Colour photograph of Red Bluff Board riders trophy winners Back row Brendon Matthews Paul Darling Daniel Costigan Phil McEntree Jason Thomas Front row Jarrett Matthews Tom Willis Simon Renehan Addison Thomas Lake Tyers Beach Victoriasports

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.Foolscap, black type and print on pink paper. This birth registration shows that Frank is the youngest of eleven children and his father was William Wright and his mother was Sarah Wright, nee Higgins.Typed on the registration are the names and ages of Frank's father, mother and siblings and the date of birth of Frank. It also includes Williams occupation as a miner. Paper watermark "T H Saunders"frank wright,, william wright, sarah wright, birth certificate, birth registration, family history

Certificate of marriage between William James Moffatt and Elizabeth Sarah Frizzell, 23 August 1905.Certificate of marriage between William James Moffatt and Elizabeth Sarah Frizzell, 23 August 1905.moffatt, william james, frizzell, edith sarah

Alices hair has centre part pulled back in severe style, dress has white collar fringed bow and finished with cameo broachBlack and white photograph of Alice Grant fifth surviving child of George and Sarah Grant Victoriabridges, celebrations, genealogy

The autobiography of Rev.B.B. Lousada, Anglican priest at St. Matthews, Bruthen from 17 April 1947 to December 1951, servingreligion, autobiography, settlers

Certificate of Marriage of Clarence Gerald Linden, miner, and Sarah Hamilton, tailoress, at St. John's Church, Blackburn.Certificate of Marriage of Clarence Gerald Linden, miner, and Sarah Hamilton, tailoress, at St. John's Church, Blackburn.linden, clarence gerald, hamilton, sarah

Black and white photograph of Walter and Edward James Grant sons of George and Sarah Grant later of Metunggenealogy, fashion

Black and white photograph of Sarah Loukes with Big Dog at the Uniting Church Fete Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, people, fundraising

Photocopy of photo of R. Graham Carey's aerodrome booking office 1920s, with names of Carey, his children and a number of others outside the hall annotated by daughter Bertha Carey Harvey.transport - aviation and aerodrome, fishermans bend, r graham carey, bertha carey harvey, melbourne aviation company, edith carey, howard carey, graham melrose carey, g r mcpherson