A special meeting of the South Street Society is called to consider whether the Competitions should proceed in view of the polio epidemic sweeping Victoria. It is resolved that competitors under 15 years of age not compete and the Junior Calisthenics Section is also cancelled.
A concert is held to establish a Percy Campbell Memorial Prize to be awarded annually to the Ballarat boy or girl who secures the highest marks in the Piano Solo under 14 years. Although partially blind since birth, Campbell had perfect pitch.
Aboriginal people become Australian citizens.
The Louie Dunn Prize is established in memory of one of Ballarat’s noted teachers of Speech and Dramatic Art. It was established to be the pre-eminent award for Drama in an eisteddfod in Australia, and it remains so.
