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.Small cards of sheet music, scored for all the instruments in a brass band for the music entitled 'Once upon a time'. Most likely arranged and scored by Frank Wright. As in the style of the early part of the 1900's, the music was hand written, then copied. The instruments included are - 1). Soprano cornet, 2). Repiano cornet, 3). 2nd & 3rd cornets, 4). Solo & 1st horns, 5). 2nd horn, 6). Euphonium, 7). 1st & 2nd Baritones, 8). 1st & 2nd trombones, 9).Bass trombone, 10). E flat Bass, 11). B flat Bass and 12). Drums etc.frank wright, brass bands, march cards, once upon a time, sheet music

..8 mm video cassette, set of 2, recording 4/19 PWLH Regiment Band 40's Style Concert at Moorabbin Town HallP5-90, 904/19 pwlh band, film

Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham proposed estimates of revenue and expenditure for the municipal year 1933-1934 - the estimates adopted and confirmed at an ordinary meeting on 16 Oct 1933. Figures on confirmed papers differ from estimatesShire of Blackburn and Mitcham proposed estimates of revenue and expenditure for the municipal year 1933-1934 - the estimates adopted and confirmed at an ordinary meeting on 16 Oct 1933.local government, shire of blackburn and mitcham, financial documents

Band member S/Sgt Roger Bausssman, 30/8/1938 - 2/2/2011, dining out on his retirement from the ArmyPhilips 8 mm video tape Dining out of S/Sgt Roger Baussman on his retirement from the RegimentP5-90, 90baussman, video, band

Also a colour photograph of the stamper at the Orbost Information centre 05111.3 15 x 10 cmColour photograph of the water wheel and stamper installed near the Slab Hut at Information Centre Orbost Victoriacelebrations, people

A Conservation Management Plan of the Ballarat Municipal Observatory, produced by Dr David Rowe of Authentic Heritage Services Pty Ltd and Wendy Jacobs, Architect & Heritage Consultant for the City of Ballarat and the Ballaarat Astronomical Society in April 2007.astronomy, ballarat observatory, ballarat municipal observatory, conservation management plan, cmp