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 dressed in a suit standing on the trunk of a large felled tree. Around him are other fallen tree trunks, all located on the banks of a river. In the background is a bridge spanning the river and on either side of the water are the tall trees of a forest. The man is Frank Wright.frank wright, felled trees, forest, bridge

Powernet cuts down trees in electricity transmission easement for powerline vegetation clearances which upsets the local residents.Residents angry over felled native treesstradbroke drive reserve, stradbroke drive, st. albans, traudel elliott

Social, historicalExample of the felling of trees for power company in the late twentieth centuryColour photo, of the Western outskirts of the township of Yendon showing felled pine trees and stumps yendon, moorabool shire, streetscape, felled pinetrees, powercor

Social, historicalExample of the felling of trees for power company in the late twentieth centuryColour photo, of the Western outskirts of the township of Yendon showing 8-10 felled pine trees from the southern side of avenueyendon, moorabool shire, streetscape, felled pinetrees, powercor

In October 2014 a large diseased gum tree was chopped down in the Village Green recreation area and in front of the St. Andrews Uniting Church Hall and kindergarten, which is the building in the background. The kindergarten used the timber from the felled tree to make furniture in the children's play area.A coloured digital photograph of a weatherboard church hall with a large felled tree trunk in front of it.sunbury village green, st. andrew's uniting church, st. andrew's kindergarten, sunbury

Lake Bellfield During ConsturctionColour Slide: Showing felled trees and machinery in the background

A colour photograph of a felled Mountain Ash tree that was on display in Marysville, Victoria.A colour photograph of a felled Mountain Ash tree that was on display in Marysville, Victoria. This postcard was produced by Colorscans (Publishing) Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.Colorscans C PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY COLORSCANS (PUBLISHING) PTY. LTD. 118 BRIGHTON STREET, RICHMOND 3121 Supa-vu/ cards MARYSVILLE - VICTORIA This Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus/ Regnans) log was felled in 1971/ on Mt. Observation. Total height/ 57.3 metres, age 224 years. Volume/ of this log 1194 super feet suffic-/ ient to frame an average house. Photographed and Distributed by:/ K & H. ELLIS - 35 Old Warburton Road,/ Warburton 3799marysville, mountain ash, eucalyptus regnans, victoria, colorscans publishing, postcard, souvenir

A colour photograph of a felled Mountain Ash tree that was on display in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a felled Mountain Ash tree that was on display in Marysville in Victoria. This postcard was produced by Colorscans (Publishing) Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.Colorscans C PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY COLORSCANS (PUBLISHING) PTY. LTD. 118 BRIGHTON STREET, RICHMOND 3121 Supa-vu/ cards MARYSVILLE - VICTORIA This Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus/ Regnans) log was felled in 1971/ on Mt. Observation. Total height/ 57.3 metres, age 224 years. Volume/ of this log 1194 super feet suffic-/ ient to frame an average house. Photographed and Distributed by:/ K & H. ELLIS - 35 Old Warburton Road,/ Warburton 3799marysville, mountain ash, eucalyptus regnans, victoria, colorscans publishing, postcard, souvenir

Newspaper Clipping from "The Mail",18 February 1997, Page 9, "Friends furious over felled tree"'The removal of a towering gum tree at the new Ringwood Bowling Club in Loughnan Road has outraged the Friends of Mullum Mullum Valley. Ken McInness, convenor of the Friends of Mullum Mullum Valley was angered by this happening, but the Council's manager of Engineering Services, John Trevorah, said the tree had been earmarked for removal at the start of the project.The President of the Ringwood Bowling Club, Maurice Boyd, said it was "an extremely dirty gum tree and that he'd asked the council to remove it. No permit was required.

