| Format: | Sacred, March, Set Test and Own Choice Contest |
|---|---|
| Adjudicators: | Steve Haisman , Harry Shugg |
| Venue: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Music | Draw | Test Piece | Sacred | Own Choice | Stage March | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Toowoomba R S L Municipal
|
Norm Henstridge | 2 | 90 | 86 | 94 | 94/91/86 | 641 | |
| 1 |
South Brisbane Excelsior
|
Les Baxter | 3 | 93 | 87 | 88 | 95/94/184 | 641 | |
| 3 |
Maryborough Federal
|
James Kelly | 1 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92/92/185 | 640 | |
| 4 |
Mackay City
|
William Richard Smith | 4 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 95/88/184 | 627 |
NEW RULE - This is the first contest in which the new rule to a championship band operated .The champion shield now goes to the band gaining the greatest number of points in music & drill -instead of the band winning the aggregate in selections only (Cairns newspaper 14/4/1949)
Marching events - - Street / Oval / Diagram points listed under Stage March