Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. 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 sitting in the driver's seat of a tourer car. The car is parked in a paddock with a fence and trees in the background. The man is Bill Archibald and the place is Archibald's at NewlynWritten in pen on back - The "Overland" Car at Archibalds, Newlyn. Taken during a couple of days visit - 23/11/22. (Bill Archibald in car) F.W.(au)frank wright, cornet, conductor, ballarat, overland car, bill archibald, newlyn

The car has been identified as belonging to Natale and Ethel Cerini who lived at 215 Union Road. The Victorian style home in the background is their home. Ethel May Cerini is standing centre right. The girl standing up may be Jocelyn Cerini. Her sister Lynette is also in the photo. Other children are local friends and neighbours. The 'driver' is possibly Jocelyn's cousin.Black and white photo of children in a car outside houses, identified as being in Union Road. Two women stand behind the car which has the hood down and has registration number 46063. The house on the right is Victorian style with a verandah with iron lacework. The house on the left is a later style typical of the 1920s.union road, cars, houses, victorian style, natale cerini, ethel cerini, ethel swan, jocelyn cerini, jocelyn hall, lynette cerini

The children on the running board are Jocelyn and Lynette Cerini. Jocelyn is the older girl clutching a doll. The woman is likely to be their mother, Ethel Cerini. Date is approximate.Black and white photo of a family around a car with its hood up taken on a country track. The car has registration number 46063. There is a post and rail fence in the background and gum trees on both the left and right of the photo. There are 2 older men, a young man, a women in a cloche hat and 2 young girls.cars, pastimes and recreation, jocelyn cerini, jocelyn hall, lynette cerini

David Staig Jnr established this business in 1927 on the corner of Canterbury Road and Revers Street. He lived at 355 Canterbury Road, one of a series of shops (with living accommodation) owned and built in c1885 by Thomas C Hyde. G Staig (farmer) was the first in the family to occupy this, followed by James Staig (carpenter), then David Staig Snr (blacksmith) and David Staig Jnr. Bill Steiner was the chief mechanic at The Principal Garage; his apprentice Frank Senior eventually bought the business from David Staig and it became Senior's Garage. In 2020 there is a Shell service station and a Coles Express on the site. The Staig family were long-time residents of the area and this photo documents part of their business history. Dave Staig, who established this business, was an early aviator who designed and built his own plane.Black and white photo of a classic 1920's era garage build in brick and render and with 2 petrol bowsers on the curbside, either side of the central garage entrance. Advertising on the facade indicates Shell and Plume motor oils. There are 3 cars positioned in such a way that suggests this may have been a publicity photo. Advertising on the facade indicates that cars could be garaged at the facility and that the proprietor was D. Staig. It also indicates that the business was an agent for The Whippet car, the Willys-Knight car and the Overland car.principal garage, senior's garage, senior's motors pty ltd, garages, redvers street, canterbury road, david staig jnr, bill steiner, frank senior

Note paper/account paper with blue printed letterhead with the name Chatfield Bros, The Motor Experts, High St., Bendigo with a date line 192-.advertising Whippet cars , Overland Six .Willys Knightbusiness, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, chatfield bros, whippet cars, overland six, willys knight

Photographs Photos of F. C. Sweeney. Identified by F.C. Sweeney a. F. C. Sweeney standing in Street, written on back is written 'Charlton 26/1/29 Norma Sweeney' b. Car - on back is written 'My Overland Runabout Please Return c. F. C. Sweeney standing in street d. F. C. Sweeney standing in garden e. F. C. Sweeney standing in street f. F. C. Sweeney in white clothing in hilly country g. Group of people, F. C. Sweeney on leftphotograph, person, fc sweeney

Sixteen page booklet published and distributed by the Thomson Motor Car Co. Ltd of Melbourne in 1900, to record the first overland journey by a motor vehicle in Australia. The steam car driven by its inventor and builder Herbert Thomson and his cousin Edward Holmes travelled from Bathurst NSW to Melbourne between 30 April and 9 May 1900 (790 km) in 56 hours of actual driving. Holmes' notes on the trip are recorded in this booklet which was intended to publicise the firm and its new 'Light Model' steam car. The booklet includes photographs and illustrations.pioneer motor vehicle, herbert thomson, overland travel australia, bathurst to melbourne, steam cars, thomson motor car co. ltd