P.4. 20 Apr. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild, received 100 pounds from Reuters.


P.5. To John T. Tunney at Port Headland, money paid and order for specimens to be collected (telegram), undated, 1 p.

P.6. 26 Apr. 1901, 1 p.
To John Tunney re: Rothschild's orders for specimens of birds and marsupials, emus for the museum, get as many duplicates as you can ; a Malurus edwardi from Barrow Island, all males.

P.8. 2 May 1901, 1 p.
Letter to Tunney re: payments and salary

P.9. 1 Jul. 1901, 2 p.
To Rothschild replying to letter asking for Tunney to go to the Alligator River, in Northern Territory, too dangerous and expensive, as natives' last stand. Tunney, with Dr House, collecting on the islands of northwest coast ; please send back any duplicates you don't need ; the entomology notes & apparatus arrived.

P.11-12. 1 Jul. 1901, 2 p.
To Rothschild: travelling expenses.

P.13. 1 Jul. 1901, 1 p.
To K. Jordan, Zoological Museum, Tring, receipt of apparatus for collecting insects that will be forwarded to Tunney.

P.14. 2 Aug. 1901, 1 p.
List of Rottnest marsupials sent to Rothschild.

P.15. 5 Aug. 1901, 3 p.
[To Rothschild] re: Alligator River, suggestions to buy a 20 ton schooner and resell it later for the same cost of hire and Tunney could collect on the islands too. 30 pounds p.m. for a sailing master, 5 pounds for 1 white man and 1 pound for 2 colonials + 10 pounds for stores & food. Capt. Hilliard has good reputation and local experience, Oct. best month. I am sending cases of specimens on R.M.S. Britannia and photographs Tunney made ; please identify and return duplicates.

P.18. 5 Aug. 1901, 3 p.
List of Tunney's specimens identified, located and dated.


P.21. 10 Aug. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild, list of specimens sent plus if you approve suggestions for Alligator River expedition, you will receive many new things.

P.22. 19 Aug 1901, 1 p.
To Charles Rothschild, sending two bats? containing 3 different parasites. Thank you for returning the bats?

P.25. 9 Sep. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild, received 250 pounds for Alligator River, but heard schooner has been sold to Beagle Bay Mission so will keep looking. Heard news from the Kimberley party hopefully with some specimens. I enclose letter from Surveyor General,

P.26. 14 Oct. 1901, 2 p.
To Rothschild, apologies for bad condition of bird specimens sent analogous to the arrival of the Tennant collection of fossils from the British Museum arriving in Perth in a terrible state.  Hoping Tunney can go to Alligator R., have written to N.T. to gain Tunney every facility

P.28. 18 Oct. 1901, 1 p.
To Rothschild enclosing Tunney's letter re: plans he has made. Hope case arrived safely.

P.29. 13 Nov. 1901, 2 p.
To Edward Masters, Tring Museum, I have written to Tunney to clean birds better, No point going to Alligator R. until the rains are over. Sending some specimens from Tunney, marsupials and a few bird on P&O Oceana on 24th. I think that many new species have been made. Dr Bowdler Sharpe authority for Petraeus campbelli, Gould for ... Calyptorhynchus (Black cockatoo). B.M. does not describe it well. Sending case of specimens parcel post, list enclosed.

P.31. 15 Nov. 1901, 1 p.List of specimens sent to Rothschild.

P.32. 25 Nov. 1901, 2 p.
List of specimens, with name, number and location, received from Tunney & sent to Rothschild on P&O Oceana.

P.37. 25 Jan. 1902, 3 p.
To Rothschild, accounts and specimens sent by parcel post

P.41. 25 Jan. 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild, sending specimens of birds and nests parcel post, Tunney's expenses rising because of Alligator R. trip.

P.42. 3 Feb. 1902, 1 p.
To Charles Rothschild, sending a small box containing parasites in tubes collected by Tunney at Derby, a bat from Cannington, a large parasite from a "Leather Jacket", Monocanthus sp. caught at the mouth of the Swan R.

P.43. 17 Feb. 1902, 1 p.
To Charles Rothschild, sending 2 tubes containing parasites of Peragale lagotis and Lipoa [Leipoa] ocellata.

P.44. 17 Feb. 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild, a list of specimens sent by Parcel Post.

P.46. 17 Feb. 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild asking for determination of sent specimens.

P.47. 15 Feb. 1902, 1 p.
List of specimens sent to Rothschild.

