Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born in 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. He was the youngest of eleven children. 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 appointed in 1934 as the Musical Director of the London County Council (the GLC or Greater London Council), where he organized many amazing concerts in most of the 150 parks, in and around the London district. He was also responsible for some of London’s major concerts at Kenwood, the Crystal Palace and Holland Park. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and Conducting and was a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. Frank was awarded an M.B.E. in 1967 and he died in November 1970. 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.A yellow, red and white three fold brochure printed in black, advertising the Besson brand brass band instruments, sold by A P Sykes of Melbourne. On the front cover are photographs of two musicians who a giving their approval for these instruments. One is Frank Wright and the other is William S. May.frank wright, brass band, musical instruments, william s may, besson, a p sykes

Folding Autographic Brownie Camera - bellow folding.Brass plaque Obote lense at front - inscription No 24 Folding Autographic Brownie

black with Canadian brass

8 Brass Buttonsequipment, ww2, army

This whistle was mounted on H.V. McKay Store Building. It was used to indicate the factory's clock on / off times. The whistle could be heard throughout the district.Brass steam whistle

Commemorative item of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Issued by Stawell shire. May have been given to school Children.Tarnished Medallion "Brass"Obverse - Victoria Jubilee 1887 - Young Head Left Profile. Reverse - Shire of Stawell T.H. Hutchings J.P President [Raised engraving of the Shire Hall]queen victoria jubilee

This item is part of the Thomas Caine Tool Collection, owned by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and curated by the Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia.surface plate brass

Both used in WW11.brass. and lead component.Australian. C A C. VL. 1. 16 Japanese. K. Plus Japanese writing.