Cultural Artefact: E.R. Hayles Records
Summary
Items: two boxes, one roll of plans. Shelf Location: Not yet catalogued. Mr Hayles was a member of a well-known Townsville family with interests in terry services, hotels and tourist enterprises in general, in Townsville and elsewhere.
BOX 1.
List of Shareholders, Hayles Magnetic Island Pty Ltd December 1973. Indicating tabulation of the manner in which the final dividend of 10% is to be paid to each shareholder, one sheet, roneoed, typescript.
Correspondence, J. Wilson, the Office of the Director General of Tourist Services, Brisbane, 9 March 1972, to Mr H.B. Hayles. Includes detailed report of problems regarding launch service, Cairns-Green Island, as discussed previously at a meeting of the Minister for Tourism and the Board of Directors of Hayles Magnetic Pty Ltd, roneoed typescript, pp.22.
Business correspondence, memos, from the Secretary, Hayles Magnetic to E.R. Hayles:
Memo, 26 March 1971.
Letter, 9 June 1972.
Letter, 23 August 1972.
Letter, 25 January 1977.
Correspondence between Hayles Magnetic and the Minister for Tourism and Marine Services; regarding beach erosion on Green Island,
Letter 2 March 1977, pp.2.
Letter 5 April 1977, pp.2.
Memo to Directors of Hayles, Magnetic Island Pty Ltd from H.B. Hayles, 16 June 1971, regarding Hayles Brisbane Cruises Pty Ltd, and the companies business and investments in general. Stats., foolscap, typescript, pp.7.
Memo to B.L. Hayles from H.B. Hayles, 5 December 1972 regarding finances, hotels on Magnetic Island and Palm Island Pontoon. Includes hotel sketch plan. Foolscap, typescript, pp.3.
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, Hayles Magnetic Pty Ltd, 6 September 1971, pp.2.
Notice of Meeting and Agenda of Annual General Meeting of Hayles Magnetic Island Pty Ltd, 12 December 1977, typescript, duplicate, pp.12.
Report of the Townsville Harbour Board for the period 1 January 1933 to 31 December 1935 .with illustrations of the Harbour and city, Townsville 1936. [Report missing, contains illustrations and chart of Harbour only.] Two copies.
Report of meeting of company Directors held at residence of E.R. Hayles, 14 October 1969, foolscap, typescript, p.1.
Report by Townsville Harbour Board on alleged silt pollution [of the Strand, Rowes Bay, Pallerenda and Magnetic Island], 15 October 1970. Roneoed typescript, softbound, pp.24.
General Report, Hayles Magnetic Island Pty Ltd, 20 July 1971. Foolscap, typescript, pp.5.
Report on various telephone conversations and discussions held with reference to the transfer of Arcadia/Hayles Shares and the transfer of 4042 shares from Mrs V.I. Reid in H.M.L 11 August 1971, with associated papers, pp.3.
General report to shareholders from Townsville Regional Manager, H.B. Hayles, 7 July 1975, foolscap, roneoed, typescript, pp.5.
Also associated papers regarding loan application and submission, including comprehensive details of the company and its subsidiaries, its accounts, management and future prospects. Roneoed, typescript, pp.22.
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account Hayles Magnetic Island Pty Ltd for the years ending: 30 June 1962, printed booklet, one copy.
30 June 1968, printed booklet, one copy.
30 June 1975, printed booklet, seven copies.
30 June 1976, printed booklet, five copies.
Shareholdings, E.R. Hayles, as at 1 March 1976, indicating details of private investments. Typescript and rough notes, pp.5., also formal typed list and business letter from Company Secretary, 30 April 1976, pp.3.
Valuation for Hayles Magnetic Island Pty Ltd of Hotel Magnetic-General Store, 23 September 1970, M.D. Hooper Valuer, Townsville, roneoed, typescript, temporary bound, pp.11.
Cleveland Bay, rough sketch, indicating movement of silt, resulting from harbour dredging, one sheet.
Box 2: Miscellaneous Items.
Personal papers, including family letters, autograph book entered at Glennie School Toowoomba from 1912, newspaper extracts.
One album entitled: "E.R. Hayles Private Letters. Records and Letters of Robert Hayles and F.J. and E.R. Hayles from 1906, also Hayles Magnetic Island Records, kept by Bob Hayles from 1913 to date", one bundle.
Correspondence, business papers, statistics, ca.1970-1975, one folder.
Notice of Annual General Meeting and Agenda, Hayles Brisbane Cruises Pty Ltd, to be held 29 November 1976, pp.8.
Report on Internal Control, Hayles Magnetic Pty Ltd, Arcadia Pty Ltd, year ended 30 June 1967, foolscap, roneoed typescript, soft bound, pp.14, plus appendixes.
Report on proposed Magnetic Island Development Project, September 1967, illustrated, map, plan, newspaper extracts inserted, pp.8, printed booklet.
Report on Financial and Taxation Planning, Hayles Magnetic Island Pty Ltd, Arcadia Pty
Ltd, 29 May 1969, foolscap, roneoed, typescript, pp.12, plus appendixes.
Report of Directors, Hayles Townsville Cruises Pty Ltd, period 1 January 1970-30 June 1970. Includes Profit and Loss Account, one bundle.
Report of Managing Director, to the Sixth Annual General Meeting, Hayles Canberra Cruises Pty Ltd, 8 December 1970, pp.4.
Report to Shareholders from H.B. Hayles, 6 April 1976, foolscap, roneoed, typescript, pp.3.
Balance Sheet, E.R. Hayles Esq., as at 30 June 1966, pp.4.
Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account, Hayles Magnetic Investments Pty Ltd for year ended 30 June 1976, soft bound.
Financial Statement, E.R. Hayles Esq., to 18 July 1977, one folder.
Financial Statement E.R. Hayles Esq., to 5 September 1978, one folder.
Valuation for Hayles Magnetic Pty Ltd regarding residential land Picnic Bay, 23 September 1970, M.D. Hooper Valuer, Townsville, duplicate, typescript, pp.2.
Valuation for Hayles Magnetic Pty Ltd of company shares, 25 November 1970, C.E. Smith & Co., Chartered Accountants, Townsville, Valuers, foolscap, roneoed, typescript, bound, pp.22, plus appendixes.
Submission to the Bank of New South Wales on behalf of Hayles Magnetic Pty Ltd, Arcadia Pty Ltd, foolscap, roneoed, typescript, soft bound, pp.14, plus appendixes.
Contract: Francis John Hayles and Eustice Robert Hayles, with the Minister for Trade and Customs, 10 December 1918, two year contract to convey the Customs Officer from Ross Creek to meet ships approaching Townsville Harbour, pp.3.
Contract: Francis John Hayles and Eustice Robert Hayles with the Commonwealth of Australia, (H.M. Customs), 14 March 1921, for the conveyance of Customs officers on the launch Magenta to meet ships approaching Townsville Harbour, pp.4.
Contract: Hayles Magnetic Island Limited with the Commonwealth of Australia, H.M. Customs, 26 May 1924, providing for the conveyance of Customs officers on the motor launch Magenta, from Ross Creek pontoon to meet ships approaching Townsville Harbour, pp.4.
Deed of partnership, Eustice Robert Hayles and James Archibald Tait, 26 August 1943, regarding sheep and cattle grazing partnership at Arlie, via Oakey, southern Queensland, pp.7.
Memorandum and Articles of Association, Hayles Cruises Pty Ltd, 14 June 1946, roneoed, typescript, soft bound, pp.23, two copies.
Architects plans, Queensland Insurance Building, Townsville, November 1958, some 10 sheets, rolled. DELAMOTHE.