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Natural science - Specimens for destruction or exchange
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76
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1911-July 1913
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SeeAlso: ARCH272 Early exchanges 1900-1914
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Archives
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1. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Manor, Watford, 16-27 January, 1911, asking for cormorant in full breeding plumage, Hill sending more bugs, 3 p.
2. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews 23 February, 1911, thanking for Part 1 and paper "Nomenclature of birds", 1 p.

3. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Manor, Watford, 1 March, 1911, thanks for Post Office Directory, let Rogers get you small mammals, Rothschild asked for Emus so Rogers can send them to me, he is on Melville Island for 6 months more, name and send Parrots, 2 p.
4. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 21 March, 1911, arranging expedition to Monte Bello Islands, thanks for Priodura newtoniana, we have 416 specimens of W.A. birds. 1 p.
5. To Director from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 1911, 19 April, 1911, sending a skin of Priodura newtoniana taken by George Shark at Evelyn Scrub, Sherberton Range, North Queensland, November 1908, commoner Australian eggs duplicates to send 1 p.
6. From Woodward to Director, National Museum, Dublin, 25 April, 1911, thanks for descriptive label for the Monasterboice cross, sending specimens of marsupials, 1 p.
7. From Woodward to M. H. Bardwell, Geraldton, 25 April,1911, can you inform me of name of blue opercula shells in fashion now, would like exchange if possible, 1 p.
8. From Woodward to Geoffrey M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 3 May, 1911, Rhea sent has been set up by Lipfert, magnificent specimen, sending P. carbo in October in nuptial plumage, 1 p.
9. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 6 May, 1911, Watson will be staying on Monte Bello Island Is. getting large collection of vertebrate fauna and marine things, 1 p.
10. To Woodward from H.L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 30 May, 1911, S. W. Jackson who collects eggs for me is in hospital but when he returns I will send Atrichia clamosa, 1 p.
11. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 9 June, 1911, regret unable to get Atrichia clamosa yet, borrowed a skin from Sydney, watercolour drawings made, let you know. 1 p.
12. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 10 June, 1911, new edition of Guidebook needs revised names, need skin of a Screamer, a Turkey-Vulture, a Broadbill, a Secretary bird and Atrichiornis to achieve representatives in the Gallery of every order. 2 p.
13. To Woodward from H. A. Devereux Capell, Esperance Bay, 23 June, 1911, borrowing a specimen of Monazite to search for in Esperance, 1 p.
14. From Woodward to H. A. Devereux Cappell, Esperance Bay, 30 June, 1911, sending a small sample of Monazite. 1 p.
15. From Woodward to K. H. Bardwell, Marine Terrace, Geraldton, 3 July, 1911, thanking for name of shell Australium stellare, please arrange for me to buy several specimens with operculum. 1 p.
16. To Woodward from K. H. Devereux Capell, Esperance Bay, 14 July, 1911, thanks for Monazyte, found no trace of it, will send anything of interest to the Museum or return the Monozyte, 1 p.
17. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 6, 13, 15, 26 July, 1911, send a list of birds mentioned in book not held in museum, attempting a skin of Atrichiornis. 8 p.
18. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 26 July, 1911, answers to your questions in this month's "Emu", 1 p.
19. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 30 July, 1911, research on Australian eggs resumed by S.W. Jackson, A. J. Campell & D. LeSouef wrong description of Atrichia clamosa, 1 p.
20. To Curator from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 3 August, 1811, sending list of sea shells collected and identified in W.A., 2 p.
21. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 8 August, 1911, looking into W.A. new evidence of Atrichia clamosa, Gerald Hill knows Conigrave's expedition, 1 p.
22. To Woodward from Charles G. Gibson, Roeborne, 19 August, 1911, collecting birds' skins in Roeborne for you, seeking clutches of eggs of Porphyrio bellus, have White-headed Sea Eagle, several painted finches, Malurus assimilis, seeking Barnardius occidentalis, & Dacelo cervinea. 2 p.
23. To Director from R. Etheridge, Australian Museum, Sydney, 21 August, 1911, asking for loan of m. & f. of Micranuous tenuirostris from the Houtman Abrolhos and Sternia media, 1 p.
