E.R. (Bob) Hayles
This collection was purchased from the estate of Robert Hayles junior who died in 1978. Mr. Hayles was one of the family largely responsible for the development of Magnetic Island as a tourist destination.Robert Hayles senior was born in London in 1843 and came to Australia in the sailing ship Nunda in 1861. For the next 37 years he was in turn shepherd, miner, grazier and hotelier, spending most of his time in the Charters Towers district.
In 1898 he visited Magnetic Island and was so impressed by its possibilities that he sold his other interests and built a hotel on the Island. Realising the potential of the picnic trade, he purchased his first boat Bee in 1901. Twelve months later this ship was wrecked off Nobby Heads (Picnic Bay) and he and his sons built the Phoenix to replace it.
This fragmentary collection includes personal and business records.
Archive Location: 58R
Series Listing
Business papers - Reports, Balance sheets, Miscellaneous documents, Correspondence
Detailed Listing
Legal Documents
ERH/1 Agreement between Francis John Hayles, Eustace
Robert Hayles and the Department of Customs re the usage of the motor
launch Magneta, dated 10/12/1918. Typescript. 2p.
ERH/2 Agreement between Francis John Hayles, Eustace
Robert Hayles and the Department of Customs re the usage of the motor
launch Magneta,’dated 1413/1921. Typescript. 3p.
ERH/3 Agreement between Hayles Magnetic Island Ltd. and
the Commonwealth of Australia re the usage of the motor launch Magneta,
dated 20/5/1924. Typescript. 5p.
ERH/4/1 Memorandum of Association of Hayles Cruises Pty.
Ltd. Hawthorn, Cuppaidge & Co., Solicitors, Brisbane. Typescript.
30p.
ERH/4/2 Duplicate of ERH/4/1
ERH/5 Deed of Partnership between Eustace Robert Hayles
and James Archibald Tait, dated 26/8/1943. Typescript. 4p.
Reports
Hayles Magnetic Island Pty. Ltd.
ERH/6/1 Report of the Townsville Harbour Board 1/1/1933
- 31/12/1935 with illustrations of the harbour and city. [Report missing.
Two ill, only]. Printed. Townsville, Willmett, 1969. 2p.
ERH/6/2 Duplicate of ERH/6/1. [One ill, only]. 1p.
ERH/7 Report on internal control, year ended 30/6/1967.
Typescript. 20p.
ERH/8 Report on Nagnetic Island development project.
Typescript. 4p.
Attached: (i) Multi-million dollar development scheme
for Magnetic Island. 22/7/1967. (ii) Big plans
for Magnetic. 24/7/1967. (iii) Must apply again
for ferry site. 5/8/1967. (iv) Magnetic Island
development plans. n. d. (v) $30m. plan for
Magnetic Is. n.d.
ERH/9 Report on financial and taxation planning by C.E.
Smith Co., Chartered Accountants, Townsville, 29/5/1969. Typescript. 19p.
ERH/10 Report on meeting of directors 14/10/1969. Typescript.
1p.
ERH/11 Directors report to the shareholders, period 1/1/1970
- 30/6/1970. Typescript. 13p.
ERH/12 Report on valuation of properties at Magnetic
Island by M.D. Hooper, Approved Valuer, Townsville, dated 20/8/1970. Typescript.
11p. Included: Memo to directors from H.B. Hayles - Survey of future expenditure.
Typescript. 1p.
ERH/13 Report on valuation of residential land - Picnic
Bay by M.D. Hooper, Approved Valuer, Townsville, dated 23/9/1970. Typescript.
2p.
ERH/14 Report on valuation of Magnetic Island - General
Store by M.D. Hooper, Approved Valuer, Townsville, dated 23/9/1970. Typescript.
4p.
ERH/15 Report on valuation of shares by C.E. Smith &
Co., Chartered Accountants, Townsville, dated 25/11/1970. Typescript.
34p.
ERH/16 Managing Directors report to the sixth annual
general meeting, 8/12/1970. Typescript. 4p.
ERH/17 General report, August, 1971. Typescript. 5p.
ERH/18 Report on various telephone conversations and
discussions held with reference to the transfer of Arcadia/Hayles shares.
