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W.A. Museum letters to J. T. Tunney, 1895-1896. Letter book 1.
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December 1895-3 June 1896
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See: Letter book 1, 1895-1896 for letters sent by Bernard Woodward to Tunney or mentioning his work. [kept Archives room (Bay 5)]
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December 1895, 1 p.
> P. 246. Letter from Woodward to Tunney at Albany: Offer of  employment to Tunney as specimen collector. A salary of 3 pounds per week and travelling expenses to be paid. Engagement to be for 3 months initially, probably continuing. Salary to commence on Tunney's arrival in Perth.


undated, 1 p.
> P. 331. Letter to Tunney, unsigned. Regrets that Tunney has not had more luck, 12 pounds; 1 month's salary enclosed, expenses to date noted as 8 pounds 10/3. Request for specimens of small marsupials, especially mice. Directions to discuss specimen exchanges with Dr McClean at Carnarvon. Reminder when collecting shell specimens to store one example wrapped complete in paper, then in spirits and store another example with the animal removed and packed in spirits and the shell packed dry.

31 March 1896, 1 p.
> P. 354. Letter from Woodward to Tunney : glad that specimens are en route, encloses a cheque 12 pounds salary in advance. Request for common mouse specimens, six to a dozen of each type, mentions that many varieties of mouse are incorrectly called the common mouse in the colony. Help will be available in Beagle Bay.

2 April, 1895?, 1 p.
> P. 360. Letter from Woodward to Tunney : locations and time spent at them unimportant provided there is a reasonable chance of finding specimens, unsigned.

30 April 1896, 1 p.
> P. 398. Letter from Woodward to Tunney at Broome : enclosed cheque of  12 pounds salary and 10 pounds 8.5 expenses, request for receipt.

 27 May 1896, 1 p.
> P. 454. Letter from Woodward to Tunney in Broome (partially legible) : letter of 20 April received, but specimens not yet arrived. Tunney's request that cheques be paid into W.A. Bank acknowledged and 12 pounds salary and 9 pounds 19/9 deposited. Request for specimens of all the aboriginal shells possible.

3 June 1896, 1 p.
> P. 464. Letter from Woodward to Tunney : 12 pounds salary and 9 pounds 19.9 expenses paid into W.A. Bank, request for a receipt. Parcel from Broome received but not box from Carnarvon. Request for at least a dozen boodies? (burrowing bettongs) and the same quantity of white cockatoos of each kind, look out for the white goshawk. Any marsupials out of the pouches store in spirit and label with the same number as the skin of the mother.
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