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Tunney - Correspondence. Part 3
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1898
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1 file + 1 green reprint box next to box 22.
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SeeAlso: Typescript copies in 2 folders in Archives room (Bay 5)
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61. Letter to Museum Curator: 13 Jan. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Wandering, leaving Wandering and expecting to camp between Wandering and Beverly for a week, heard there were a lot of rabbit Bandicoots at Hastings, would call Mr. Lodge when reached York.


62. Letter to Museum Curator: 17 Jan. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Wandering, leaving Wandering, going north as the birds there were not worth collecting.

63. Letter to Museum Curator: 4 Mar. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, paid for a horse 32 pounds.

64. Letter to Museum Curator: 21 Mar. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, going to Lennard River to Fitzroy Telegraph Station, sending a small case of specimens by S.S. Saladin, had not heard yet from Le Souef.

65. Letter to Museum Curator: 6 Apr. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Lennard River, going across to the Fitzroy.

66. Letter to Museum Curator:  2 May 1898, 2 p
From John Tunney at Derby, forwarding 2 cases of specimens by S.S. Karrakatta, visited some caves in the Barrier Range, also forwarding what remains of the aboriginal pigeons skull, leaving to go up the Fitzroy River.

67. Telegraph to Museum Curator: 30 May 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Fitzroy, arrived at Fitzroy.

68. Letter to Museum Curator: 13 Jun. 1898, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Fitzroy, had not been able to get native weapons, forwarded a case of kangaroo skins to Derby, had fever and ague for nearly 2 months.

69. Letter to John Tunney: 22 June 1898, 2 p.
From Lipfert at Perth, asking to send him measurements of birds and those of every new species and a skeleton of big kangaroo.

70. Telegraph to Museum Curator: 29 Jun. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Fitzroy, forwarded to Derby 6 pounds Plaster Paris and 10 flax packing.

71. Letter to Museum Curator: 22 Jul. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, asking for few gallons of spirits to be sent to Derby by S.S. Albany.

72. Letter to Museum Curator: 4 Jul. 1898, 3 p.
From John Tunney, forwarded Edgar stamped receipt for horses and freight, had fever and would see Dr. Hous, would get photography lessons, would send 2 jars of fish, snakes, skins and skulls by Australind.

73. Letter to Museum Curator: 24 Jul. 1898, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Yeeda Station, forwarding 3 cases of specimens to Derby by the team, intended going to Wyndham by Albany about 8 Aug. and get back to Broome by Oct., had collection of fish from Fitzroy River, was out of spirits, would take the buggy on to Wyndham.

74. Telegraph to Museum Curator: 8 Aug. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, leaving Derby to Wyndham by Albany.

75. Letter to Museum Curator: 15 Aug. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Wyndham, had to leave the buggy at Derby as the steamer could not get alongside the wharf, would be no boat for 2 months.

76. Letter to Museum Curator: 7 Oct. 1898, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Wyndham, forwarding 3 cases of specimens by S.S. Albany, got 2 Jabiru, the photographer had left Wyndham, sending 50 finches to the zoo, recovered from the fever.

77. Letter to Museum Curator: 10 Oct. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, asking to be forwarded spirits, 10 lbs flax packing and a few more boxes for putting photos in.

78. Letter to Museum Curator: 31 Oct. 1898, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, forwarding 2 boxes of photos, asking for a few more plates to Broome, sending a parrot that Dr. Hous gave to him by post, would go on to Broome for dugong.

79. Letter to Museum Curator: 1 Dec. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Derby, forwarding 3 cases of specimens by S.S. Australind, going to Broome, sold the buggy for 25 pounds, requesting for 10 pounds of dust shot, recovered from fever.

80. Letter to Museum Curator: 6 Dec. 1898, 1 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, sending more some more negatives by S.S. Albany and in future would use instanteous shutter, going south.

81. Letter to Museum Curator: 31 Dec. 1898, 2 p.
From John Tunney at Broome, forwarding some more plates by mail and a small case of specimens, returned on Christmas Day and had not been able to get out due to wet weather.
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