Typescript. 1p. Attached: (i) Letter from E.R. Hayles
re acquisitions of above shares, 30/7/1971. Typescript. 1p. (ii)
Letter to the directors from the Secretary, Hayles Magnetic Island
Pty. Ltd. re ERH/18(i), 14/8/1971. Typescript. 1p.
ERH/19 General report to shareholders from Townsville
regional manager H.B. Hayles 30/6/1975. Typescript. 27p.
ERH/20 Report to shareholders from H.B. Hayles, 6/4/1976.
Typescript. 3p.
Townsville Harbour Board Report
ERH/21 Townsville Harbour Board report on alleged silt
pollution 15/10/1970. On cover: Alleged pollution by dredged soil. Typescript.
24p.
Balance Sheets
Hayles Cruises Pty. Ltd. Brisbane
ERH/22 30/6/1962
ERH/23 30/6/1968
ERH/24 30/6/1975
ERH/25 30/6/1976
Hayles Cruises Pty. Ltd. Townsville
ERH/26 30/6/1966
ERH/27 30/6/1975
ERH/28 30/6/1976
Hayles Cruises Pty. Ltd. Cairns
ERH/29 30/6/1975
ERH/30 30/6/1975
Hayles Magnetic Investments Pty. Ltd.
ERH/31 30/6/1975
ERH/32 30/6/1976
Hayles Magnetic Island Pty. Ltd.
ERH/33/1 30/6/1975
ERH/33/2 Duplicate of ERH/33/1.
ERH/34 30/6/1976
Arcadia Pty. Ltd.
ERH/35 30/6/1976
ERH/36 30/6/1976
Miscellaneous Documents
ERH/37An application to the Bank of New South Wales
on behalf of Hayles Magnetic Island Pty. Ltd., prepared by C.E. Smith
& Co., Chartered Accountants, Townsville, 30/6/1969. 14p. Includes:
(i) Summary and comparative accounts. Mss. 4p. (ii)
Trading and profit and loss accounts to 30/6/1967. Typescript.
2p. (iii) Cash flow 1971-1975. Typescript. 5p. (iv)
Particulars and dimensions of vessels, 22/12/1969. Mss & typescript.
2p. (v) A new look for Arcadia Hotel. Article:
Townsville Daily Bulletin 10/4/1974. Printed. 1p.
ERH/38 Sketch of Cleveland Bay siltage from dredge. n.d.
Mss. 1p.
ERH/39 Plan 279814, Country of Elphinstone, Parish of
Magnetic. Roneo. 1p. Attached: Plan 27983 County of Elphinstone, parish
of Magnetic. On back: The cost of Peterson’s Creek McIntyre (handwritten).
Roneo. n.d. 1p.
ERH/40 Tabulation of 10% dividends. Typescript. 1p.
ERH/41 Notice of extraordinary general meeting. Typescript.
4p.
ERH/42 Notice of the annual general meeting of the company
29/11/1976. Typescript. 7p.
ERH/43 Notice of the annual general meeting of the company
12/12/1976. Typescript. 12p. Financial statement compiled by the Queensland
Trustees Ltd. to 18/7/1977 for E.R. Hayles re their Power of Attorney.
Typescript. 5p.
Correspondence
The general correspondence has been arranged by date. Where correspondence on a particlar topic or with a particular person has spanned a number of years, it has been kept together and filed in the year the correspondence was initiated. Many letters have handwritten annotations. ERH/48 contains a letter from Harold Taylor, a past member of the State Library Board, to George Aikens M.L.A., 14/9/1972, re acquisition of the Hayles papers by the John Oxley Library.
ERH/45 1969 Typescripts. 22p. in 12 items
ERH/46 1970 Typescripts. 33p. in 18 items
ERH/47 1971 Typescripts. 17p. in 8 items
ERH/48 1972 Typescripts. 30p. in 11 items
ERH/49 1973 Typescripts. 2p. in 2 items
ERH/50 1974 Typescripts. 3p. in 1 item.
ERH/51 1975 Typescripts. 13p. in 5 items (in folder)
ERH/52 1976 Typescripts. 8p. in 2 items. Mss. 3p. in
1 item.
