Set of 4 stamps, John Macarthur - Merino Sheep 1834-1934. 2x Red, 2d, blue 3d, burgundy 9d, all have depiction of Merino ram in rural setting.stamps, john macarthur, merino, rural, industry, sheep farming

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.Black and white foolscap pages of a typed script for the radio show 'In Town Tonight'. The personalities interviewed by John Ellison included Frank Wright and the L.C.C. Band, Burl Ives and Audrey Hepburn.Written in pencil on front - Frank Wright % Playhouse Theatrefrank wright, in town tonight, john ellison, brass bands, london county council band, burl ives, audrey hepburn

Photographs taken around Port Melbourne. Early 1900s Photo of 32 Derham St. 3 women are on the verandah. The two nearest the front door are probably the mother and wife of John Schmidtfamilies, built environment - domestic, schmidt family, isobel munday

Footprints on the Sands of Time: Bendigo's Citizens, the 1909 Bendigonian Annual and Community History. La Trobe University, Bendigo 2 October 2002 The ninth Sir John Quick Bendigo LectureProfessor Jeff Brownriggbiography, sir john quick, lecture information on sir john quick

Email from Sandi Pullman stating that 3 Alistair Clarke roses had been named after people with Burnley comnnections: Miss E.N. Gibson, John Cronin, A.W. Jessepsandra pullman, alistair clarke, roses, a.w. jessep, john cronin, e.n. gibson