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.Small cards of sheet music, scored for all the instruments in a brass band for the music entitled 'Once upon a time'. Most likely arranged and scored by Frank Wright. As in the style of the early part of the 1900's, the music was hand written, then copied. The instruments included are - 1). Soprano cornet, 2). Repiano cornet, 3). 2nd & 3rd cornets, 4). Solo & 1st horns, 5). 2nd horn, 6). Euphonium, 7). 1st & 2nd Baritones, 8). 1st & 2nd trombones, 9).Bass trombone, 10). E flat Bass, 11). B flat Bass and 12). Drums etc.frank wright, brass bands, march cards, once upon a time, sheet music

Anthropologist and Aboriginal activist Donald Thomson later lived in Eltham with wife Dorita. Contents Photocopy of photograph of Thomson family at "The Oaks", Kinglate 11 November 1891. Photocopy of old photograph of "Worlingworth", home of Donald Thomson. Booklet: "N.T.S.R.U. 1941-1943: text and photographs from the report of Sqn Leader Donald Thomson." Yirrkale Literature Production Centre, 1992. Photocopy of Australian Dictionary of Biography (Vol.16, pp385-386), entry for Thomson, Donald Finlay Fergusson. Newspaper article: "Drought close to city", no source, no date. Donald Thomson wants South Riding of Eltham declared a drought area, photograph of Elaine Thomson. Newspaper article: "Professor dies", The Post, 27 1970. Obituary of Donald Thomson. Photocopy of extracts from "Donald Thomson in Arnhem Land" 1983: Chapter "Donald Thomson: A biographical Sketch". pp1-15; Map; Notes on sources pp141-142. Newspaper article: "Memoirs of an advocate for Aboriginal rights", Diamond Valley News, 8 March 1983. Interview of Dorita Thomson, widow of Donald Thomson, about him and house "Worlingworth". Newspaper article: "Australia's secret Aboriginal 'army". Herald, 2 June 1983. Donald Thomson's life and work, and the book about it, "Donald Thomson of Arnhem Land". Invitation to exhibition of photographs by Donald Thomson, Brighton City Library, 22 July 1983. Publicity for film "Thomson of Arnhem Land" with note from Bruce Nixon, 8 June 2000. Newspaper article: "A crusader before his time", Diamond Valley News, 9 August 2000. Details of life and work of Donald Thomson. Newspaper article: "Outback part. of his life", Diamond Valley News, 9 August 2000. Interview of Dorita Thomson about Donald Thomson's life and work. Newspaper article: "Museum and Aboriginies to meet in stand-off over heritage items", The Age, 29 July 2004. Bark paintings on loan from British Museum in dispute. Magazine article: "Keeping time with Rolf", Time, 20 March 2006. Mentions of Donald Thomson. Newspaper advertisement: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. The Weekly Review, no date (possibly 2017). Flier: "The Thomson House" Templestowe, Emerson Oliver Estate Agent. Newspaper article: "Once upon a time an anthropolgist watched men hunt in 10 canoes", The Age, 16 December 2006. Donald Thomson's work and a new film "Ten Canoes". Newspaper article: "A life's work offers forgotten link to the cultural wealth of nation's first people", The Age, 23 December 2024. The Donald Thomson Ethnohistory Collection. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcdonald thomson, northern territory special reconnaissance unit, donald finlay fergusson thomson, "the oaks" kinglake, "worlingworth" eltham, elaine thomson, louise thomson, rosemary thomson, dorita thomson, st margaret's church of england eltham, australian institute of aboriginal studies, brandy creek gippsland, ."donald tomson in arnhem land"., "n.t.s.r.u. 1941-1943", "thomson of arnhem land", victorian aborigines welfare board, thomson collection museum victoria, mia mia aboriginal art gallery, louise thomson-officer, marcia langton, su baker, lake tyers victorian aboriginal reserve gippsland, robert macklin, yintjingga people, 29 edwin road templestowe, royal geographic society, nicholas peterson, mapoon mission, wongo aboriginal man, wuluwirr aboriiginal man, mattuwa aboriginal man, mauwunbol aboriginal man, munguyuma aboriginal man, dja dja wurrung people, gavin jennings, gary murray, film "ten canoes", galanbingu people, mandallpuy people, djinba people, rolf de heer, arnhem land, arafura swamp, ramingining, caledon bay, lindy allen, bunjilaka centre

Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionPerforming Arts / Robert Baker p1. In the news [exhibitions & displays, events & the collection] p2. Once upon a the time: the Griffiths of Kew / Suzanne McWha p3. East Kew Women's Club 1945-1973 / Desley Reid p6. Spinster who defeats parliaments / David White p8. Annual General Meeting / Brad Miles p.8. Form of appointment of proxy p9. Nomination form p9.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals