140. Letter to Museum Curator: 8 Jan. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Onslow, forwarded 10 cases of specimens by S.S. Bullara, would leave for Marble Bar if all went well traveling up Ashburton River and going across towards Roebourne, heard about Rock Wallaby about Nullagine.
141. Letter to Museum Curator: 20 Jan. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Onslow, leaving for Roebourne going up the Ashburton River, bought 2 horses, forwarded a case of specimens by S.S. Saladin.
142. Letter to Museum Curator: 22 Jan. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Onslow, shipping company JC and Co charged a very hight freight from Fremantle, would send back 2 empty cans.
143. Letter to Museum Curator: 24 Feb. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Red Hill, left 2 cases of specimens at McRae St on Ashburton to be forwarded to Onslow by the team, would send receipts from Fortescue, would try to get native weapons.
144. Letter to Museum Curator: 6 Mar. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Roebourne, would enquire about Islands particulars by letter.
145. Letter to Museum Curator: 8 Mar. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Roebourne, heard about Wallaby on Enderby, Rosemary Island and Depuch Island, got half-caste native to look after horses, asking to be sent a couple of tins of spirits to Port Hedland, bought mosquito net.
146. Letter to Museum Curator: 29 Mar. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Marble Bar, had just arrived at Marble Bar, had a very rough road up from Roebourne.
147. Two telegraphs to Museum Curator: 29 & 30 Mar. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Marble Bar, going to Nullagine -- Would join party, asked for arrangements.
148. Three telegraphs to Museum Curator: 2 & 4 Apr 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Marble Bar, leaving for Coast and would sell trap and horses at Hedland --Asking for payment of 20 pounds -- Leaving for Nullagine.
149. Letter to Museum Curator: 5 Apr. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Coongon Hotel Marble Bar Road, would try to get some emu, was disappointed at change of plan.
150. Letter to Museum Curator: 6 Apr. 1901, 4 p.
From John Tunney at Marble Bar, would leave for Condon to get to Bedout Island, got L. conspicillatus var Leichardti and P. lagotis from Nullagine, thought of getting some dugong from Cossack, had Honey Eaters and Amytis.
151. Letter to Museum Curator: 8 Apr. 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Marble Bar, had a few more of E. carteri, a few specimens of a bird resembled the Cincloramphus, going back to Cossack and do the islands.
152. Letter to Museum Curator: 21 Apr. 1901, 5 p.
From John Tunney at Nullagine, had 3 specimens of malurus M. edwardi 2 males and 1 female, heard Bedout Island as great nesting place for sea birds, going to Condon, had heard that Dr. Hous was going out with Kimberley expeditions for the Committee, heard from the registrar Seiveking that F.R. Arthur died in 1897.
153. Telegraph to Museum Curator: 27 Apr. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Nullagine, cheque returned incomplete.
154. Letter to Museum Curator: 28 Apr. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Nullagine, leaving for Condon via Marble Bar, came on a mob about to perform circumcision and splitting operations.
155. Two telegraph to Museum Curator: 6 May 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Marble Bar, leaving for Condon -- Would get emu after return from Bedout.
156. Letter to Museum Curator: 10 May 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Coongon Hotel, going to Condon and get to Bedout.
157. Telegraph to Museum Curator: 17 May 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Condon, leaving for Islands.
158. Letter to Museum Curator: 17 May 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Condon, sent 4 cases to Port Hedland, one of the cases containing ironstone nodules from the Hammersley Range.
159. Two telegraphs to Museum Curator: 3 & 5 Jun. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Condon, going on Cossack -- Leaving for Hedland.
160. Letter to Museum Curator: 10 Jun. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, on way to Cossack, got some very good specimens of F. ariel, might go to Roebourne instead of Port Hedland.
161. Letter to Woodward: 11 Jun. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, would collect information regarding the aboriginals.
162. Telegraph to Museum Curator: 14 Jun. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Cossack, leaving for Islands.
163. Letter to Museum Curator: 16 Jun. 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Cossack, made arrangement with a coloured man to take him to the island in Dampier archipelago.
164. Letter to Museum Curator: 20 Jul. 1901, 4 p.
From John Tunney at Cossack, sending down 2 boxes of specimens by Bullara.
165. Two telegraphs to Museum Curator: 1 & 3 Aug. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, going to Condon -- Would wait and see Capt. Hilliard.
166. Letter to Museum Curator: 5 Aug. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, could not get any information about Alligator River.
167. Letter to Museum Curator: 12 Aug. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, going to Condon and then the island.
168. Letter to Museum Curator: 19 Aug. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Condon, hunt 3 days for horses, the Alligator River was only navigable for 35 miles but the Adelaide for 85.
169. Letter to Museum Curator: 27 Aug. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Shaw River, met a teamster who spent some years in the Northern Territory.
170. Letter to Museum Curator: 14 Sep. 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, going inland again to get young emu, would send rats from La Grange Bay and 2 M. woodwardi, would revisit the islands off Carnarvon.
171. Letter to Museum Curator: 14 Sep. 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, would go to Port Darwin to buy a boat, had made arrangements to ship traps and 2 horses to Derby as cheaper option.
172. Letter to Museum Curator: 7 Oct. 1901, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Port Hedland, would get all particulars about route from Derby to Darwin.
173. Letter to Museum Curator: 14 Oct. 1901, 3 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, was advised to leave for Port Darwin after wet season.
174. Letter to Museum Curator: 26 Oct. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Mt. Anderson, sending dimensions of the waggonette, would cross the Victoria and other rivers, getting M. antelopinus, would return to Derby with specimens.
175. Letter to Museum Director: 12 Dec. 1901, 4 p
From John Tunney at Derby, sending some specimens of Rock Wallabies from Mr. Wynne, a dozen of Antelopinus, would have a look at a country between Fitzroy and Beagle Way, sending a few aboriginal weapons, wanted to buy 3 horses to go over to Darwin with.
176. Letter to Museum Director: 13 Dec. 1901, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, had a slight attack of fever, sending a skeleton of native and 1 skull.
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