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Letter to Mr R. W. Hill, 117 Windermere St, Ballarat. Begins ‘Dear Dad and Mum’. Sent by ‘Bob’, from College, Carlton N3. Dated ‘Sunday’. Envelope is date-stamped 16/4/1934.

Letter to Mr R. W. Hill, 117 Windermere St, Ballarat. Begins ‘Dear Dad and Mum’. Sent by ‘Bob’, from Teachers’ College, Carlton N3. Dated ‘Sunday’. Envelope is date-stamped 12/11/1934.

Three letters originally contained in one envelope. Envelope is addressed to Mr R. W. Hill, 117 Windermere St, Ballarat. All letters are sent by ‘Bob’. Details are as follows:
- Letter sent from Teachers’ College, dated ‘Sunday’. Letter begins ‘Dear Dad and Mum, Another week gone west;’
- Letter sent from Teachers’ College, dated ‘Sunday’. Letter begins ‘Dear Dad and Mum, I read where the Duke was at Ballarat;’
- Letter sent from 82 Story St, Parkville, N2, dated 3/3/1935.

Letter to Mr. R. W. Hill, 117 Windermere St, Ballarat. Sent from 82 Story St, Parkville, N2. Dated 10/3/1935. Annotated notes read: ‘Comments re State election’.

Letter to Mr R. W. Hill, 117 Windermere St, Ballarat [three sheets]. Letter begins ‘Dear Dad and Mum’. Sent by Bob, from 82 Story St, Parkville, N2. Dated 16/3/1935.

Letter to Mrs M Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Air Ministry Establish [Establishment?], Walton-on-Naze. Dated 19/12/1935. Annotated note reads: ’19.12.40?’ Envelope is date-stamped 1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent on letterhead of P & O S. N. Co. [Company], S.S. Narkunda. Annotated note reads ‘Near Adelaide c.4pm’. Dated 25/8/1937.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Letter begins ‘Dear Mum, Lorna and Grandma’. Sent on letterhead of P & O S. N. Co. [Company], S.S. Narkunda. Annotated note reads ‘Off Cape Lenwin.’ Dated 29/8/1937.

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Envelope containing two letters addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria [four sheets]. Both are written on the letterhead of P & O S. N. Co. [Company], S.S. Narkunda. First letter begins ‘Dear Mum’. First letter is dated 14/9/1937. Includes an additional note that begins ‘P.S.’. Second letter begins ‘Dear Mum, Lorna and Grandma’. First page is dated 4/9/1937. Second page is dated 7/9/ 1937.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria [three sheets]. Sent on letterhead of P & O S. N. Co. [Company], S.S. Narkunda. Dated 15/9/1937.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton. Written on the letterhead of P & O S. N. Co . [Company], S.S. Narkunda. Dated 26/9/1937.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Written on the letterhead of P & O S. N. Co. [Company], S.S. Narkunda. Dated 29/9/1937. Annotated notes read ‘Straits of Messian. Sp. (Spanish) Civil War’.

Postcard to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, St Peter’s Street, Cambridge. Dated 7/10/1937.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria [six sheets]. Sent from 13 Albion Row, St Peter’s Street, Cambridge. Dated 8/10/1937. Annotated notes read ‘Bower [Bowen?]. Boswell. Jake. Family impressions. Hills. Fords, Dicksons. Gr. J’s age. Arrive Cambridge, Trinity. Costs of Living. Rutherford. Corban, Crook. News fr [from] Burhop’. Annotated notes read ‘9.10.37’.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 19/10/1937. Annotated notes read ’19.10.37’.

Envelope containing three letters to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. All three letters are sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 24/10/1937, 27/10/1937, and [30]/10/1937. Annotated notes read ‘Sutcliffe - lacrosse. Lunches - Knowledge. Burhop - PhD. Rutherford - Burial - Affects re Cavendish? Tax - Aust [Australia]?’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 7/11/1937. Annotated notes read ‘Birdwood - Mst [Master] Peterhouse. Dr. Sweetman’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 5 Alpha Street, Hr Openshaw. Dated 21/11/1937.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 28/11/37. Annotated notes read ‘[late fines]. Piddington. Ely. Bikes. Dogs.’

