▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁with ▁his ▁children . ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁first ▁became ▁passion ate ▁about ▁music ▁through ▁attend ance ▁at ▁concert s , ▁opera ▁performances ▁and ▁radio ▁broadcast s ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁Com position ▁was ▁his ▁primary ▁interest ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁and ▁while ▁he ▁did ▁receive ▁a ▁little ▁tu ition ▁in ▁piano , ▁it ▁was ▁purely ▁for ▁compos itional ▁interest . ▁He ▁taught ▁himself ▁to ▁read ▁music , ▁and ▁learned ▁orch estr ation ▁from ▁books . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Australia , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cost ing ▁cl erk ▁in ▁a ▁Melbourne ▁cl othing ▁factory ▁to ▁support ▁himself , ▁while ▁att ending ▁as ▁many ▁concert s ▁as ▁possible . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁his ▁early ▁compos itions ▁had ▁been ▁noticed ▁by ▁the ▁conduct or ▁Sir ▁Bernard ▁Hein ze , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁Hein ze ’ s ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁music ▁that ▁allowed ▁Hugh es ▁to ▁purs ue ▁compos ing ▁seriously . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁some ▁less ons ▁from ▁Fritz ▁Hart ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Hugh es ' ▁orch est ral ▁works ▁were ▁performed ▁at ▁public ▁concert s ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁but ▁his ▁en list ment ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁( A IF ) ▁following ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁his ▁compos itional ▁activity ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁B oug ain ville ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁. ▁Another ▁tone -