ERH/53 1977 Typescripts. 7p. in 5 items.
ERH/54 Certificate authorising the establishment of
a Townsville Branch of the Australian Natives Association, dated 21/7/1904.
Printed with handwritten signatures and dates. lp.
ERH/55 Album containing miscellaneous documents. Includes:
(i) Handwritten reference re Mr R. Hayles dated 14/9/1871.
(ii) Memo of receipts and expenditure for the Royal Mail launch
“Phoenix”, 1906. (iii) 30 letters, including
correspondence from Lord Huntingdon and his Aide-de-Camp Lt. A. Robertson
R.N. (iv) Four contracts. (v) Documents
relating to the company’s vessels, their building, servicing and
timetables. (vi) Miscellaneous material. Mss. 51p; Typescript
32p; Printed 5p; In toto 88p.
ERH/56 Letter from Mrs Geok Latham, Nelly Bay to Mr E.R.
Hayles 4/4/1973 re Magnetic Island Kindergarten. Typescript. 3p. Attached:
Play group planned for Magnetic Island. Newspaper article. Townsville
Daily Bulletin. 28/3/1973. Printed. 1p.
ERH/57 Letter from Sir Raphael Cilento to Mr. E.R. Hayles
1/12/1971 re donation of material to the Cooktown Museum. Typescript.
3p.
ERH/58 Letter from the Secretary, Arcadia Pty. Ltd. to
Mr R.C. Hannaford 29/11/1973 re his appointment as Manager at Hotel Arcadia.
Typescript. 2p. Attached: (i) Copy of a letter from McIntyre
& Associates Pty. Ltd. to the Town Clerk, Townsville City Council
31/1/19714 re Peterson Creek subdivision. Typescript copy. 1p. (ii)
New Peak in Island Entertainment. Newspaper article. Townsville
Daily Bulletin 20/5/1974. Printed. 1p. (iii) New
Island Resort Plan. Newspaper article. Townsville Daily Bulletin
11/10/1975. Printed 1p. (iv) Envelope. Written on the
front: Look at the wreckers. Hayles Co. established 1899. Take a look
at the group that ruined this company, H.M.I. in only a few years.
Mss. 1p.
All of these documents have handwritten critical annotations added by Mr. E.R. Hayles.
ERH/59 Hayles’ Navy Serves On. Article.
Australian Post 6/9/1973. Printed 1p.
ERH/60 Advertisement for the Arkalua dining room and
Polynesian village. Townsville Daily Bulletin, 14/9/19714. Printed. 1p.
Attached: (i) Magnetic ‘en fete’ for
festival day. Article. Townsville Daily Bulletin 16/6/19714. Printed.
1p. (ii) Festival for Magnetic Island. Article.
Townsville Daily Bulletin 29/6/1974. Printed. 1p.
These articles have added handwritten comments.
ERH/61 A new peak in Island entertainment.
Article. Townsville Daily Bulletin 20/5/1974. Handwritten annotations.
Duplicate of ERH/58 (ii). Printed. 1p.
ERH/62 A ‘new look’ for Arcadia Hotel.
Article. Townsville Daily Bulletin 10/4/1974. Printed 1p. Attached: (i)
Advertisement for Arcadia Country. Article Townsville Daily Bulletin
2/8/19714. Printed. 1p. (ii) It’s no disgrace
- Ron Hannaford. Article. Townsville Daily Bulletin 30/3/1977. Printed
lp.
Handwritten annotations on each article.
ERH/63 Island Service Extended. Article. Townsville Daily Bulletin 29/4/1978. Printed. 1p. Attached: (i) Advertisement for Magnetic Island and Arkalua Village. Townsville Daily Bulletin 3/1/1975. Printed. 1p.
Handwritten annotations on each article.
ERH/64 Three Northlanders on Tour: Bob Hayles, Charlie
Cudday, Ken Smith by Ken Smith. Typescript account of a holiday.
6p.
ERH/65 Hiroshima - city that refused to die.
Article. August 1974. Printed 3p.
ERH/66 Autograph book. Inscription: Ailsie - with best wishes
from Da. Townsville 2nd, November 1912. Contains autographs of schoolfriends
from Glennie Memorial School, Toowoomba.
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