Loose letter, begins ‘Dear Mum’. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge [five sheets]. Dated 12/12/1937. Annotated notes read ’12.12.37. London. Social Climbers - Albert Hall. Douglas Allan. Bower [Bowen?] C.J. Horne. Impressions of Parlt [Parliament?] - Sir Hugh O’Neill - Coal Bill. Sir R. Rankin - [Driver?] Berkley Sq [Square]. Boswell. Chadwick - Candidate f. [for?] Cavendish Chair? Mrs Russell. Ball at Goldsmiths Co. [Company] P8. Poverty - Liverpool Street’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 5 Alpha St, Hr Openshaw. Dated Wednesday 29/[12]/ 1937. Annotated notes read: ‘Christmas 1937.’

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Letter begins ‘Dear Mum and Lorna’. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 5/1/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 9/1/1938. Also includes an additional note that begins ‘P.S. 11.1.37 [sic]’.

Two letters and a newspaper clipping in an envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Details are as follows:
- Letter that begins ‘Dear Lorna’, dated 24/1/1938;
- Letter that begins ‘Dear Mum and Lorna’, sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge and dated 23/1/1938;
- Annotated newspaper clipping, ‘Teachers’ College Studentships’ Awarded’, no publication details or dates provided.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 30/1/1938. Annotated notes read: ‘Jake - Nigeria. Sport - Cambridge. Class - Sport cf [Compared to] Melb. [Melbourne] lacrosse. Social customs - formalities. Comments re Br. Aviation duet’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row. Dated 6/2/1938. Annotated note reads ‘N.B. There is no need to write St Peter’s Street, as was first given to me, as I first thought.’ Annotated notes on envelope read: ‘Poetry of spring! Public school products. Lacrosse.’

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 13/2/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 20/2/1938. Also contains franked postage stamp. Annotated notes read ’20.2.38 Bower [Bowen?]. Lacrosse - Ox [Oxford] - Cam. [Cambridge?]. Rowing - ‘Lents’, bumping. ‘Poundy’. Aust. [Australian?] ‘society’ in London. Boswell . Returns to Aus. [Australia].’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 27/2/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 4/3/1938. Annotated notes read: ‘Camb. [Cambridge] 4/3/38. Personal - debts.’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 6/3/1938. Annotated notes read ‘Summer - Cambr. [Cambridge]. Ward - Canadian 1851. Am visitors. Dr Heil German. [re?] to Soviet Russia - Cavendish. Lacrosse’.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 13/3/1938.

Multiple documents originally housed in an envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton and date-stamped 14/3/1938. Documents are as follows:
- Handwritten note from Jack Barnes to Mrs Hill acknowledging recent message of sympathy in relation to the death of John Barnes;
- Newspaper clipping entitled ‘Australian Labour Leader’. Death notice for Senator John Barnes. Undated;
- Five blank Pass Book forms issued by the State Savings Bank of Victoria.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 20/3/1938. Also contains franked postage stamp. Annotations read: ‘Goldhaber [and Robert?] - letter in ‘Nature’. Possible Austn [Australian]. Science devts [developments?]. Relativity - physics. Visit to London - Sec/State Dominion Affairs [arrow points to:] Macdonald. Physical Society (Townsend). Enquirer (Watsons X Ray) Laby. Rotten Row. [Serpentine?]. Caldwell?. Balby. Haywood. Smithers.’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 20/4/1938.

Three documents in an envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Details are as follows:
- Letter sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 3/5/1938. In his letter, Hill refers to developments in his work at the Cavendish Laboratory, and to Raymond Priestley, Vice Chancellor at Melbourne University, among other subjects;
- Annotated map of Cambridge University, inscribed ‘This is a plan of the University Buildings.’ Map shows location of R. D. Hill’s workplace;
- Annotated map of Cambridge University, inscribed ‘Taken from a booklet, organising the B.A. [British Association] meeting here in August.’

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 8/5/1938. Annotated notes read: ‘Food - apricot jam. Laby - Swedish scientist - long range x-rays. Hopes for future employment in Aus [Australia]. Homesickness. Intentions - France holiday.’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 15/5/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 6/6/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 12/6/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 19/6/1938. Enclosed with this letter are two uninscribed photographs and a negative, depicting a group of young men and women in a rowboat. In the attached letter, Robert Hill refers to a photograph featuring the following men and women at a river picnic: C. J. Horne, Nancy Molseed, 'Jacobson', Bernice Beckwith, Bill Russell and Joyce Dickson. During processing, this photographic material was removed from the file and rehoused separately (reference copies retained on file). Researchers interested in viewing this photographic material are advised that the relevant UMA control codes are BWP/31,549 and BWP/31,550 (photographic prints) and BWN/1550 (negative).