The back of Warren's/Greer's Bakery on the far right side, with the back of Warrens/Greer's house adjacent (and at right angles to the bakery). The cottage on the left side was rented out. The bed of the Stoney Creek is in the foreground.Postcard shows three buildings with trees and a hill in the background. There are numerous fallen/felled trees and a fence in the foreground. Robert Greer was the baker. He married Ida Warren.media, advertisements, people, warren

Heavy duty Trevalli type Ratchet Jack. Used in the Rural / Timber Industry for felling trees and handling large logs. Steel operating handle has 2.5cm square socket

Deep Lead Portrait Charles Francis Bennet killed in an accident felling trees 1958stawell deep lead

Postcard with title RAIL SPLITTERS printed on the front showing three men and a boy at a large, sawn tree. They all have implements used for cutting and sawing. There is a long gun leaning on the front of the felled tree. The postcard was written by Fred Dorey and sent to his sister Mary.in 1905.POSTCARD MT. DANDENONG SERIES Handwritten in black ink on back: Miss M Dorey 35 Smith Street Fitzroy Mt Dandenong 22.10.05 Dear Mary Write & let us know if you know this photo. Mrs Grant is getting a big boarding house up and Mrs Keys is going put up a new house hoping you are well I remain Your truly Fred fred dorey, mary dorey, tree, rail splitters, wood chop

A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a tree being felled at Cambarville in Victoria. Cambarville was established as a timber mill town in the 1940s. Timber mill owners A. Cameron and F.J. Barton named Cambarville. They established the mill to salvage timber from trees destroyed in the 1939 bushfires. Cambarville was impacted by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and any remaining structures were destroyed.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of a tree being felled at Cambarville in Victoria.marysville, victoria, 1939 bushfires, 2009 black saturday bushfires, cambarville, a. cameron, f.j. barton, australia, tree felling, photograph

Social, historicalExample of the Moorabool Shire sign and the felling of trees for power company in the late twentieth centuryColour photo, of the Western outskirts of the township of Yendon showing 8-10 felled pine trees of the southern side of avenueroad signs, yendon, moorabool shire, streetscape, felled pinetrees, powercor

"Photocopy of an original which was published in the Herald 2 Aug 1956 showing a group of Eltham residents protesting against tree felling undertaking a ceremonial tree planting L-R foreground (adults): Susan, Mavis and Laurel Gill; Hal Peck; Alistair Knox (centre); Tim Burstall; Jack Gill; Gordon Ford; Matcham Skipper" Protest against the depradations of the State Electricty Commission 1956 - Alistair Knox (1980), We are what we stand on, pp48-49 “The fact that the number of trees in central Eltham has more than doubled since 1945 is an indication of how universal and powerful the movement has been. Eltham was fighting the S.E.C. and other government authorities in the 40's and 50's over the retention of indigenous trees. In the Christmas season of 1956 our conflict with them came to a dramatic confrontation that made headline news in all the daily papers for a week. It started in the Herald, was repeated in the Sun and taken up by the Age two days later. After four days, it was appearing in the New York Times. Some S.E.C. workers cut down two 100-year-old oak trees in Franklin Street. The inner Eltham community launched a frontal attack on bureaucratic bungling and arrogance that they have never forgotten. When the chairman of the Commission delivered his New Year's speech some weeks later, he emphasised that the commission's first responsibility was to protect trees. This was the antithesis of their previous attitude. For many years to come, tree-lopping Commission workers always pretended they were not there when our small explosive group passed by. With Council assistance, we also carried out free native tree plantings on the nature strips of most roads in the Central Riding in the l 950's, when the rhododendron and the gladioli flanked by pampas grass and flowering fruit trees were still being introduced into the most 'desirable' eastern suburbs.”Photocopy of an original which was published in the Herald 2 Aug 1958 showing a group of Eltham residents protesting against tree felling undertaking a ceremonial tree planting L-R foreground (adults): Susan, Mavis and Laurel Gill; Hal Peck; Alistair Knox (centre); Tim Burstall; Jack Gill; Gordon Ford; Matcham Skipperevents, susan gill, mavis gill, laurel gill, jack gill, hal peck, tim burstall, gordon ford, matcham skipper, alistair knox, trees

Colour photograph of a crushed picnic table, which occured when a limb fell from a tree at Warrnambool.guildford, picnic, oak, damage, picnic table

Sunday Age article, 26th May, 1996, in 'Agenda' titled 'World Environment Day and subtitled 'Miners clean up after their act'. Marilyn Sprague collected seeds from 36 different species of plants to revegetate land disturbed by mining. She stated ' it is very important to collect material from the specific site, because the actual species vary so much from area to area.' Black and white photo shows Marily Sprague collecting seeds from felled trees in the Box-Ironbark forest. gold mining, bendigo, box-ironbark forest, marilyn sprague, goldfields revegetation company, revegetation, bendigo mining

