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 photograph of a man standing beside the iron gates of a formal garden. Behind him, people are strolling on the concrete paths surrounding gardens, a fountain and trees. In the distance buildings can be seen on the hill behind the gardens. The man is Frank Wright and the place is Mirabellgarten in Salzburg, Austria.Written in pen on the back - Sept 1963, Salzburg, Mirabellgartenfrank wright, conductor, mirabellgarten, salzburg

Warrnambool people and places. Small. medium and 1 large photographShow people and places in and around Warrnambool. WW11Maroon leatherette cover with linear embossing. 22 black thick paper pages laced and tied on front cover with two cords. Loose and photographs arranged on pages with photo corners. Some photographs removedEmbossed with gold printing and line decorationphotographs, album, photos, warrnambool photographs, warrnambool

People - "Swainston, Jessie" Buildings - "Ellesmere Place, Power Lines"

Buildings - Bruni's House People - Ellesmere Place (Bruni's House)

Black and white photograph of No 29 tram on Mitchell Street. On RH side of photo Train R 766 being shunted on improvised lines onto VRI reserve on Railway Place. Between tram and train, people observing movement of train. Trailer 'RW James, for hire' in view to rear of train. Stamped on back: 'copyright, The Bendigo Advertiser Newspapers'. Pencil written '4 1/2 x 5' 66% page 79' on back.basil miller, bendigo tramways, train, tram, mitchell street

Blue cover with title and author on the spine.non-fictionAutobiography of the author Alan Mickle.alan mickle, autobiography

Reminiscences about people and places in Briar Hill, written by the late Ray Hooper.3p. typescriptbriar hill, ray hooper, oral history

A single volume about World History until 1934 with photographs of people and placesLeather type hard cover book with text and sepia photographsworld history, encyclopedias

Paperback. Front cover has a large photograph of a lyrebird in full song. Along the lower edge of the front cover are four photographs; a Spotted March frog, the Gould Memorial Drive, a river and a wombat. Back cover has a photograph of the Cathedral Range at dawn.non-fictionA book of photographs of natural attractions, flora and fauna taken in and around the Murrindindi Shire.murrindindi, victoria, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, rivers, nature, natural attractions