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria [three sheets]. Sent from Rue D’Assas, Paris, 6[th?] [Arrondisement?]. Dated 27/6/1938.

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Loose letter that begins ‘Dear Mum’ [four sheets]. Letter is sent from 76 Rue D’Assas, Paris, 6[th?] [Arrondisement?]. Dated 1/7/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 7/7/1938. Includes franked Egyptian postage stamp.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 10/7/1938. Annotated notes read: ‘Return fr [from] Paris. England cf [compared to] France. Costs of living e.g. scholarship. Massey. Visiting.’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 17/7/1938. Annotated notes read: ‘Townsend. Review of ‘Madame Curie’. Thomson. Communic. [communication] with Laby. Berhop. [Lii?] Len Smith - 1851? - conflict w [with] Ed [Education] Dept. [Department].’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 24/7/1938. Annotated notes read: ‘Holidays - [swimming]. English cf [compared to] Aussies. Massey - cricket’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 1/8/1938. Annotated notes read ‘1.8.38’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 14/8/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton [three sheets]. Contains letter that begins ‘Dear May Aunt [Jimet?] and Lorna’, and was sent by Edie, Sam and Granmar [sic] Margaret Lucy and Arnold. Dated 19/8/1938. Letter is addressed 26 The Quadrant, off Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent on letterhead of ‘United States Lines - On Board S.S. American Importer’. Dated 24/8/1938, sheets from page 5 dated 27/8/1938.

Two letters in an envelope addressed to Mrs. R. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, No.3, Melbourne, Australia. Details are as follows:
- Letter that begins ‘My Dear Aunt & Cousins’. Sent from Ocean City N.F.. Dated 6/9/1938;
- Letter that begins ‘Dear Bob’. Sent from Mrs. Alice Walker 5006 North 11th Street, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Dated 19/7/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated 8/9/1938. Annotations read ‘Impressions of USA. Conflict of culture - Doubts. Costs of travel. Rowcrofts - Philadelphia. US mod cons [modern conveniences.] Baseball game. Philadelphia sights. Hospital. Atlantic city cf [compared to] Blackpool!! Pittsburgh. Soloman (Camb.[Cambridge] student). Westinghouse’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria [Crossed out and annotated with ‘C/ [care of?] Mrs. Davey G as Works Forbes NSW’]. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Dated 13/9/1938. Annotation reads ’13.9.38. Illinois - Univ [University] living. Status, money - admissions. Physics school - staff. Eating habits. (Via S.S. Niagra, Vancouver Wed. 21st Dec)’.

Two letters in an envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Details are as follows:
- Letter sent from Physics Department, Illinois University, Urbana, Illinois. Dated 18/9/1938;
- Letter sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 23/4/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 25/9/1938.

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Two letters and a newspaper clipping in an envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Both letters sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated 2/10/1938 and 9/10/1938. Newspaper clipping entitled ‘Births’, undated. Annotation on envelope reads ‘9-31 No [number] 10. Plat. [platform] 9-35 Eastend. 6-25. 6-35’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated 29/10/1938. Second page of letter is dated 3/11/1938. Envelope is annotated ‘Via S.S. Mariposa, Leaving San Francisco. November 8, 1938’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated 9/11/38. Envelope is annotated ‘Via S.S. Aorangi, Vancouver, Wedn [Wednesday] [23]’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria [crossed out and annotated with: ‘care of Mrs. Davey Gas Works Forbes NSW’]. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated 28/11/1938. Also contains Christmas card.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated [10]/12/1938.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Dated 26/12/1938. Envelope also contains ‘Insufficiently Prepaid Letter’ note which has been annotated by Robert Hill.

Letter to Miss Lorna M. Hill 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Urbana. Dated 29/12/1938. Annotated notes read ‘Advice to L. [-] Goldhaber’s arrogance, thoughts’.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 12/1/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 8/2/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 23/2/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 10/3/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 21/3/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 2/4/1939. Also contains a newspaper clipping regarding departure of Mr and Mrs Joseph Nixon for the United States and Great Britain. Undated.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 20/4/1939.

Letter to ‘Aunt Janet and Cousins’. Envelope is addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Appears to have been sent by Mrs Alice Walker, 5006 North Eleventh Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Dated 4/23/39.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 18/5/1939. Subjects include use of gold in jewellery given recent increase in price of gold, Lorna's pursuit of ice skating, developments at Melbourne University including references to 'M.U.R.' [Melbourne University Regiment?], Natural Philosophy and the 'Union', Maurice Goldhaber's marriage, and other topics.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 29/5/39.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 13/6/39.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Madison, Wisconsin. Dated 28/6/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 13 Albion Row, Cambridge. Dated 5/8/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Trinity College. Dated 14/8/1939.

