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[Letter requesting information on a shark species and on differences between crocodiles and alligators ]
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1997
Author:
Henry, Ernest
Year:
25 February 1898
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2 p.
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Marked 141 in red crayon.
Handwritten on printed memo form from the Resident Magistrate.
See: A220-75-1 Natural science - Enquiries and requests. 1895-1906
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Letter from Ernest Henry. the Resident Magistrate's Office, Wyndham to the Curator of the Museum, Perth.Requests identification of a fish caught in the Cambridge Gulf. Believed to be a shark, specimen is 5'10" in length, with 9" "horns or arms" either
side of head, flat or slightly concave with uniform width of 2", bony and inflexible, eyes on extremities.Postscript requests information in differentiating between alligators and crocodiles.
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