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Frank
Scolyer (1924 - 2006)
Frank Scolyer was born at Wynyard in 1924.
His family moved to Mengha where he was
living when he enlisted in the army and was
sent to the Pacific during the second world
war. When he was discharged he returned to
Mengha. Later he married Margaret Blizzard.
Frank joined the Circular Head Band and he
was later persuaded by Trevor Reid to shift
to Burnie and join the Brass Band.
Frank was a very competent and keen
musician. He transported Juniors to
practice, coached them and wrote music for
them. He and Margaret had nine children. 5
boys and one of his daughters followed in
his footsteps and are good musicians. His
dedication to his music and his wicked sense
of humour make him sorelly missed by the
Band members and associates.
Frank wrote numerous arrangements of music
for the band and one of his marches titled
Burnie's Own was more or less adopted
as the Bands official tune. You can listen
to or download a WAV file of Burnie's
Own from the
Media
section of this website..
In 2004 the City of Burnie Brass Band decided to change the name
of its annual Bands Person of the Year award
to the Frank Scolyer Trophy in honour
of Frank. The trophy consists of a large
clock mounted on a attractive wooden
backing with gold coloured metallic labels
engraved with each winner attached to its
surface. It proudly hangs in the band room
to this day.
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Frank Scolyer Trophy
Winners |
| 2004
Frank Scolyer |
2005
Brett Harrison |
2006
Jenita Lusted |
2007
Brett Harrison |
2008
Tanya Michalek |
| 2009
Nathan Wells |
2010
Tanya Michalek |
2011
Michael Bousfield |
2012
Andrew Bentley |
2013
Joanne Dunn |
| 2014
Natasher Bakker |
2015
Wayne Richards |
2016
Nathan Wells |
2017
Ken Cropper |
2018
Michael Bousfield |
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2019 Ian
Cooper |
2020 no
awards (covid-19 |
2021 Rebecca
Wells |
2022
Kathleen Matthews |
2022
Wayne Richards |
| 2022
Rebecca Wells |
2022
Nathan Wells |
2023
Rebecca Wells |
2024
Joanne Dunn |
2025
Andrew Webb |
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To see previous winners of the
Bands Person of the Year, look in
the Archives
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Contact Us |
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Address |
Telephone Secretary |
E-mail Secretary |
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Salvation Army Church Hall:
99 Wilson St, Burnie TAS 7320 |
0437 259
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burniebrass@gmail.com |
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