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Loose letter, begins ‘Dear Mum’. Sent from Trinity College Cambridge. Dated 29/8/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 5/9/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Features two addresses for R. D. Hill: Sheringham, [Norfolk], and Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 18/9/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Features two addresses for R. D. Hill: Sheringham, [Norfolk], and Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 23/9/1939. Annotated notes read; ‘Sheringham. Declaration - Aust [Australian] reactions. Massey’s Family’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Features two addresses for R. D. Hill: Sheringham, [Norfolk], and Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 30/9/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated Monday 9/10/1939.

Loose letter, begins ‘Dear Mum’. Sent from Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 21/10/1939.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Written on the letterhead of the King’s Arms Hotel, Christchurch, Hants [Hampshire]. Dated 30/10/39.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Written on the letterhead of the King’s Arms Hotel, Christchurch, Hants [Hampshire]. Dated 7/11/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Written on the letterhead of the King’s Arms Hotel, Christchurch, Hants [Hampshire]. Dated 13/11/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Features two addresses for R. D. Hill: Bowdsey Manor, Suffolk, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Annotation reads ‘N.B. Wright Trinity College Still’. Dated 30/11/1939. Annotated notes read ’30.11.39. Dundee. Bowdsey Mann. Perth job - Bowen. [Nurimo] - Oliphant. Hopper. Problems of finishing research at Cam. [Cambridge] re war. Lorna as go between. Felixstowe. Manchester visits.’

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 9/12/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St N3 Carlton Victoria. Sent from 8 Marsh Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex. Dated 28/12/1939.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton N3, Victoria, Australia. Sent from A.M.E.S. - Walton-on-Naze - Essex. Dated 2.1.40. Annotated notes on envelope read ‘2.1.40 Hopper - job in Aust? [Australia?] - Rob? Bower [Bowen?] office job in Univ [University] WA [Western Australia]. Burhop, Lorna - Perth job? Problems re correspondence - war - movements in Eng [England]’. Also includes attached telegram, sent from ‘Hill’ to ‘LC Victor Hopper Physics University Melbourne’. Telegram reads ‘Definitely interested Perth - Hill - 9-10AM HG’. Date-stamped 5 /12/1939.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from ‘Nazecrest,’ Walton-on-Naze, Essex. Dated 17/1/1940. Annotated note on envelope reads ’17.1.40 Walton-on-Naze’.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 11/2/1940. Annotated notes read: ’11.2.1940. Walton in the Naze - Essex. [Chae?ton] - [mine] damage. Bower [Bowen]’.

Two envelopes contained in a further envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton [crossed out and annotated with: 117 Queensville St W12]. Date-stamped 11/3/1940. Details are as follows:
- Empty envelope, addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton [crossed out, and annotated with: 117 Queensville St W12];
- Envelope addressed to Mr Robert W. Hill, 117 Windermere St, Ballarat, containing newspaper clipping entitled ‘Search for sister’. Clipping is a letter to the editor in relation to Gladys Hill, signed ‘Mrs F. Cox’. Clipping is annotated ‘598’. Date-stamped 10/9/1934.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from A.[M.] R. E., Dundee. Dated Good Friday, 22/3/1940. Envelope also contains:
- Newspaper clipping ‘Spring’s Crocus Carpet’, Cambridge Daily News. Dated Saturday 5/3/1938;
- Newspaper clipping ‘A Midsummer Sunday - Best Day of the Year’;
- Handwritten note that begins ‘Miss L. Hill’;
- Franked postage stamps from around the world.

Loose letter sent from St Cyrus, Montrose, Angus. Dated 11/4/1940.

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Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, N3 [Crossed out and annotated with: 117 Queensville St, W12, Victoria, Australia’]. Envelope features a South African stamp. Letter is dated 12/4/1940.

Letter to Mrs M. Hill, 762 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria [Crossed out, and annotated with: 117 Queensville St, W12]. Sent by Bob. Features two dates: 16/5/1940, [third page:] Sunday 26 June. Annotated notes read: ‘Capetown’.

Loose postcard of New Caledonian fauna. Sent to Mrs M. Hill, 916 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria from Judy and Bob [Hill]. Dated Monday 16/6/ [1946?].

