A set of 110 photographs of various cruise ships berthed at Station Pier 1986-1999 PICTURES 31-40 NOT FOUND MAY 2015, still absent 15.01.19 and 22/8/23royal viking sea, achille lauro, crystal harmony, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2, pacifc princess, fairstar, frontier spirit, canberra, daphne, maasdam, dulos, azer baozhan, island princess, royal odyssey, mikhail sholokhov, maxim gorky, europa, russ, albatros, golden princess, marco polo, crystal symphony, rotterdam 56, kareliya, italia prima, fuki maru, sky princess, oriana, seabourne legend, delphin, royal viking sun, columbus, astor, silver wind, fair princess, nieuw amsterdam 99, transport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, ron laing

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. 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.Handwritten notes by Frank Wright totalling 19 pages broken into 1). Introduction 1b). Bands 2). Concert Parties 3). Holidays at home during the war years 4). Open air dancing 5). Children's shows 6). Crystal Palace 7). The grass theatres 8). Iveagh Bequest 9). Open air Symphony ConcertsAll handwritten frank wright, composer, conductor, bands, london county council entertainments