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.Five books of sheet music (full scores). They are the scores of five different pieces of music owned by Frank Wright. 1). 'Karelia Suite' by Sibelius. Printed with a buff coloured cover. 2). 'The Heavens are Telling, Chorus from The Creation'. Music by Haydn. This has notation throughout the piece in lead pencil and red pencil. 3). 'Symphony of Marches, for Brass Band', by Gilbert Vinter. 4). 'Coriolanus' by Cyril Jenkins. 5). 'The Land-of -the-ever-Young, Hebridean sea poem', by Granville Bantock1). The title is written in pen on the front cover. 2). Red pencil notation throughout the piece and in pencil on the front cover - The musical Director, Belfast Philharmonic Orch, Belfast, N. Trelor? 3). In pencil on front cover - Grave p19 and Brioso(?) p36. 5). In pencil on the front cover - 2nd & 5frank wright, sheet music, full score, the land of the ever young, coriolanus, symphony of marched for brass band, the heavens are telling, karekia suite, sibelius, haydn, gilbert vinter, cyril jenkins, granville bantock

Football scorecard for W.D.F.L match Heywood v Hamilton at Heywood Sat Jun 11 1949. Beige card, black print. Back cover, sponsors' names, inside team names, space for filling in quarter by quarter scores, score filled in in pencil

Hutton Trophy was competed for annually by Light Horse Troops. Forster Cup was for competition by Light Horse Machine gun Sections.Typed document giving judging scores for Hutton Trophy and Lord Forster Cup for year 1938 - 1939hutton, forster, light horse

Portland Football Club, Heywood Football ClubFootball score card, grey cardboard, black print. For Western District Football League match between Heywood and Portland, at Heywood, Sat. May 22 1948. Back of card - sponsors, inside card, teams, with space for quarter by quarter scores, filled in by hand, pen and pencil

Conductors score for Le Carnaval Romain by Hector Berlioz, inside a cover 'The Army Journal for Full Military Band'.Stamped "Temporary War Increas 25 %"le carnacal romain, music score, hector berlioz, dan godfrey, world war two, the army journal

Melbourne Sports Depot Cricket Scoring Book, records 9 cricket matches played by the students of Burnley College.sports, cricket, scoring, matches, students, burnley college.

Unidentified cricket score book, possibly from Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel (Absent from collection September 2023)Port Melbourne Hostelsport - cricket, port melbourne hostel, melbourne sports depot, g elliot, r featherby, r elliot, a turner, d sampson, j farrier, j roberts, g treble, c turner, g ellison, m featherby, l bailey, k fitzgerald, g hirt, a watt, a hirt, r miller, norman, f lind, a wright, l barry, m hudson, r mcauliffe, b ramsay, s ralph, n rowe, c campbell, d hill, b manton, r mccraig, p chisolm, moloney, sinclair, coop, crittenden, payne, hall, p morgan, t morgan

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

Ledgers, Minutes Books, 3 Savings Books, Compition lists, Corrspondence (various), Score Books, Registration decs & Receipts, Cash bookssports club, militaria

Original photograph of Groom and Beckwith Garage, Hogan Street, Tatura. Harry Beckwith 3rd from left.Black and white photograph of group of 6 men outside garage.on back: donated by Mrs Beckwith, Alexander Avenue, Tatura. 1986. Football scores and other numbersharry beckwith, groom and beckwith garage

Item collected during Cr Liana THOMPSON's time in Council as Mayor of Port Melbourne and donated to the PMH&P societyVFA 1993 Grand Final Record of the match played between Port Melbourne and Werribee (Final score was Werribee 10.10.70 to Port Melbourne 4.4.28)sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, liana thompson