Two aerograms that appear to have been filed together with a rubber band. Both are addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 916 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Both were sent from 511 W. Oregon St, Urbana, Illinois, and both begin ‘Dear Mum, Lorna and John.’ Dates Thursday 19/6/1952, and Saturday 9/12/1951.

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Loose postcard of Tower of London. Blank. [Found among correspondence mostly dated 1934-1938.].

Loose postcard of ‘The Old Forge, Cockington Village, Torquay.’ Blank. [Found among correspondence mostly dated 1934-1938].

Loose letter that begins ‘Dear Mum,’ written on letterhead of Cunard White Star, RMS -Queen Mary -[four sheets]. Dated Wednesday 19th. Letter appears to have been written over the course of many days. [Found among correspondence mostly dated 1934-1938].

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Multiple documents originally housed in a single envelope. Envelope is addressed to ‘Mrs M. Hill c/o Mrs E. Ford, 26 The Quadrant, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire’, from ‘R. D Hill, Ct [Court] F - 48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois’. Date-stamped 1949. The documents have been housed in a plastic sleeve during processing. Documents are as follows:
-Aerogram to Mrs M. Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Ct [Court] F - 48B, Stadium [Terrace], Champaign, Illinois. Dated Monday 29/11/1948. Part of aerogram appears to have been written by Robert’s wife, and this part of the aerogram has been scribbled on. The scribbles are annotated ‘Bobby’s writing’;

-Letter to Mrs M. Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana. Dated 9/11/1947. Annotated note on envelope reads ‘9.11.47’. Also includes aerogram to Mrs M. Hill, care of Mrs E. Ford, 26 The Quadrant, Turncroft, Offerton, Stockport, England. Sent from Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated Monday 23rd May [1949].

Also includes a set of assorted records originally housed in one envelope which is inscribed ‘Judy Hill, for W. [West] Washington St, Urbana, Illinois, USA’. Details of contents are as follows:
-Telegram sent to R. D. Hill at 762 Swanston St, [Carlton] from the Cox family, date-stamped 24/8/1937. Telegram reads ‘Heartiest congratulations best wishes for continued success. Bon voyage/the Cox family. 9 30’;

- Letter to Mrs M Hill. Sent from Court F - 48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 9/8/1949;

- Photograph of (left to right) Mrs May Hill, Mrs Lorna Roberts (nee Hill), Mrs Judy Hill, and Janet Roberts in pushchair, c.1945. Photograph was taken on Melbourne University grounds near the entrance to the law cloisters, and is inscribed on reverse ‘74’. Small black and white print (41mm x 29mm). During processing, this photograph was removed from the file and rehoused separately (reference copy retained on file). Researchers interested in viewing this photograph are advised that the relevant UMA control code is BWP/31,551 (photographic print);

- Newspaper clipping. Letter to the editor entitled ‘Victoria’s Power Resources’, signed ‘R. D. Hill (Glen Iris)’. Undated;

- Newspaper clipping. List of births includes an entry for Janet Roberts, Robert Hill's niece;

- Photograph of Mrs Lorna Roberts (nee Hill) holding her baby daughter Janet aloft, c.1943. Photograph was originally enclosed within the above newspaper clipping, and is inscribed on reverse ‘3 months’. Small black and white print (45mm x 33mm). During processing, this photograph was removed from the file and rehoused separately (reference copy retained on file). To access this photograph, cite UMA control code is BWP/31,552.

Loose letter which begins ‘Dear Mum, Lorna, John and [Jonny?]’. Dated 4/1/1948.

Loose letter sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated (Sunday) 27/7/1947.

Aerogram which begins ‘Dear Mum, John and Lorna’. Addressed to Mrs. M Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 20/10/1947.

Aerogram, begins ‘Hi folks’, addressed to Mrs May Hill, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Judy Hill, F-48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 2/2/1949.

Aerogram to Mrs. M. Hill, care of Mrs E. Ford, 26 The Quadrant, Off Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, England. Sent from Ct [Court] F - 48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 16/9/ 1949.

Aerogram to Mrs. M. Hill, care of Mrs E. Ford, 26 The Quadrant, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, England. Sent from Ct [Court] F - 48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 19/6/1949.

Aerogram to Mrs. M Hill, care of Mrs E. Ford, 26 The Quadrant, Off Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, Cheshire, England. Sent from Ct [Court] F - 48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 3/7/1949.

Two letters folded up together. Details are as follows:
- Letter to ‘Mum’ from ‘Rob’, no addresses provided. Dated 27/8/1949;
- Letter to ‘Mum’, sent from Ct [Court] F - 48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 23/7/1949.