P.48. 3 Mar. 1902, 2 p.
To Rothschild asking for remittance for Tunney who has just sent a parcel of birds.  He is leaving Derby as the land  is flooded . He will have 1100 miles through country not collected from and is taking his brother [C.J. Tunney] at 2 pounds a week instead of 2 white men and an Aboriginal.

P.50. 6 Mar. 1902, 1 p.
List of specimens sent to Rothschild parcel post.

P.51. 7 Apr. 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild re: statements of Tunney's expenses, not received and having to ask the Museum Committee for an advance.  Tunney now over the border so it will take a month for him to receive payment.

P.52.7 Apr. 1902, 1 p.
Telegram asking for money from Rothschild, "100 wanted".

P.53. 7 Apr. 1902, 1 p.
To Charles Rothschild sending parasites of cuckoo-shrike and brown snake.

P.54. 15 May 1902, 3 p.
To Rothschild, received money for Tunney, needs more as listed. Need to send money in advance to the N.T. as it takes the mails a month to reach Palmerston (Darwin).

P.57. 26 May, 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild sending details of Tunney's last set of skins ; he is now in the tropical region of regular rainfall. The Kimberley Exploring Expedition was a failure from a collecting point of view as the leader wouldn't allow specimens to be carried.  But there were 29 species of birds collected.

P.58. 14 Jul. 1902, 5 p.
To Rothschild, Tunney's trap broken, had to go 150 miles to nearest station for blacksmithing repair, sent 107 birds & 8 mammals which will be sent to you on next P&O steamer, list included. Please send money,

P.63. 16 Aug. 1902, 1 p.
To Ernest [Ernst] Hartert at Tring, sorry about Rothschild's illness, Crossman arrived, please send money, sending another consignment.

P.64. 12 Nov. 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild, received first consignment from Tunney from Alligator R. in N.T. as takes 3 months to arrive. He needs promised money as high expenses there.

P.65. 24 Nov. 1902, 1 p.
To Rothschild from WAM, sending 2 cases on Oceana, 24 Nov. 1902, 1 p.

To Rothschild thanks for remittance of 500 pounds for Tunney's 1903 expenses. Sending 320 skins from Alligator R. Since travelling, Tunney found numbers not up to the average, though found some new species.  He fell from his horse and hurt his shoulder.

P.68.(stamped p. 237) 2 Mar. 1903, 1 p.
To Rothschild, Tunney sending specimens by next boat, but he is shooting in higher grounds because of tropical floods in Alligator R. area.

P.69.30 Mar. 1903, 3 p.
To Rothschild, list of specimens sent per R.M.S. Australia.

P.72. 18 May. 1903, 4 p.
To Rothschild, list of specimens sent per Orstaya?

P.76. 7 Sep. 1903, [includes 11 p. list, Sept. 14th?, 1903], 12 p.
To Rothschild, sending by R.M.S. Himalaya 4 cases, 128 mammals & 173 bird skins, possible new species. Tunney is sending another box, which should arrive in 3 weeks and will then be sent on. Please send 200 pounds as had to ask Trustees for an advance.

p.88. Oct? 1903, 3 p.
To Rothschild, list of specimens sent per "England", undated.

p.91. 9 Nov. 1903, 1 p.
To Rothschild, received the 200 pounds and sending per R.M.S. Oceana mammal and bird skins and hoping to receive specimens back when examination complete.

P.92.  25 Apr. 1904, 1 p.
To Rothschild, I write to acknowledge receipt of 57 mammal skins sent by Oldfield Thomas, being portion of Tunney's collection as per enclosed list.
 

P.85 To Tunney at Gracefield, send 2 or 3 skins with skulls of Ring-tailed Opossum entire to set up a skeleton ; M. wallaroo in Islands?

> 28 Aug. 1905.
P.104 To Oldfield Thomas at British Museum: received from Rowland Ward a case of 4 Macropus eugenii and 6 skins of Petrogale from Moudrain Island, King George's Sound ; your letter acknowledges "8 small kangaroos including new wallaby collected by J. T. Tunney from Islands from S. W. Islands, I asked to have it named for Hackett, Chairman of Committee.

> 4 Oct. 1905.
P.147 To Tunney at Cranbrook, Committee approved 200 pounds for South Coast Islands expedition. Le Souef asks about Macropus robustus found in South-West between Kojonup and caves district.

