Collie, Susan Aitcheson.
Tracey McLaren, Christine Cody, Brigid Holloway.
Sabina Rabbitte, Raewyn Dwyer, Paula Cameron.

Dancing:
Hillary Norrish, Sheryl Crooks, Jaqueline Gloyer.
Michelle Gray, Ginia Glen.
Debra Beange, Raewyn Muir, Laurie McCrostie.
Alisa Dowling, Julie Callie, Kathryn Hackett.
Tonia Spang, Pamela Hunt, Wendy Dawson.
Stephen Peters, Jayne Hishon, Valda Ryan.
Sandra Ramage, Judith Stephens, Wendy Stephens.
Fiona Crammond, Brett Davies, Michelle Gray, Sandra Jack.
Fiona Henry, Susan Pickett, Bernadette Mullin.

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