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 birth certificate was purchased by the GHS to validate the birth place of Victoria Cross recipient Leslie Cecil Maygar. Whilst registered at Greensborough, he was born at Dean Station Kilmore. This certificate also has birth entries for Sarah Gilbert, Caroline Mills, Robert James Stock, Benjamin Chapman.The Maygar family were early residents of Greensborough. One A3 page. Contains 5 births registered in the District of Greensborough.ClibPDF - www.fastio.comleslie cecil maygar, victoria cross, sarah gilbert, caroline mills, robert james stock, benjamin chapman, birth certificates

Marine Births, Deaths and marriages, Victoria, 1853-1920. Plastic CD case with coloured insert featuring ship in full sail bow on. Contains one disc. Disc records births and deaths on ship bound for Victoriastatistics, marine, maritime, births, deaths, marriages

"Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1886. Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages" Plastic CD case. Typed label white insert. Coipy of index. Contains one discstatistics, pioneer, births, deaths, marriages

A-Z Journal with Deaths / Births on each page.

Book with grey cover, birth notification register from 01.01.1952 to 1962Birth Notifications'local government - city of port melbourne

Victorian births, deaths and marriages (B.D.M.) Each disc contains records for Victoria: Disc 1 Victorian Edwardian index 1902-1913; Disc 2 Great War index, B.D.M. 1914-1920; Disc 3 Victorian deaths 1921-1985; Disc 4 Victorian marriage index 1921-1942 ; Disc 5 Victorian pioneers; Disc 6: Victorian Federation B.M.D. 1889-1901; Disc 7 Victorian pioneer index 1837-1888; Disc 8 Victorian archives. This set also known as the Digger Database.A database of vital records (births, deaths, marriages) from South Australia.9 x compact discs in plastic casesContents listed on each CDgenealogy resources, family history, registers of births deaths marriages, victoria, digger database

Federation Index. Victoria 1889-1901 Plastic CD case with green insertRegistry of Births, Deaths and marriages, Victoriastatistics, births, deaths, marriages

Newspaper cuttings including obituaries, accidents and biographical information from local sources N-Z.obituaries, biography

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Newspaper cuttings including biographical information from local sources H - L.genealogy

A folder containing newspaper cuttings of probate notices from local newspaperslaw

A brief history of Richard Bramby Whiter and his family, focusing on their contribution to the tourism industry at Lakes Entrance, Victoria and Boydtown, N.S.W.biography, tourism