> 11 Oct. 1905.
P.163 List of skins sent to Mobius per Dr. Hartmeyer, includes some probably collected by Tunney.

> 27 Oct. 1905.
P.199 To Tunney at Gracefield, Hartmeyer & Michaelsen gone to Sydney, hope to see them at Fremantle in November, send any particulars before then.

> 9 Nov. 1905.
P.227 To Hartmeyer : Tunney has asked for 2 pounds, 3 shillings for some birds and mice, + 10 shillings for a black opossum skin.

> 29 Nov. 1905.
P.259 To Rothschild, a photograph of some live kangaroos from the north-west which are going on the S.S. Kent, Tunney's skins of the new rock wallaby, Petrogale lateralis through Oldfield Thomas and some skins not in good condition from the rainy season in the islands.

> 20 Dec. 1905.
P.290 To Rothschild copy of letter from Tunney: female Macropus bernardus fur and colour is very different from male.

> 21 Dec 1905.
P.295 To Tunney, sent letter to Rothschild about Macropus bernardus, postal orders sent to you not received so P.O. will investigate.

> 10 Jan. 1906.
P. (?) To Under treasurer requesting gun licences.

> 17 Jan. 1906.
P. 324 To Chairman of Museum committee about Tunney's visits to Islands of South-West formerly agreed upon.

> 19 Jan. 1906.
P.328 To Chairman of Committee, Just heard from Tunney, all arrangements for the South Coast expedition were made last September, will take 4 months, if meeting wants change, telegraph him.

> 25 Jan. 1906.
P.349,350 To Prof. Ridgway, Caius College, Cambridge, a list of native weapons some possibly collected by Tunney from Alligator River.

> 6 Mar. 1906.
P.387 To Tunney at P. O. Kojonup, sending 50 pounds + another 50 before the end of the month, your remarks about A. Clamosa.

> 8 Mar. 1906.
P.392, 393 To Wigglesworth, Oak Hill Park Museum, Accrington, England sending list of specimens, including some from Gracefield, Kojonup, to be forwarded by Parcels Post.

> 9 Mar. 1906.
P.396 To Tunney, sending package to Cranbrook, best wishes for success.

> 12 Mar. 1906.
P.401 To Tunney, have sent by rail, case containing arsenic, soap, spirit etc. to Cranbrook as requested.

> 27 Mar. 1906.
P.434 To Tunney in Albany, cartridges forwarded as requested and 2 April another 50 pounds into your account at W. A. Bank.

> 30 Mar. 1906.
P.444 To Oldfield Thomas, sending specimens of black opossums from South West, scarce , difficult to get (Gracefields district).

> 2 Apr. 1906.
P.448 To Oldfield Thomas, British Museum, list of specimens forwarded (Tunney?)

> 8 May, 1906.
P.489 To Tunney, Albany, paid 50 pounds to your account from Committee,
 please send receipt.

> 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.

I have not received by letter from you as promised in your ... of July , when you ... funds to keep Tunney going until the end of ...Kindly remit 300 pounds to carry on ... arrangements permitted? Tunney has just ... several cases which contain some black kangaroos believed to be new as well as some smaller mammals ... also new species together with a large number of others. When may I expect the Museum's share of Tunney's collections ?

8 Sep. 1903.
P. 40 - To Frank Cadd & Co Englandsent by rail 4 cases containing natural history specimens valued at 300 pounds to forward per R.M.S. Himalaya to Walter Rothschild, Tring Park.

6 Nov. 1903.
P.85 - To Watson Bros.sending a case containg 80 mammal skins and 56 bird skins to forward per R.M.S. Oceana to Walter Rothschild for 200 pounds.

14 Dec. 1903.
P.113 - From Frank Cadd & Co. to John T.Tunney, Wyndham, S.S. Bullarra:  Contents of packages valued at 150 pounds,

24 Dec. 1903.
P.120 - To Minister for Crown Lands Application for shooting licence for Museum Collector John T. Tunney who has been collecting in the North and North-West where a permit was unnecessary but he is going to the South-West where a permit is necessary.

7 Jan. 1904.
P.138 - To Watson Bros. Sending by rail 2 cases of 31 mammal skins & 241 bird skins to be sent per R.M.S. Ophir to Walter Rothschild at Tring. Insure for 500 pounds.

8 Jan. 1904.
P. 140 - To Tunney (?) Anxious to obtain a collection of mammals and birds from the islands off the South-Coast, offering 100 pounds.

