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W.A. Museum letters to J. T. Tunney, 1901-1902. Letter book 6L.
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19 April 1901-11 July 1902
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See: Letter book 6L, 1901-1902, for letters to Tunney or mentioning him in other letters sent by Woodward [kept Archives room (Bay 5)]
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16 April, 1901.
P.93 The notes of Mr. Jno. T. Tunney, collector for the Western Australian Museum, list of birds [photographed ?]

3 Oct. 1901.
P.148 To Durrant & Co.: sending by rail collecting gear to be forwarded by S.S. Sultan to John T. Tunney in Port Hedland, includes cheque.


28 Oct. 1901.
P.167 To Durrant & Co.: Send 3 cases of specimens from John Tunney in Port Hedland by S.S. Bullarra to Fremantle, enclose payment.

12 Nov. 1901.
P.187 To Durrant & Co.: sending by rail case containing gun, please forward by Australind to John Tunney in Derby, will send remittance.

25 Nov. 1901.
P.206 To British Museum from Woodward sending photographs of W. A. birds taken by J. T. Tunney and O. Lipfert.

25 Nov. 1901.
P.207, 208 To Tunney in Derby, received photographs of native drawings at Mt. Anderson would like further particulars of their antiquity and meanings ; get your brother to help you ; getting a trap for small nocturnal animals in King's Sound ; sent gun by last boat.

30 Dec. 1901.
P.234 Telegram to Tunney in Derby about traps and boxes sent on "Bullarra".

8 Jan. 1902.
P.237 To Durrant about cases from Tunney by "Bullarra" not yet arrived.

8 Jan. 1902.
P.240 To Adelaide S.S.Co. enquiring about sending a trap to Tunney at Derby.

18 Jan. 1902.
P.248 To Daniel White & Co. about trap to be shipped on S.S. Warrego to Tunney in Derby.

22 Jan. 1902.
P.260 To Bechtel & Co. ship harness to by S.S. Warrego to Tunney in Derby.

24 Jan. 1902.
P.268 To Frank Cadd & Co. forward cases of specimens on S.S. Bullarra and send a case of taxidermist material to Tunney in Derby by S.S.Warrego.

28 Jan. 1902.
P.274 To Commercial Bank, Perth from Museum Committee sending 50 pounds + to Tunney's account in Palmerston, Port Darwin.

11 Feb. 1902.
P.290 Letter to Morning Herald about Alexander Milligan, consulting ornithologist for the Museum, listing bird specimens, some collected by Tunney, the Museum Collector.

15 Feb. 1902.
P.306 To Oldfield Thomas, Tunney is travelling for Rothschild at British Museum so they have first pick of collections.

25 Feb., 1902.
P.322 To Crown Lands Dept. asking for maps of Derby, Hall's Creek and the country across to Palmerston and the Alligator River for the museum's "Collector" [Tunney], possibly ask S.A. Govt. for maps.

26 Feb.1902.
P.323 To Frank Cadd & Co. forward 2 cases from Tunney in Derby and 2 cases from George Barstow of Carnarvon per S.S. Warrego.

25 Feb., 1902.
P.324 To E. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, asking for maps from W.A. border to Alligator River.

13 Mar. 1902.
P.336 To E. C. Stirling thanking him for forwarding the maps to Palmerston and trust that a good collection will be found.

26 Mar. 1902.
P.348 To W.A. Bank: The Museum's collector has been employed since 1895 and is on his way overland from Kimberley to the Alligator River in the Northern Territory of South Australia and please accept his cheques as the W.A. Museum will fund money asked for by Telegram.

7 Apr. 1902.
P. 352 To manager of W.A. Bank, pay 25 pounds to J. T. Tunney's account.

23 Apr. 1902.
P.377 To Cadd & Co. about 4 cases of natural history specimens on S.S. Bullarra [from Tunney?].

6 May 1902.
P.390 To manager of W.A.Bank 25 pounds to Tunney's account ; if he needs money for unforeseen expenses on his way from Hall's Creek across the border (about 3 months), kindly notify me if he needs to draw any cheques.

6 Jun. 1902.
P.445 Telegram to Tunney in Wyndham : sorry to hear of your accident,

28 Jun. 1902.
P. 472 Telegram to Cadd & Co. re 1 case of specimens from Tunney in Wyndham.

11 Jul. 1902.
P.496 To Milligan: a number of birds have come from Tunney in extreme north, you and I will look at them before they go to England.
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