Hans Bandler papers, 1957-2000

MLMSS 9228

fonds

1957-2000

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Clippings, Photographs

874645

1.32 metres of textual material (8 boxes)

Hans Bandler (1914-2009) was born in Vienna, Austria, to Elsa Blumenthal and Ludwig Bandler, but was largely raised by his aunt, Fritzi Blumenthal. He qualified as a mechanical engineer, but in 1938, after the Germans took over the company for which he worked, Bandler lost his job. His Jewish origins and political activism resulted in his incarceration in Dachau and then Buchenwald concentration camps. His aunt eventually secured his release in 1939 and he flew to London and then Australia, where he enrolled in a civil engineering diploma course at Sydney Technical College. He worked with the Hydro-Electricity Commission in Tasmania, the Sydney Water Board and as a senior design engineer on the Warragamba Dam. He took a postgraduate course in environmental studies at Macquarie University in 1973 and a Master of Science degree in 1978.

Reference:
Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/escapee-from-nazis-fought-for-aborigines-20090913-fmad.html (accessed 13 Nov 2013)

The collection comprises papers relating to Hans Bandler’s work as an environmental engineer, with some personal papers. Included are articles and papers submitted to conferences and journals, correspondence and subject files.

BOX 1
Correspondence with Macquarie University, 1974-1984
Personal and professional correspondence, being letters received and copies of letters sent, arranged chronologically by year, 1982-1988

BOX 2
Correspondence concerning proposed lectures in USA and Canada, 1988-1989
Personal and professional correspondence, being letters received and copies of letters sent, arranged chronologically by year, 1989-1992

BOX 3
Personal and professional correspondence, being letters received and copies of letters sent, arranged chronologically by year, 1993-1997

BOX 4
Subject files:
1. Tapiola Garden City and Espoo, Finland, including articles, tourist brochures and maps, 1976-1978
2. International Conference on Ergonomics, Occupational Safety and Health and the Environment (ICE-O-SHE), Beijing, including conference papers, report by Bandler in Action China magazine July 1989, travel papers and correspondence, 1988-1989
3. A Hydroelectric Powerstation on the Danube River, Hainburg, Austria: research for article, 1986-1987
4. Environmental Implications of Water Structures: book research, synopsis, correspondence, 1983-1988
5. Environmental Impact of Some of the Water Supply Structures in the Sydney Area: references
6. ‘Environmental and Planning Law Journal’ articles submitted, correspondence, 1988-1992
7. Northside Opera Study Group lectures and libretti, ca. 1986
8. ‘Water International’ article, 1984-1986
9. Environmental management article submitted to ‘Wasserwirtschaft’, 1989-1990

BOX 5
Conference papers, including papers submitted for presentation, correspondence and programs, 1975-1987

BOX 6
Conference papers, including papers submitted for presentation, correspondence and programs, 1987-1994

BOX 7
Conference papers, including papers submitted for presentation, correspondence and programs, 1995-1998
‘Dams and the Environment’ book reviews, 1981-1982
International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research minutes and correspondence, 1989-1999
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Environmental Branch minutes, correspondence and newsletters, 1992-1997
Frontinus-Gesellschaft correspondence and newsletters, 1994-2000

BOX 8
Technical reports relating to the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Shoalhaven Scheme and fibreglass manholes, 1964-1977
Historical material and research notes concerning the Ku-ring-gai district, 1957-1960
Subject files: Subdivision Frenchs Forest 1, 1968-1982; Subdivision Frenchs Forest 2, 1966-1976; F2 Expressway reports, submissions, 1989-1990

English, German

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