Sporting & General Medals, Badges & Awards - Carnival
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Lot 1353 SESSION 5 (9.30AM TUESDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER) Sporting & General Medals, Badges & Awards - Carnivals,
Estimate $350
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NEW ZEALAND COMPETITIONS SOCIETY, Wellington Festival, 1911, struck in bronze (39mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Sight Reading/Under 16/Second Prize/Ethel W.Talbut/Wellington'. Nearly extremely fine.
Competition societies gave young and older performers alike an opportunity to compete for prizes in the fields of drama, oratory, music and elocution. The first society was established in Auckland in 1901 and by the 1910s the societies were flourishing all over the country. The competitions were also enjoyable for spectators and the first annual competitions society festival, held in Wellington in 1911, was advertised as the 'biggest festival ever held in the Southern hemisphere.' The festival ran for two weeks and attracted competitors from all over the country. It also included a physical drill, with the Boy Scouts showing off their skills in first aid and bridge building.
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