This inventory item contains:

Multiple documents originally housed in one envelope. Envelope is addressed to Mrs. M. Hill, 916 Swanston St, Carlton, N3, Victoria, Australia, from R. D. Hill, Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A.. Date-stamped 1947. Documents have been housed in a plastic sleeve during processing. Records are as follows:
-Aerogram to Mrs M. Hill, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. Dated 3/2/1948;

-Loose letter, begins ‘Dear Mum and all at Swanston St’. Sent from 603 W. [West] Oregon St, Urbana, Illinois. Dated Sunday 11/8/1947;

-Letter, begins ‘Dear Lorna, John, Jan and Penny’ from Mrs M. Hill. Sent from 26 The Quadrant, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport. Dated 23/9/1949;

-Letter which begins ‘Dear Mum, Lorna and John’. Envelope is addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 916 Swanston St, Carlton, Victoria. Sent from Ct [Court] F-48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. Dated 22/1/[1950]. Also contained in the envelope was a telegram to M. Hill, 916 Swanston Street, Carlton, Melbourne. Telegram reads ‘Arrived on time excellent trip family fine love - via Beam 1039 Oakland 14 18th 10PM’. Date stamped 19/6/1947;

-Aerogram which begins ‘Dear Mum, Lorna, John and [Jonny]’. Addressed to Mrs M. Hill, 916 Swanston St, Carlton, N3, Victoria. Sent from Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Dated 7/12/1947;

-Aerogram to Mrs M. Hill, 916 Swanston St, Carlton, N3, Victoria. Features two addresses for R. D. Hill: Ct [Court] F-48B, Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois, and Physics Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois. Dated/11/1949.

Also includes a set of multiple documents which were originally folded up together. Details are as follows:
-Business or calling card for Mrs Alan McCutcheon [name has been crossed out], 88 Rathdowne Street, Carlton. Card features personal greeting on reverse;

-Two newspaper clippings, inscribed ‘Robert C. Ruark, Australia Altered From War to Peace, Sydney Australia January 17’, and ‘Robert C. Ruark, Australia not so gay as in war, Sydney Australia January 16’;

-Two initialled ‘Quarterly Tickets’ for May Hill (dated March 1951 and June 1951), Methodist Church of Australasia. Each ticket features a passage of scripture.

This inventory item contains multiple documents originally housed in an envelope addressed to Mrs M. Hill, care of Mrs E. Ford 26 The Quadrant Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport, England. Documents are as follows:
-Letter that begins ‘Dear Mum’, from Rob and Judy Hill. Sent from 612 Alston Road, Santa Barbara, California, 93108. Dated 24/8/1971;

-Two Fixtures Cards for Cambridge University Lacrosse Club, 1937-1938, enclosed in an envelope addressed to Mrs. Hill;

-Aerogram to Mrs M Hill 916 Swanston Street, Carlton Victoria. Sent from 511 W. [West] Oregon, Urbana, Illinois. Dated Sunday 21/9/1952;

-Aerogram begins ‘Dear Mum, Lorna and John’ and is addressed to Mrs M. Hill 916 Swanston Street, Carlton Victoria. Sent from 511 W. [West] Oregon, Urbana, Illinois. Dated 6/7/1952;

-Loose letter which begins ‘Dear Mum’ written on the letter head of P & O S. N. Co. [Company], S.S. Narkunda. Dated 23/9/1937.

Assorted correspondence, much of it from Robert and Judy Hill to Jan Roberts Billett and Bill Billett. Subject matter of correspondence in this file includes: overseas travel, family news, career developments, public affairs, Robert Hill's biography and personal archive (including Jan Billett's interview of Robert Hill, carried out in 2000). File includes obituary and death notice for Robert Hill.

File also contains correspondence from Lorna and Johnnie Roberts to Jan Roberts Billett and Bill Billett.

During processing, the photographic material included in this file was removed from the file and rehoused separately (documentation of photographs was retained on file). Researchers interested in viewing this photographic material are advised that the relevant UMA control codes are CP/2,102, CP/2,103, CP/2,104, CP/2,105, CP/2,106, CP/2,107, CP/2,108, CP/2,109, CP/2,110, CP/2,111, CP/2,112, CP/2,113 (colour photographic prints).

The records listed above were originally housed in a folder together with the contents of Inventory Item HILR00052, Series 5 - Robert D. Hill - Associates including Mark Oliphant - correspondence and papers. For preservation purposes, the material was divided into two part files during processing. The original folder is housed in Part 1 of this file.