Page 1. 1 Apr. 1900, 3 p.
Letter to Walter Rothschild, just received permission for Tunney, now in Marble Bar, to join a Geological Survey under Mr Brockman and Gibb Maitland to an unknown district seeking pastoral country and mineral resources ; they have 10 men and 70 horses, the men will get a bonus of 50% extra pay because of the dangers of the tropics, dangerous natives and malaria. It saves Tunney going alone as he would need 3 men. Hope the entomological outfit will arrive soon.
P.4. 20 Apr. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild, received 100 pounds from Reuters.
P.5. To John T. Tunney at Port Headland, money paid and order for specimens to be collected (telegram), undated, 1 p.
P.6. 26 Apr. 1901, 1 p.
To John Tunney re: Rothschild's orders for specimens of birds and marsupials, emus for the museum, get as many duplicates as you can ; a Malurus edwardi from Barrow Island, all males.
P.8. 2 May 1901, 1 p.
Letter to Tunney re: payments and salary
P.9. 1 Jul. 1901, 2 p.
To Rothschild replying to letter asking for Tunney to go to the Alligator River, in Northern Territory, too dangerous and expensive, as natives' last stand. Tunney, with Dr House, collecting on the islands of northwest coast ; please send back any duplicates you don't need ; the entomology notes & apparatus arrived.
P.11-12. 1 Jul. 1901, 2 p.
To Rothschild: travelling expenses.
P.13. 1 Jul. 1901, 1 p.
To K. Jordan, Zoological Museum, Tring, receipt of apparatus for collecting insects that will be forwarded to Tunney.
P.14. 2 Aug. 1901, 1 p.
List of Rottnest marsupials sent to Rothschild.
P.15. 5 Aug. 1901, 3 p.
[To Rothschild] re: Alligator River, suggestions to buy a 20 ton schooner and resell it later for the same cost of hire and Tunney could collect on the islands too. 30 pounds p.m. for a sailing master, 5 pounds for 1 white man and 1 pound for 2 colonials + 10 pounds for stores & food. Capt. Hilliard has good reputation and local experience, Oct. best month. I am sending cases of specimens on R.M.S. Britannia and photographs Tunney made ; please identify and return duplicates.
P.18. 5 Aug. 1901, 3 p.
List of Tunney's specimens identified, located and dated.
P.21. 10 Aug. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild, list of specimens sent plus if you approve suggestions for Alligator River expedition, you will receive many new things.
P.22. 19 Aug 1901, 1 p.
To Charles Rothschild, sending two bats? containing 3 different parasites. Thank you for returning the bats?
P.25. 9 Sep. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild, received 250 pounds for Alligator River, but heard schooner has been sold to Beagle Bay Mission so will keep looking. Heard news from the Kimberley party hopefully with some specimens. I enclose letter from Surveyor General,
P.26. 14 Oct. 1901, 2 p.
To Rothschild, apologies for bad condition of bird specimens sent analogous to the arrival of the Tennant collection of fossils from the British Museum arriving in Perth in a terrible state. Hoping Tunney can go to Alligator R., have written to N.T. to gain Tunney every facility
P.28. 18 Oct. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild enclosing Tunney's letter re: plans he has made. Hope case arrived safely.
P.29. 13 Nov. 1901, 2 p.
To Edward Masters, Tring Museum, I have written to Tunney to clean birds better, No point going to Alligator R. until the rains are over. Sending some specimens from Tunney, marsupials and a few bird on P&O Oceana on 24th. I think that many new species have been made. Dr Bowdler Sharpe authority for Petraeus campbelli, Gould for ... Calyptorhynchus (Black cockatoo). B.M. does not describe it well. Sending case of specimens parcel post, list enclosed.
P.31. 15 Nov. 1901, 1 p.List of specimens sent to Rothschild.
P.32. 25 Nov. 1901, 2 p.
List of specimens, with name, number and location, received from Tunney & sent to Rothschild on P&O Oceana.
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