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.Foolscap, black type and print on pink paper. This birth registration shows that Frank is the youngest of eleven children and his father was William Wright and his mother was Sarah Wright, nee Higgins.Typed on the registration are the names and ages of Frank's father, mother and siblings and the date of birth of Frank. It also includes Williams occupation as a miner. Paper watermark "T H Saunders"frank wright,, william wright, sarah wright, birth certificate, birth registration, family history

Believed to be from All England Eleven Hotel, as dug up 1997 from the cesspit behind 282 Rouse StreetSingle button-up boot, approximate age 4-6 years. Stiff with caked dirt, sole and parts of boot missing. Evidence of hand stitching.domestic life, hotels

Believed to be from the All England Eleven Hotel, dug up Nov. '97 from the cesspit (Little Princes St)Bottle, engraved 'Rum' 'AHS', with broken neck; white glass with rainbow colours woven through'Rum' 'AHS' and filagreed flowershotels

Eleven photos of construction of Waranga Basin Wall, railways, horse teams and housing. One photo of Main Street in Murchison.11 photos

Eleven colour photographs taken by Ted Kobelt at the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society's Back to Port 1940s/50s exhibition 25.03.2001 at the Masonic Hall in Liardet Street, for the Port Melbourne Community Festivalcelebrations fetes and exhibitions, norah howard, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps

Hostel laundry with female figure using the laundry tub. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street