24. To Director from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 8 August, 1911, sending donation of Australian birds' eggs, 428 clutches, 1074 eggs, packed in 14 boxes in large case, via Pastoral Finance Assoc., would like eggs of Melithreptus laetivo, Falcunculus leucogasteo, Eremiorsis carteri. 1 p.
25. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 11 August, 1911, thanking for revision of lists, information about Arenaria, hoping to get Atrichiornis for him. 1 p.
26. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 23 August, 1911, Swedish Party, Dr. Mjoberg, after 12 months, leaving, told Mr. Rogers about a new cockatoo. 1 p.
27. From Woodward to Dr. Mjoberg, The Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 29 August, 1911, sending box of skins on list, will send any requested items, welcome specimens of peasants' work. 1 p.
28. To Woodward from R. Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 28 September, 1911, asking for a Moloch horridus, offering an exchange. 1 p.
29. From Woodward to Dr. R. Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, 12 October, 1911, sending 2 Molochs Horridus, would like specimens of fossil marsupials as De Vis sent few years ago. 1 p.
30. From Woodward to Dr. Michaelsen, Natural History Museum, Hamburg, 14 October, 1911, sent 100 copies of Second Report on the Fauna of South-West Australia. 2 p.
31. From Woodward to T. Southwell, Sir Stanley Bois, Colombo, Ceylon, 19 October, 1911, congratulating him on his appointment as Deputy Director of Fisheries, Colombo, Ceylon. 1 p.
32. From Woodward to Samuel Henshaw, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., USA, sending skins and skeletons of marsupials, send list of W.A., Peripites specimens. 1 p.
33. To Woodward from Dr. R. Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, 28 October, 1911, thanks for  Molochs horridus, send list of fossil marsupials sent by late curator and any others required. 1 p.
34. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Museum of South Australia, 13 November, 1911, thanks for information on Rottnest wallabies, sending Kangaroo Island kangaroo skin when ready. 1 p.
35. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Watford, 16 November, 1911, sending Railway timetable, a set of Maps coming from Lands Dept., locate Kunawang. 1 p.
36.From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 19 December, 1911, recently appointed Biological Assistant will arrange the shells in new year. 1 p.
37. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 6 December, 1911, sending by Parcels' Post a skin of Kangaroo Island Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus fuliginosus for mounting. 1 p.
38. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Watford, 1, 12 December, 1911, wants Amytornis housei, hopes for a pair of Pezoporus terrestris, loan of Barnardius zonarius. 4 p.
39. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 30 December, 1911, asking for return of sets of eggs and sending a clutch of Porphyrio eggs, number of species 794, hoping for 800. 1 p.
40. From Woodward to S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 15 January, 1912, asking for duplicate fossils from Northern Territory. 1 p.
41. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 5 February, 1912, museum has no fossils, Mr. Howchin of the University, on leave, has worked on the Cambrian fossils. 2 p.
42. From Woodward to Walter Rothschild, Tring Park, Herts., re collection of emus, some from Kimberley and North-West of W.A., also from N.S.W., trying to get cassowaries. 1 p.
43. To Woodward from H. H. Scott, Victoria Museum, Launceston, 11 March, 1912, sending duplicate fossil bones of D. minor from King Island by hand of a visitor, card details in box. 1 p.
44. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum,22 February, 1912, enclosed list of wanted Phalangeridae suitable for mounting in a case. 2 p.
45. From Woodward to S.C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 23 February, 1912, will write to Mr. Howchin about Cambrian fossils, hoping to get some W.A. skulls soon. 1 p.
46. From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 27 February, 1912, a biological assistant from Cambridge U. arrives next week and will rearrange collection of eggs. 1 p.
47. To Woodward from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 21 May, 1912, please send specimens Teredo, Patella neglecta, Cypraea Renskii, Tridaena squamosa, Voluta Thatcheri. 2 p. 
48. From Woodward to H. H. Scott, Victoria Museum, Launceston, 30 March, 1912, thanking for interesting set of fossil bones from King I. that Mr. Hindell kindly brought. 1 p.
49. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 23 April, 1912, seeking W.A. species you may have duplicates. 1 p.
50. From Woodward to Arthur M. Lea, Adelaide Museum, 27 April, 1912, W. P. Alexander, recently appointed to the Invertebrates, a keen entomologist will be able to exchange duplicates. 2 p.