11 Jan. 1904.
P. 142 - To Rothschild about Tunney sending a set of fleas (?) forwarded by post & sending mammals by today's steamer. Tunney has completed his engagement but I will send you any fleas I can get.

11 Jan. 1904.
P. 146 - To Rothschild, Sending Tunney's skins, hope some new species. Committee hopes to receive their share of the specimens collected by Tunney during past 2 years.

28 Jan. 1904.
P. 174 - To Tunney Sending new shooting permit.

4 Feb. 1904.
P 182, 183 - To Woodward from Conigrave(?) News about Museum, no W.A. or other birds collected by Tunney have been described in Novitiates Zoologicae.

20 Feb. 1904.
P. 187 - To Tunney in Kojonup from Conigrave: Received box containing Malurus Calamanthus and "Cindoromas" (Conilurus?) in good order, more specimens of latter acceptable; sending you some newspapers.

22 Feb. 1904.
P. 190,191 - From Conigrave to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Rushworth, Vic. re sending Woodward's list of ethnological specimens collected by Tunney at Alligator River, mentions collecting Victorian specimens and exchanges when possible.

22 Feb. 1904.
P. 192 - To Tunney from Conigrave details about native feather ornaments listed, wanted by Victorian ethnologist.

25 Feb. 1904.
P. 193 - From British Museum by S.S. Balmoral: Natural History returns by Frank Cadd & Co., value 50 Pounds by Woodward.

25 Feb. 1904.
P. 194 - To Cadd & Co. bill of lading for 2 cases of Natural History specimens sent to England for examination.

11 Mar. 1904.
P. 208 - From Conigrave to A.J. Williamson, Rushworth, Vic. sending Tunney's details of the native feather ornaments, named and used for corroborees, will send more details when Tunney returns.

18 Mar. 1904.
P. 222 - From Director to Professor Olsson-Seffer of Stanford University, Calif., about his proposed scientific expedition to Northern Australia, mentioning the energy of the Collector, J.T. Tunney and the vast number of species already collected by him of very high interest.

9 Apr. 1904.
P. 235 - From Conigrave to Tunney at Cranbrook about Myrmicobius skins.

18 Apr. 1904.
P. 243 - From Director to Professor Olsson-Seffer sending papers and letter from government geologist about south coast glaciation.

23 Apr. 1904.
PP. 253, 254, 255, 256 - Lists of specimens collected by Tunney, identified and returned from the British Museum.

25 Apr. 1904.
P.258 - To Oldfield Thomas about some specimens forwarded on behalf of Rothschild questioning the labeling given to some of them.

25 Apr. 1904.
P. 261 - To Tunney at Kojonup in reply: pay for any specimens you buy from the natives, received list of specimens you sent from the North, would like any bird specimens from Albany, Denmark, etc.

27 Apr. 1904.
P. 264 - To Tunney at Kojonup, thanks for box of specimens, boat hire ?, arrange beforehand if you want Milligan to go with you.

28 Apr.
P. 274 - List of specimens sent to Adelaide Museum by S.S. Kajarra.

29 Apr. 1904.
P.P. 276, 277, 278, 279, 280 - List sent to Adelaide of duplicate specimens held by W. A. Museum for exchange.

30 April, 1904.
P. 281, 282 - List published in West Australian newspaper of specimens donated to the Western Australian Museum during the past 2 months, including some sent by Tunney.

May. 1904
P. 291 - List of duplicate mammals for exchange by W.A. Museum.

5 May, 1904.
P. 298 - To Tunney at Kojonup, sending a list of Tunney's Arnhem Land specimens from Oldfield Thomas in Novitates Zoologicae and who disagrees with Rothschild about Black Kangaroo now named Macropus bernardus.

May 1904.
P.P. 339, 340, 341, 342 - List of Snakes and Lizards and their geographical source sent to Melbourne Museum.

May, 1904.
P.P. 345, 346, 347 - Photos of natives sent by Director to Rev. F. J. Price including some from Alligator River.

13 Jun. 1904.
P. 362 - To North at Australian Museum, Sydney, sending specimens of birds as exchange credits, hoping to receive a pair of lyrebirds.

May 1904.
P.377, 378 - List of reptiles continued - Tunney mentioned.

18 Jun. 1904.
P. 408 - List of lantern slides sent to Rev. F. J. Price photos of natives some from Alligator River region.

