Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans die on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This letter is significant because it reflects the relationship between Bob Hymans and the Management Committee.A handwritten letter from Bob Hymans notifying the Management Committee that he has appointed an architect for the redevelopment of Site 4. All correspondence was to be directed to J. Fisher in Camberwell, Victoriafalls creek tourist area management committee, chairlift site 3, bob hymans

Black and white photographSign on construction site reads: New Municipal Offices and Council Chamber for the City of Ringwood. Also shows names of Architects and other Contractors.

In this undated drawing, believed to have been done in 1925, an existing bluestone store was extended out into the courtyard area. The extensions were on the south and west elevations, and the drawing includes a floor plan of these areas. Noted on the plan is the removal of fireplaces that existed in this building, the location abutting the Alfred Hospital reserve and location of the motor room.1 architectural plan of extension to bulk storeStephenson & Meldrum, Architects 374 Little Collins Street Melbourne Phone: 6990 On the back: Widening of old bluestone store plans & specroyal victorian institute for the blind, plans

Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Cantonal Hospital Zürich, also known as the University Hospital Zürich, 1945-51, Zürich, Switzerland. (Architects: M. Moser, Max Ernst Haefeli and Rudolf Steiger)Zurich / Kantonsspital / 1945-51 (All Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide

In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Leckhampton House, The George Thomson Building under construction, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, 1964. (Architects: Philip Dowson of Arup Associates.)Made in Australia / 26 / AUG 64M / Encircled 51 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Templewood Primary School, Pentley Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK, 1950 (Hertfordshire Schools Program). (Architect: CH Aslin of Hertfordshire County Council).)England School (Handwritten) / Welwyn Garden City (Handwritten)haddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine, a Roy Ground's house, likely Lyncroft Estate, Shoreham or Chateau Tahbilk, Nagambie Region, Victoria, Australia, 1930s. (Architect: Roy Grounds.)Made in Australia / G11 (Handwritten)victoria, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine of the First Presbyterian Church, the "Fish Church", (1958), Stamford, Connecticut, USA (Architects: Wallace Harrison and Max Abramowitz.)Encircled 28 (Handwritten)robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of Edward Durell Stone's House,130 East 64th Street, New York, New York, USA, 1956. (Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Encircled 23 (Handwritten) / TOP (Handwritten)new york, slide

Plans. A. Specification for Office Desk - Typiste. No. 53. B. Specification for Executive Desk. No. 43. For Ray Davey, Chief Architect, Public Works Dept. Drawn by A: N.S. Jemmerson; B: R.J.G.ray davey, n.s. jemmerson

This home was formerly known as ‘Guildford’ and was built in 1888. 'Guildford' / ‘Monserrat’ originally fronted Mont Albert Road. 1888-c1900 George Jobbins, architect 1900-04 William Holmes, designer of the electrification of Melbourne suburban railways 1906-22 Philip Parer family - Phillip Parer was one of 5 Parer sons & 3 daughters who came to Australia from Spain from the 1850s onwards. The family set up a catering business. 1922-23 George Dicker family, later of Mont Albert Road After the frontage was sold, the entrance to 'Monserrat' became Wandsworth Road. A black and white photograph of a Italian Boom style house, with a double row of iron lace, and pairs of verandah columns in place of the usual single ones. The roof structure is elaborate and with chimney pots on the substantial Victorian chimneys.wandsworth road, surrey hills, architects, catering business, chimneys, house names, italian boom style, mont albert road, (mr) george jobbins, 'guildford', 'monserrat', (mr) phillip parer, spanish families, (mr) william holmes, (mr) george dicker

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketMelbourne University Press Thank you Letter to Patricia Davies, corrigenda and subscription card bookmarked the page detailing Leslie Wilkinson (Australian Architect)biography, dictionary, australian biography, walsh st library

MagazineIssue has and article on the 1998 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Awards. 2 photocopies of article on the monarchy from The economist Oct 22 1994walsh st library

SoftcoverIssue has an article on the 1998 Royal Australian Institute of Architects Awards. 2 photocopies of article on the monarchy from The economist Oct 22 1994phillips collections, art, walsh st library

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Class: Penwinnick at 5 Harkness Street, Bendigo, was built in 1895 by architects W.C. Vahland and Son for John Robert Hoskins, timber merchant.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Colour slide in a mount. English, Scottish and Australia Bank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1960. (Architects: Chancellor and Patrick. ) It is on the corner of Elizabeth and Franklin Street, and now has a high rise building above it.Made in Australia / 12 / Encircled 10 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Mitchell building on the left with Sir Walter Hughes statue in centre, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 1882. (Architects: William McMinn of Woods & McMinn.)Made in Australia / 17slide, robin boyd

In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Looking down the ramp onto 22 Prescott St from the Carpenter Centre for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1963. (Architect: Le Corbusier.)Made in Australia / 7 / AUG 64Mslide, robin boyd

Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Centrepoint, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1963 alongside spire of St Giles in the Fields, 1733. (Architects: George Marsh (Centrepoint); Henry Flitcroft (St Giles in the Fields).)Made in Australia / 31 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd

Colour slide. An artist or architects impression of the fully restored QVWC building. Was used for promotional material including being used on the real estate board at the front of the QVWC building advertising for prospective tenants. etched ontop of slide '300% B+W"historic buildings, cultural structures and establishments, architectural models

Handwritten account of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Sandhurst Masonic Hall. Dimensions and architectural style are also mentioned as well as the laying of a cylinder containing a scroll in a cavity beneath the stone. Architects were Vahland and Getzschmann.document, names of bendigo pioneers, the australian sketcher, the australian sketcher 1873, laying the foundation stone of the sandhurst masonic hall, mr vahland, mr gotzchmann, brother j mcintyre w m, brother buckley, brother connolly, golden and corinthian grand united lodge, rev j c mccallagh, brother g p joseph

Robin Boyd was invited to be a judge on the AIA-Sunset Western Home Awards Program (see correspondence item D416). Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to California in July 1965. They also visited Japan.Colour slide in a mount. Pacific Mercantile Bank Building (or the Perpetual Savings and Loan building), 9720 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1961(Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Made in Australia / 15 / Encircled 5 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

Colour slide in a mount. Russell Offices, Building 14 (now building 8) under construction, Canberra, 1972. (Architect: Max Collard from Collard Clarke & Jackson for National Capital Development Commission.)Aystralian News and Information Bureau Canberra, A.C.T / April 1970 (Handwritten) / M.J (Handwritten) / Russel Building 14 (Handwritten)canberra, slide, robin boyd

Robin Boyd was invited to be a judge on the AIA-Sunset Western Home Awards Program (see correspondence item D416). Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to California in July 1965. They also visited Japan.Colour slide in a mount. Pacific Mercantile Bank Building (or the Perpetual Savings and Loan building), 9720 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1961. (Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Made in Australia / 14 / JUL 65M / Encircled 3 (Handwritten)california, slide, robin boyd