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W.A. Museum letters to J. T. Tunney, 1906-1907. Letter book 11L.
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28 May 1906-28 April 1907
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See: Letter book 11L, 1906-1907, for letters to or mentioning Tunney in letters sent by the Director Bernard Woodward. [kept Archives room (Bay 5)]

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> 28 May 1906.
P.36 To Tunney at Esperance responding to his successes with wallabies and rats ; money paid into W.A. Bank to balance expenses.

> 13 Sep. 1906.
P.201 To W. Rothschild at Tring Park sending a copy of Tunney's letter referring to the only female skin of M. bernardii of which he had obtained a skin and hope you can identify it. I heard from Payne & Wallace that you had purchased kangaroos from them. Please let me know what species they sold you as M. isabellininus as I know they did not go to Barrow Island and they are not found on the mainland, possibly M. robustus woodwardii, also what did they sell as "Silver" kangaroo.


> 24 Sep. 1906.
P.215 List of birds sent for exchange to L. Harrison, Sydney ; includes Malurus pulcherrimus from Gracefield, Tunney's place.

> 5 Oct. 1906.
P.228 To Tunney, glad to receive the emu eggs mentioned in your letter of 30 Sep. Please send as soon as possible.

> 1 Dec. 1906.
P.326 To Tunney at Cranbrook from Conigrave about emu skins not needed.

> 11 Mar. 1907.
P.435, 436 List of exchange items sent to E. C. Stirling of Adelaide Museum includes specimens from Tunney's property Gracefield.

> 13 Mar. 1907.
P.451 Letter to Adelaide Museum about a case of bird skins from Derby collected by Tunney in 1898.

> 9 Apr. 1907.
P.473 From Conigrave to Tunney : want more specimens of kangaroo wallabies and many of the smaller marsupials, good specimens of the Grey (both male, female and young) are required for an Island Case which will contain specimens of the Southwestern marsupials.

> 19 Apr. 1907.
P.480 To J. P. Rogers, Derby, glad to receive specimens on your list, also any of the small mammals especially Amytornis woodwardii that Tunney secured in the Territory.

> 24 Apr. 1907.
P.486 To Tunney at Kojonup from Conigrave, sent a Guide book with most southern species marked, please send 2 pairs, Woodward anxious to have Macropus giganteus as soon as posible.

> 26 Apr. 1907.
P. 487 To Tunney at Kojonup from Woodward, sending a jar of spirit by rail as requested.
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