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

This Book is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyGreen water marked linen covered journal with maroon spine with red feint lined blue pages. Label on front cover is cream with black printing JOURNAL with handwritten DATA RISIS GLENFINE SOUTH -SOUTH BERRY G.S & S.B Hand written in black and red ink. Plan in back with scale 20 chains to one inch - Has an index. Handwritten on title page in black ink Address of sawmiller T. J. Brown, Mount Rowan D. W. Hambly 317 Ligar St, Ballarat J. Freeman, C/O Mrs H Simons, Lynch St, Footscray Sleemans Prescription for the bladder in 19009 Mixture No 55983 Tabloids No 55982glenfine south, south berry, sleemans, mining, gold mining, glenfine consols, reef, weights of quartz, blacksmiths tools, australian and eagle, davies south east reef drive, brawns, eaglehawk junction, simons letter, machinery, puddlng plant, poppet heads, winding plant, creswick, mosquito creek, frenchmans gully, spring hill, a. h. welsh, squire, petticoat gully

This book is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyGreen water marked linen covered journal with maroon spine with red feint lined blue pages. Label on front cover is cream with black printing JOURNAL with handwritten SOUTH BERRY CONSOLS hand written in black and red ink. Pages held together inside the book with three metal clipsSouth Berry Consols written on front cover mining, gold mining, south berry, miners' wages, wages, ballarat, 1913, a. gilles, a. g. shaw, w. a. bain, grong grong railway station, h. c. handford, j. b. williams, h. a. goddard, r. j. liddicoat, belmore reefs, government stock route, berembed station, mcerven

This book is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyGreen water marked linen covered journal with maroon spine with red feint lined blue pages. Label on front cover is cream with black printing JOURNAL with handwritten BORES. Hand written in black ink. Plans of shafts throughout 182 pages.Map/plan loose at page 48. Index on pages 176 - 181Bores written on front cover berry consols, bores, gold, gold mining, mining, shafts, g. maryhans, charlesons, davies, coopers, west berry consols gold mining company

This book is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyGreen water marked linen covered journal with maroon spine with red feint lined blue pages. Label on front cover is cream with black printing JOURNAL with handwriting in ink. Hand written in black ink and pencil. Marbled paper inside front and back cover. Some loose pages inside. 21 pages cut out from front 1-21. PROSPECTS NO 2 SHAFT written in ink across length of pages chas golding footwear, mines, mining, gold, gold mining, smb, easy-meel, 1931, e. m. whipp, windsor

This book is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire Family498 pages cream paper with black printing. Discoloured and damaged cover of grey/green mines, mining, gold, royal commission, ventilation, sanitation, 1905, squire, smb

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.Four pieces of legal correspondence concerning the death of Frank Wright plus an inventory of furniture and musical instruments from chartered surveyors addressed to John Hosier. Also included is a telegram from Frank's sister Laura Ritchie, authorising Mr John Hosier to act for the family. The legal correspondence is from Trower, Still & Keeling and the inventory is from E. Copping Joyce & Son.2). Several notes written - one in blue pen, one in black pen and another in pencil. 1a)., 1b)., 2)., 3). & 4). all have handwritten signaturesfrank wright, john hosier, laura ritchie, trower still and keeling