Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. 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 the torso of a man in a dark double breasted suit. The man is Frank Wright.Printed on back - Jerome Stamped on back - 26 June 1939frank wright, cornet, conductor, brassband

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed original silver gelatin photograph of the Winners of the VBA “C” Pennant Season 1924-26. kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic)

127 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 x 26 cm. fletcher & parker (firm) - history., real estate agents - victoria - balwyn north - history, melbourne (vic.) - history - pictorial works

Yields information about Drummond St Sth and Ballarat trams during the mid 1940's.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat No. 26 north bound in Wendouree Parade, nearing St Aidans Drive, with Fairly land in the background. Photo by Wal Jack 14-2-1944. See image i2 for rear of photograph.In ink on rear "No. 26, 14-2-44" and "W. Jack stamp " in bottom left hand corner with "Copyright" crossed out - may not be a Wal Jack photo.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, tram 26

Yields information about the appearance of trams parked in the City loop during early 1960's and the construction of the Big W store.Black and white photograph of Ballarat trams 21, 33 and 26 in the City Loop. Dated 13/12/1961. Printed on Agfa Gevaert paper in a postcard format. 21 - has a roof advertisement fort A. H. Collins of Sebastopol for Timber and The Age and another on the dash panel. 32 - has roof adverts for Penfold Cream Sherry cream and Eureka Terra Cotta tiles. In the background, a building (possibly the future Big W) is under construction in Grenville St. Photo by Lloyd Rogers.In ink "Ballarat trams Nos. 21, 33, 26, Sturt St 13/12/1961 and 3/19". In pencil: "21 - ex 10 Alaide, 33- ex M 189, 26 - ex M 111"trams, tramways, city loop, sturt st, tram 21, tram 33, tram 26

IT IS ON PERMANENT LOAN FROM HEPBURN SHIRE COUNCIL.CR. WILLIAM BARKELL ELECTED TO CLUNES BOROUOGH COUNCIL 29/9/1915 AND WAS MAYOR 1925-26; 1931-32. PHOTOGRAPH ORIGINALLY HUNG IN THE CLUNES TOWN HALL DURING HIS TERM AS MAYOR.FRAMED PHOTO OF WILLIAM BARKELL J.P.CLUNES BOROUGH COUNCIL WILLIAM BARKELL J.P. ELECTED COUNCILLOR 29.9.1915. MAYOR 1925-26; 1931-32. HORNBY STUDIO BALLARAT.local history, photography, photographs, councillors & officers

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Annual report produced by Kadimah26 pagesj. okno, r. rothberg, a. patkin, m.j. pushet, p. lasica, m. zacharin, m.cohen, h. housey, i. rothman, s. roth, n. fogel, n. super, j. honig, l. shapiro, j. lederman, i. sher, a. novik, n. silberberg, i. plotkin, s. wynn, a. pearl, i. hurwitz

p.26.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on Railways on the question of selecting localities for the permanent survey of narrow gauge lines in Victoria in 1896.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history

Painting of Museum tram 26 at St Aidans Drive. Note the man in a wheel chair, a man alongside leading a dog above the signature.Has a strong association with the artist and demonstrates activities the Ballarat Tramway MuseumFramed painting - decorative wood frame with black plastic outside frame with gold inside edge, glass sheet, acrylic? on canvas of tram 26 in Wendouree Parade at St Aidans Drive. Painted by Lerrick Quinn. Plywood backing with light brown tape. No hanging wire installed at the time of donation.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, painting, art work

Mitcham Mountview Uniting Church Service for laying Foundation Stone. 26 February 1967. Cross Ref. ND1837mitcham uniting church, glasson, bill

Program, Bendigo Repertory Society, ''Roar Like A Dove'' a comedy by Lesley Storm.Commencing 8pm. 26-29 August 1964program, theatre, bendigo repertory society

Article from Nunawading Gazette, 26 February 1992 by Merita Tabain on revegetation of Nunawading land owned by Melbourne Water.Nunawading Gazette, 26 February 1992 by Merita Tabain on revegetation of Nunawading land owned by Melbourne Water.melbourne water, nunawading, forest hill, parks and reserves, pipe line reserve

Congregation at Service for Laying Foundation Stone for Mountview Uniting Church, Mitcham. 26 February 1967. Cross Ref: ND1837.mitcham uniting church, glasson, bill

Item written by Andrew Jefferson. Notes the resumption of Museum services, quotes Stephen Butler, cost of new transformer and the 30th Anniversary of BTM Operations. Uses the same photo as appeared in the article of 17/11/2004 of Dave Macartney leaning against No. 38 - see Reg. Item 2959. Has date line fixed to top edge of cutting on rear.Yields information about the repair of the BTM power supply and a close association with Dave Macartney.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Sunday, December 26, 2004, titled "City's trams back on track today".btm, lightning strike, closure, power supply, 30th anniversary

