| Format: | Set Test and Own Choice |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948 |
| Adjudicators: | Frank Wright |
| Venue: | Ballarat Oval, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Music | Set Test Draw | Own Choice Draw | Set Test | Own Choice | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Kilda Municipal -- Dunedin (NZ)
|
Ken Smith | 3 | 7 | 88 | 90 | 178 | |
| 2 |
City of Ballarat
|
Alfred Rowell | 1 | 6 | 85 | 85 | 170 | |
| 3 |
Brisbane Excelsior (Qld)
|
James Compton | 6 | 4 | 83 | 87 | 170 | |
| 4 |
Hawthorn City
|
Norman Uren | 4 | 1 | 78 | 84 | 162 | |
| 5 |
Brunswick City
|
Hugh Niven | 7 | 3 | 82 | 77 | 159 | |
| 6 |
Preston Municipal
|
William S. May | 2 | 2 | 79 | 80 | 159 | |
| 7 |
Ballarat Soldiers & Sailors Memorial
|
H. L. Rasmussen | 5 | 8 | 76 | 78 | 154 | |
| 8 |
Footscray City
|
Les Barrett | 8 | 5 | 73 | 75 | 148 |
Championship included Quickstep Diagram March -- points listed under Stage March