51. From Woodward to A. J. Turner, Brisbane, 27 April, 1912, Trustees have appointed an Assistant, W. B. Alexander, a keen entomologist, may rearrange the Lepidoptera. 1 p.
52. From Woodward to F. D. Mouldy, Christchurch, N.Z., 30 April, 1912, received specimens. 1 p.
53. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 2 May, 1912, send list of desiderata and return exchanges of bird skins, letter about Monte Bello. 1 p.
54. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 29 May, 1912, list of eggs for exchange. 1 p.
55. To W. B. Alexander from K. Jordan, Zoological Museum, Tring, Herts., England, 12 November, 1912, requesting Lepidoptera: Cossidae, Hepialidae, Zygaenidae, Castniidae, also Anthribidae but no other beetles. 1 p.
56. From Woodward to Oldfield Thomas, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), London, 4 October, 1912, Sending via Mr Montague, a skin of Lagerchestes collected by Mr. Tunney on Barrow Island, November, 1900, No. 3313. 1 p.
57. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 25 November, 1912, sending list of local graptolites and land and freshwater shells from his area requesting exchanges of W. A. land shells for local graptolites. 1 p.
58. To Woodward from Robert H. Pulleine, E. Brown, 3 North Terrace, Adelaide, 23 December, 1912, bought house to accommodate collection, contacted University Librarian about exchanges of Mallee specimens. 2 p.                        
59. To W. B. Alexander from H. A. Longman, Queensland Museum, 30 December, 1912, received exchange specimens, no. 6040 (Wasp, Subiaco, Dietis formosa) only named specimen. 1 p.
60. To Woodward from Austin H. Clark, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 3 January, 1913, Gerrit S. Miller, curator of mammals, wants to exchange for Australian mammals, especially rodents, awaiting crinoids greatest interest. 1 p.
61. From Woodward to K. Jordan. Zoological Mseum, Tring, 8 February, 1913, few specimens of Zygaenidae and Castniidae in Western Australia and difficult to get good specimens of Cossidae and Hepialidae for some time. 1 p.
62. From Woodward to M. Wladimir Fridoline, Rue Condorcet, Grenoble, Isere, France, 8 January, 1913, thanking for offer of butterflies collection but regret no means of carrying it out. 1 p.
63. To Woodward, from James A. Kershaw, National Museum of Victoria, 3 February, 1913, supposed new species of N.T. kangaroo is the Black Kangaroo, Macropus bernardus, need one on exchange. 1 p.
64. To Woodward from S. Sinclair, Sydney Museum, 15 January, 1913, transactions on rates of exchange for museums. 1 p.
65. From Woodward to James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 4 February, 1913, thanks for your collection of shells, one example is formed by the larva grains of a species of Helicopsyche which would be welcome if you could trap the insect which made them and send to us. 1 p.
66. From Woodward to Sydney Museum offering to send duplicate copies of some Redords of the Australian Museum. 1 p.
67. From Woodward to J. A. Kershaw, Melbourne Museum, 12 February, 1913, Tunney found only one female M. bernardus, is your adult a female ? If so, it is very much lighter in colour, if you get any more from the Alligator River I would like a female. I can send a good skin of M. woodwardi, we need a M. robustus and the insular form of Lagorchestes . 1. p.
68. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 15 February, 1913, sending 17 species of land and freshwater shells of the district, one is built up of grains of sand, sending some with Eocene fossils after an excursion to Muddy Creek at Hamilton, would like list of W.A. land shells. 1 p.
69. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Vic., 18 February, 1913, sending package of Ordovician Graptolites, some not yet described by the Victorian Museum as from a v. low horizon of Ordovician formation. 1 p.
70. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 13 March, 1913, The ducks and owl have arrived, thanks for the ducks, sent the double part of the Austral Avian Record parts 6/7, the mildest winter for 27 years. 1. p.
71. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Vic., 22 March, 1913, returned from Muddy Creek fossil beds with a fine lot of fossils to send, would like any land shells 1. p.
72. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 3 April, 1913, thanks for loan of birds returning today, please get me a pair of each of the 3 ducks and the owl and cost. 1. p.
