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Tunney - Correspondence. Part 1
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469
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1895-1896
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1 file + 1 green reprint box next to box 22.
Notes:
See Also: Typescript copies in 2 folders in Archives room (Bay 5)
Type:
Archives
Abstract:

1. Letter to unknown recipient: no date, 3 p.
From John Tunney at an unknown place, his recent visits to several islands in South East Coast and mammals and birds he found.

2. Letter to Woodward: 28 Mar. 1895, 1 p.


From John Tunney at Saladin, would return to the island off Carnarvon.

3. Letter to Museum Curator: 20 Nov. 1895, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Albany, offered his service to collect birds at 3 pounds a week.

4.  Letter to Museum Curator: 3 Jan. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Gillinjara, sending an account of expenses and requested a few more pounds to get a horse and cart.

5. Letter to Woodward: 10 Jan. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Watheroo, trying to get emus and turkeys, heard from the natives about plenty of cockatoo there.

6. Letter to Woodward: 14 Jan. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Mingenew, stayed at Carnamah one night, would stay a week at Mingenew, go to the Irwin and send more birds.

7. Letter to Woodward: 18 Jan. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Mingenew, acknowledging of letter and cheque received on the 15th, going to the Irwin.

8. Letter to Woodward: 27 Jan. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at the Irwin, forwarding 17 birds by train.

9. Letter to Woodward: 29 Jan. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at the Irwin, sending 2 small birds known as doves for Lipfert to skin.

10. Letter to Woodward: 1 Feb. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Dongara, acknowledging a cheque received, going to send the receipt and account of traveling expenses for last month.

11. 8 Feb. 1896, 1 p.
Letter to Woodward: From John Tunney at Mullewa, hunted for emus with no success, going to Northampton.

2. Letter to Woodward:  14 Feb. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Northampton, going to Shark Bay.

13. Letter to Woodward: 19 Feb. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Geraldton, forwarding a small box of birds by train, going up to Greenough River with Brown R.M.

14. Letter to Woodward: 5 Mar. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Geraldton, was out with the R.M and McPherson, sending a statement of expenses for last month.

15. Letter to Woodward: 7 Mar. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Carnarvon, was forced to come to Carnarvon as the vessel could not get to Shark Bay, would be at Albany for 10 days.

16. Letter to Woodward: 10 Mar. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Carnarvon, returning to Shark Bay, going to come back later and get some wallabies.

17. Letter to Woodward: 26 Mar. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Carnarvon, acknowledging cheque received, sending a box of specimens by S.S. Australind consisting of 5 wallabies, 11 birds, a box of butterflies and insects, going to Shark Bay by the Australind,

18. Letter to Woodward: 31 Mar. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Fresh Water Camp, Shark Bay, met Brockman an Inspector who offered to take him to where shells and corals were to be got, going to send a statement of expenses for this month.

19. Letter to Woodward: 20Apr. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Shark Bay, acknowledging cheque for 12 pounds received, going to send down a small box of birds, a box of coral and shells and a few specimens in spirits, sending 2 pelican eggs, a few shags and 2 gulls eggs.

20. Letter to Woodward: 28 Apr. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Carnarvon, going to Broome by Saladin and to the Mission, going to send specimens by Albany.

21. Letter to Woodward: 15 May 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, forwarding a box of specimens by the S.S. Australind, met Father Abbott from the Mission who suggested he to go to Derby for a great variety of birds.

22. Letter to Woodward: 23 May 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, acknowledging a cheque and memo received, trying to get the natives to get crabs and lobsters.

23. Letter to Museum Curator: 15 Jun. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, sending 66 birds, 5 kangaroos and a dingo.

24. Letter to Lipfert, Museum Perth: 15 Jun. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, sending 5 kangaroos, a boodey and a dingo.

25. Letter to Lipfert: 1 Jul. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, sending a large bird and a native companion, 31 other birds, a kangaroo, a few lizards and a long-tailed rat, would go to Derby, met Doctor Alferie who sold his specimens to the Museum.

26. Letter to Woodward: 2 Jul. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, forwarding 2 boxes of specimens by S.S. Sultan, 31 small birds and a native companion, going to Derby, to Yeeda Station with the wool teams, not come across aboriginal skulls yet.

27. Letter to Museum Curator:17 Jul. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, sending a box of specimen, 2 boodies and a native companion by S.S. Albany, trying to get some pelicans, white cranes and white ibis.

28. Letter to Woodward: 8 Aug. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, forwarding receipt of salary and expenses, going to Fitzroy.

29. Letter to Museum Curator: 14 Aug. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, made enquiries about Pigmy Geese and Bower Birds, needed to have a cart and horse.

30. Letter to Woodward: 17 Aug. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, forwarding a box of specimen by S.S. Kirklands,

31. Letter to Museum Curator: 28 Aug. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, sending receipt of money, sending 3 spur-tailed wallabies, snake skins, snake eggs, and statement of expenses of August,  

32. Letter to Woodward: 8 Sep. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Yeeda Station, camped at Fitzroy River, met Rose the manager of the station, found an aboriginal skull.

33. Letter to Museum Curator: 2 Oct. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, would send a Jabiru, turkey and small crocodile.

34. Letter to Woodward: 10 Oct. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Fitzroy River, at McLarty's station, was advised that during wet season the country was usually all flooded, going to Lennard, turkeys were plentiful and very fat.

35. Letter to Museum Curator: 11 Nov. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, would send aboriginal skeleton and pack it according to Lipfert's directions, sending specimens to go by S.S. Sultan.

36. Letter to Woodward: 1 Dec. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Fitzroy River, lost his horses, would get South end of December.

37. Letter to Woodward: 6 Dec. 1896, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Yeeda Station, found his horses, collecting wallabies companions and pelicans.

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