Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a man sitting in a park (possibly the Ballarat Botanic Gardens) with two young boys on his lap. The man is Frank Wright and the boys could perhaps be his nephews.frank wright, conductor, brass band, park

Family group picnicing in the Botanical gardens Black and white landscape with 13 people in foreground dressed in clothing of the early 1900’sgardens, family, group, botanical

There is Bunya Pine in the Ballarat Botanical GardensThis is another example of an important Australian native to be found in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens1 photocopied page taken from a book. Print on lefthand side and coloured picture on righthand side with sketches of seed and cone beneath.Nonebunya pine, araucariaceae, subtropical softwood, john garner, doctor, ballarat botanical gardens, trees in ballarat, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat

Palm avenue at Blessington Street entrance, c. 1950 and 1995colour and black and white postcard (3 post cards - identical)Palm Avenue at Blessington Street entrance. Historic gardens in the City of Port Phillip postcard series celebrating the launch of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Flora for Victoria 1996.

Set of five colour photographs / prints taken on the occasion of the special tram for the Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Ballarat, 150 years of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens, September 23, 2007. All on Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Taken by Liz Sheedy. .1 - No. 40 Wendouree Parade .2 - Roger Salen through one of the windows .3 - ditto .4 - Close of the flowers strung along one side .5 - Close up of one of the flower strings on No. 40 150 years of the gardens, friends of the botanic gardens, wendouree parade, flowers, tram 40

The tree was one of two original red river gums that pre-dated European occupation, and was the site where colonists congregated to celebrate the announcement of Victoria's separation from New South Wales on 15 November 1850. It died as the result of vandalism in 2010 and 2013. Saplings of the original are planted around Melbourne, including along the Plenty River Trail in Greensborough3 p. Wikipedia article; photograph of the tree in the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne (before it was vandalised), and copy of the document of separation of the province of Victoria from the Colony of New South Wales, owned by Colin Boucher..separation tree

Morgan Bevan John was a president of the Ballarat School of Mines for many years. In 2014 the building was used for Ceramics and 3D Art, other former uses now being carried out in the Skills Centre. The M.B. John Trade–Art building (Albert Street front) of SMB was officially opened by the Hon. John Cain, Premier of Victoria, in the presence of Morgan B. John. Programs include 3 Dimensional Art, Painting & Decorating, and Engineering Trades. (SMB Institutional Plan 1989)Two black and white photographs of the MB John building at Federation University SMB campus. The building fronts Albert Street, Ballarat. .2) shows the edge of the Ballarat School of Mines Botanical Gardens.ballarat school of mines, john, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, flecknoe, m.b. john, vocational skills, morgan b. john, albert street, buildings

School of Mines Ballarat Botanical Gardens print.A page torn out of 1953 Prospectus, with black and white printed image showing rear of administration building and SMB Gardens.smb, ballarat school of mines, school of mines ballarat, smb botanical gardens, smb administration building, botanical gardens, prospectus, a building

part of the historic botanical gardens in Port FairyHand tinted Photograph/postcard of garden avenue Port FairyGardens Port Fairygarden avenue, botanical

People - "Morgan, Bill" Buildings - Malmsbury Botanical Gardens

Botanic Gardens pathway. Agapanthus grows in the garden beds.botanic gardens, ballarat, gardens

Botanic Gardens stone edged pathways and trimmed hedges.botanic gardens, ballarat, gardens

Garden path edged with palms in the Ballarat Botanic Gardens.ballarat botanic gardens, public, landscape