73. From Woodward to Director Harms, Deutsch-Australische Damptschiff-Gesellschaft, Troebrucke, Hamburg, Germany, 7 April, 1913, thanks for sending specimens from Dr. Michaelsen free of charge. 1 p.
74. From Woodward to Mrs. M. N. Walsh, Saekaboemi, Java, 14 April, 1913, box of insects arrived in perfect condition, as Lepidoptera sent to you by us which arrived damaged had been set, we could send another set or a set of Coleoptera. 1 p.
75. From Woodward to Dr. W. Michaelsen, Natural History Museum, Hamburg, Germany, 14 April, 1913, specimens unpacked, in good condition, very interesting collection, getting report printed, not yet any earth worms to send. 1 p.
76. From Woodward to James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 16 April, 1913, glad to receive any duplicate fossils collected, all our present land shells were sent to Hedley of Sydney for descriptions, will be returned when described. 1 p.
77. To Woodward from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Victoria,28 April, 1913, about time you sent those specimens 8 months ago. 1 p.
78. From Woodward to G. Arnold, Rhodesia Museum, Bulawayo, S. Africa, 28 April, 1913, your request for Australian ants to Mr. Alexander who has not yet classified all the species in this state but will keep you in mind when he has done them. 1 p.
79. From Woodward to A. E. Macgreror, Rhodesia Museum, Bulawayo, S. Africa, 28 April, 1913, unable to send or receive minerals, next year ? 1 p.
80. From Woodward to W. J. Rainbow, Australian Museum, Sydney, 1 May, 1913, sending specimen of Trapdoor spider from Minnivale, W.A., please send me the name and any other named species of spider for species that are brought in. 1 p.
81. From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 8 May, 1913, regret unable to send specimens due to funds and lack  of a collector, so will return your specimens. 1 p.
82. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 9 May, 1913, birds' skins have come except for Camarca from Augusta, will get specimens as soon as possible. Your opinion of Australian Check-list for names of specimens on view. 1 p.
83. To Woodward from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 16 May, 1913, received donation of Trapdoor Spider ?Ontdiobe, may be new species 2 p.
84. To Woodward from A. M. MacGregor, Rhodesia Museum, Bulawayo, 5 June, 1913, please put aside any specimens regardless of price. 1 p.
85. From Woodward to the Curator, Australia Museum, Sydney, 9 June, 1931, requesting that the large spider Gaius villosus was sent to Mr Rainbow by Mr. Alexander to the credit of this institution without waiting for my signature, hoping to send you a nest of the spider. 1 p.
86. To the Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 10 June, 1913, sending a consignment of specimens, listed, identified wherever possible. 2 p.
87. To the Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 12 June, 1913, sending 3 cases of specimens referred to, freight paid, by Rudder's Express. 1 p.
88. To the Director from the Australian Museum, Sydney, 24 June, 1913, Lists of South Australian specimens forwarded to W. A. Museum.  3 p.
89. To the Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 25 June, 1913, credited spider Gaius villosus as exchange a/c also separately small parcel containing 2 specimens. 1 p.
90. To Woodward from Richard Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 24 July, 1913, asking for skeleton in bark wrapper from a cave offered 15 October, 1910, 2 p.
91. From Woodward to Dr. W.T.Calman, British Museum (Nat. Hist,), London 21 August, 1913, sending Crustacea as per list enclosed. glad to receive in exchange any duplicate specimens in list. 1 p.
92. From Woodward to British Museum (Nat. Hist.), 25 August, 1913, Crustacea sent to British Museum: Chaeraps tenuimanus Marron, Chaeraps quinquecarinatus Gilgie, Chaerus preissii Coonac. Wanted by W.A. Museum: English lobster, Crab, Crawfish, Crayfish - Pinnotheres mollusc, Phronima, Hermit Crab, Spongicola. 1 p.
93. To Woodward from British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 2 December, 1913, sent to W.A. Museum: Astacus, Leucifer reynaudii, Eupagurus prideauxii, Corystes cassivelaunus, Gecarcinus lagostoma, Euphasia superba, Orchomenopsis Rossii, Tryphosa murrayi, Eusirus propinquus - nearly 100 specimens of Orchomenopsis rossi instead of 10. 1 p.

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