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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.
Frank Scolyer Trophy Winners
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2004 Frank Scolyer |
2013 Joanne Dunn |
2022 Kathleen Matthews |
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2005
Brett Harrison |
2014 Natasher Bakker |
Wayne Richards |
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2006 Jenita Lusted |
2015
Wayne Richards |
Rebecca Wells |
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2007 Brett Harrison |
2016 Nathan Wells |
Nathan Wells |
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2008
Tanya Michalek |
2017 Ken Cropper |
2023 Rebecca Wells |
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2009 Nathan Wells |
2018 Michael Bousfield |
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2010 Tanya Michalek |
2019 Ian Cooper |
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2011 Michael Bousfield |
2020 no awards (covid-19) |
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2012 Andrew Bentley |
2021 Rebecca Wells |
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To see previous winners of the Band's
Person Of The Year look in the Archives section
of this website.
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