This tree was one of the earliest plantings in the Burnley Gardens.(a) George Manley and Andrew Tylee (staff) using a mechanical saw on wheels to cut up the felled Cypress tree.. (b) Logs on the lawn with the mechanical saw on wheels. Summer House behind. Also see B91.262-263.george manley, andrew tylee, staff, mechanical saw, cypress tree, summer house

A colour tinted postcard of 5 tree fellers plus the reverse side details .Sent to Mrs V Evans of Lima (near Benalla)'The Cutters in Gippsland Victoria' timber industry, forestry, topography

Document. Greeting Cards. Cream card with gold border 15mm from the edge. At the top corners are gold bells with red interiors and ribbond. Inside the border is a picture of a snow covered scene with houses, church? and trees. A large red moon is rising behind the trees. Some people are walking along the path to the larger building. On the right of the path is a felled tree with a red robin sitting on it. At the bottom printed in gold is: Hearty Christmas Greetings. The celluloid front is sewn to the card backing. A bright yellow cord is double threaded through the front left.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

This small cross cut saw, with a home-made handle, would have been used to fell small trees or cut timber and was designed to be used by one person. Cross cut saws derive from ancient times but came into general use in the 15th century. Those used to fell large trees or cut large pieces of timber were operated by two people. Cross cut saws today have been mostly replaced by electric chain saws. This is a small cross cut saw. It has a metal blade with large serrations or teeth and a metal piece affixed to the blade with screws. A wooden handle has been fitted into the end metal piece in an upright position. The metal is pitted and rusted and the handle is rectangular-shaped tapering down at the end where it is affixed to the metal. vintage tools, warrnambool

Used by lumber jacks in tree felling during the period circa 1900Imported and sold by Holden and Frost Ca 1910Steel prong on foot plate with leather straps with which the unit is held in place on foot.lumber, spikes, leather straps

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Tree felling: members of the Coutts family of Inglewood inspect newly dropped trees in the late 18802. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

This historic tree fell over early 2025. East Gippsland Shire Council have established a garden around it.Coloured photograph of the lookout tree on Jemmy's Point Lakes Entrance development, historic site, memorials

Used in the 19th century.A slightly curved wooden handled axe with a forged steel head. It is a multipurpose cutting tool used for felling and delimbing trees, splitting of logs for firewood and dressing of logs for timber conversion. It was used in the 19th century.woodworking tools, wood, steel, froes, cleaving axes, axes, cutting tools, hand axes

Logging was a major industry in the region for decades. Before the advent of power tools, loggers would first make a 'scarf' in the trunk - a notch made with axes where the saw can more easily rest - before taking a large saw to the wood to cut through the rest of the trunk.Forestry was a vital industry to the region; this example from Monbulk is a good demonstration of the pre-power tools methods of treecutting.The main item is a black and white photograph mounted on cream card. The reverse of the card is blank with the exception of a museum accession number in the bottom-right. The photograph is centered on a large tree, taking up about the central quarter of the shot. Two men are elevated off the ground on either side of the tree, while two more stand on the ground to the left of the shot looking at the camera. The two men around the tree are in the process of sawing through it, with a large cut (including the 'scarf', a notch made with axes) already visible. There are two other copies of this photograph in our collection, both printed on ordinary printer paper. Each has different handwritten annotations, which are included in this entry.Copy 1 Reverse: "Copy only / Felling a giant tree at / Conner's Monbulk date unknown" Copy 2 Annotation: "Took 5 hours & 3 men to saw a / big tree down. Scarf in first 7ft cross cut saw."industry, monbulk, forestry

Newspaper article: Tree falls on moving car, Diamond Valley News, 15 April 1998, tree fell near Main Road and Antoinette Boulevard intersection, damaging car, power line and street light.main road, accident, eltham (vic)

2 sets of colour photographs and negatives in folder stamped 29 Mmar 1994. 1 set of 26 colour photographs showing steps in tree felling. 1 set of 21 colour photographs labelled "Sydney June 2000" showing various fungi and diseases of trees.tree felling, fungi, diseases, trees, arboriculture, chain saw, tree climbing