Photographs, Black and White, of the MMTB bus 26 - Thornycroft BT Chassis - Side on view of the bus showing the lettering, logo, doorways and destination. Showing destination of "Melbourne & Elsternwick via High St". Photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne. Two copies held.In ink on the rear: .1 - "M&MTB (Small) Thornycroft Bus No. 26 - 20 seats - late 1920's". KSK print numbers SA951 and SA953.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, elsternwick, thornycroft, tram 7

Bertram Avenue Sheir Carey No 49 enlisted in the AIF in A Coy 5th Batt AIF on 17.8.14 age 26 years. Embarked for Egypt 21.10.14, embark for Gallipoli 5.4.15, WIA 26.4.15 GSW to thigh fractured, returns to duty 30.9.15, promoted to CPl 1.3.16, attached to 1st Army Pay Corps 1.9.16, transfers to Australian Flying Corps (AFC) London and posted 30th Training SQD 29.11.17, taken on strength 1st Wing HQ 16.1.18, discharged from the AIF 28.3.19.Framed photo of B.A.S. Carey, No. 49, 5th Battalion AIF and A.F.C. A grainy black and white portrait of an Australian soldier. Bare headed. Hat under his left arm. At least two strips on right sleeve. Frame - stylised black and gold wooden frameTicket on front - B.A.S CAREY NO 49 5 BN AIF and A.F.C. WIA 26 - 4 - 1915.photography-photographs, frame accessories, military history

Table of Contents: The location and pegging of a tramway route, The unity of things, Students' third annual dinner, The transmission of power by rope driving, Visit to the Briseis main and new brothers home, School of Mines' sports committee, School of Mines' magazine committee, Diabolo, Limericks sluiced at Snake Valley, Obituary, Hints to the inexperienced, Fossilistic love, Past students, Some bunsen memories, Quaint and curious coincidences, Notes on analytical chemistry, New students, News and notes, Students' library, Sports and pastimes, School of Mines' annual dinner, Correspondence, Answers to correspondents, Editorial notes. Images.Booklet of 26 pages.pegging a tramway route, transmission of power by rope driving, briseis main and new brothers home, diabolo, snake valley, obituary, analytical chemistry, students' library, john brittain, a. e. c. kerr, w. smith, l. seward, leslie coulter, t. williams, f. treloar, whitington, hart, murphy, o. w. williams, l. knight, w. kingston, g. w. sides, w. gelard, w. t. sayer, s. r. white, a. c. hesselmann, r. j. moore, r. g. walker, j. a. peart, newton g. king, w. e. eyres, g.h davenport, a. d. r. galloway, j. e. b. crossley, j. smart, h. hylton, j. blayney, t. lennon, h. s. sheppard, p. c. osbourne, c.w. nash, les smith, w. b. tucker, c. w. white, a. j. robin, h. f. owen, l. a. westcott, e. m. boyer, ernie strick, isadore wittowski, m. tyler, h. m. conran, h. g. conran, h. g. cornell, l. j. middleton, j. d. orr, j. r. blight, w. g. taylor, l. hall, c. bult, g. o. ramsay, o. w. williams, stanley r. heron, john a. grant, william t. sayer, frederick l. treloar, patrick s. anderson, robert mitchell, frederick j. martell

Table of Contents: Editorial, A hydro-electric scheme for Tasmania, Ore crushing and re-grinding, Dust breathing, Cyanide practice, Mr James Oddie, Mining, The estimation of caustic lime, Some geographical features of Ballarat, Art school notes, Chemical notes and abstracts, Mica and mica compounds used in Dynamo Insulation, Rock drills, News and notes, Correspondence, Sports, Past students, Editorial notes, Procession and theatre party, Answers to correspondents. Images.Booklet of 26 Pages.hydro-electric scheme for tasmania, ore crushing and re-grinding, dust breathing, cyanide practice, james oddie, mining, estimation of caustic lime, geographical features of ballarat, art school notes, mica and mica compounds used in dynamo insulation, rock drills, alumni, j. andrew wauchope, wilfred b. avery, f. brinsden, b. h. bennets, e. bieske, j. r. booth, a. s. coyte, h. b. cooke, t. a. cooper, t. e. copeland, leslie coulter, j. dickinson, g. h. davenport, w. e. eyres, e. frazer, w. e. figgis, g. govett, j. a. grant, e. gregory, a. a. gibson, w. gelard, e. c. hurdsfield, o. e. jager, oliver jaeger, herbert a. krause, w. kingston, h. r. kofoed, f. a. marriot, h. s. martin, d. mcdougall, c. w. nash, j. a. reid, s. h. sheppard, j. sutherland, w. t. sayer, g. sides, e. trend, rupert m. vaughan, s. b. vial, c. h. bale, o. c. witherden, e. m. weston, l. a. westcott, j. watson, j. worthington, william baragwanath, c. c. corrie, r. g. walker, g. g. sams, r. a. j. roberts, r. blight, j. cornell, v. booth, l. johnson, f. retallack, r. tinworth, r. roberts, h. whittingham, frederick j. martell

26 pages, illustrated.publication, pender, extractors, pumps, bee-keepers, supplies, australasian, victoria, beechworth honey