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

A student demonstration or general laboratory model capable of calibrating the pitch of the mechanical thread in terms of the wavelength ofvisible light, specifically a chosen emission line from the spectra of say mercury. The interferometer is pictured in a newspaper article ( “AFternoon with Scientists, ARGUS 6/5/1920 p.5); the aA. HILGER , LONDON Part no N2 301/20 200

Document. Harry Biggs Collection. A very damaged parcel ticket from Bendigo Tramways. Dated 30/3/16. Pinned to a Legislative Assembly of Victoria card with the compliments of Les Schillon. M. P. Written on card - 'Found in filing cupboard thought it may be of interest to you'.organization, public utility, transport, harry biggs collection, tramway parcel ticket

184-page soft cover book entitled 'An Inch of Rain' by Robyn Ballinger A water history of Northern Victoria. Illustrated with B&W photos, maps and rainfall charts. Published 2012 by Australian Scholarly Publishing P/L, North Melbourne Printed by BPA Print Group rainfall, northern victoria, water

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 22 August, 1891 p 14. Descriptions of members of the Board of Advice for the School of Horticulture and curriculum. Discussion about what to do to prevent further flood damage such as a breakwater. Mr Neilson, curator, has managed to save the young apple trees.the leader, mr neilson, curator, apple trees, school of horticulture, floods, board of advice, flood damage