1 Jul. 1904.
P. 434 - To Tunney at Kojonup; received letter, what is due for specimens to date, a good time to leave for the Islands.

11 Aug. 1904.
P. 486 - To Tunney in Kojonup from Conigrave about some birds found in 1865 in dense scrub near King George's Sound.

12 Aug. 1904.
P. 490 - To Tunney, end- blown emu eggs not wanted but send 2 clutches of side-blown eggs, you are sending the Dama skins & skeleton,

20 Aug. 1904.
P. 497 - List of specimens sent to Imperial Museum, Tokio, some by Tunney.

7  Oct.1902,1p.
P. 78 To W.A. Bank forwarding 25 pounds to Tunney at Palmerston.

7 Oct. 1902, 1 p.
P.79 To James Back, Fremantle: please forward 2 cases from our collector J. Tunney which arrived on the "Marloo" a week ago.

4 Nov. 1902, 1 p.
P.113 To Commercial Bank Perth sending 50 pounds to John T.Tunney at Port Darwin.

6 Nov.1902, 1 p.
P.123 To Collector of Customs certifying that 2 cases on S.S. Marloo are natural history specimens sent by Museum's Collector O.H.M.S.

 6 Jan, 1903, 1 p.
P.173 To Commercial Bank 25 pounds for J.T.Tunney at Port Darwin, Palmerston.

15 Jan. 1903, 1 p. copy
P.179 To Collector of Customs stating that 8 cases of specimens on S.S. Empire were collected by Museum Collector J. Tunney in Northern Territory.

2 Feb.1903,1 p.
 P.201 To Commercial Bank, Palmerston, 50 pounds for credit of J. Tunney.

2 Feb. 1803, 1 p.
P. 208 To Frank Cadd & Co. about package from Port Darwin left behind by S.S. Empire or S.S. Burrumbeet, urgent telegram as contents could be destroyed by insect or other pests, 20 pounds cost.

18 Feb. 1903, 1 p.
P. 223 To Frank Cadd & Co. enclosing Inter-state Certificate you wanted for spirit wanted urgently.

10 Mar.1903, 1 p.
P.253 To Frank Cadd & Co. enclosing bill of lading for a case of Natural History specimens from J. Tunney, please forward as soon as possible.

19 Mar. 1903, 1 p.
P. 265 To Frank Cadd & co. enclosing customs certificate for case of specimens on S.S. Burrumbeet as soon as possible.

1 Apr.1903
P.286 To Commercial Bank 50 pounds for J. Tunney at Palmerston.

1 Apr.1903, 1 p. 
P.288 To James Tunney at Cranbrook WA, sympathy for son's accident, please send me a dozen Banded Anteaters and a clutch of emu eggs + I can get you a good price for a pair of emus in good plumage

15 Apr. 1903, 1 p.
P.301 To Collector of Customs stating that 2 cases of natural history specimens on S.S. Empire from Tunney in N.T.are entitled to enter duty free and unopened.

15 Apr.1903, 1 p.
P.301 To Frank Cadd & Co. please clear cases from Tunney in Northern Territory on S.S. Empire, enclosing certificate for Customs.

18 May 1903, 1 p.
P.351 To Walter Rothschild at Tring enclosing a list of specimens collected from Tunney sent by R.M.S. Orotava, asking for details: if he will be employed after September or whether you would like him to go to other parts of Australia. Please return examined specimens.

22 May, 1903, 1 p.
P.367 To A. J. North, Sydney Museum, about his work on nests and eggs of Australian birds: our collector [Tunney?] has not yet returned from the north, not yet received duplicate eggs back from London because of agreement to send everything, as the larger part of our collector's expenses are paid from England.

27 May, 1903 1 p.
P.380 To Jas. P. Hill, Sydney University, about named specimens sent, "of course our Collector [Tunney?] is a very careful man".

27 May, 1903, 1 p.
P.382 To Tunney at Brookes Creek, N.T., all receipts ready for auditor ; cheque for 50 pounds for you ; sorry about delay caused by excessive rain ; hope you get a specimen of the black kangaroo, will send name of Rock phalanger as soon as it is identified.

25 Jun, 1903, 1 p
P.425 To Miss McDonald, State School, Dingup: The museum collector Mr. John Tunney obtained during 1897 specimens of the black-backed tree runner (a bird, described), Dittela filiates (?) from your district, I will send spirits etc. if you can oblige me and get a specimen.

13 Jul, 1903, 1 p.
P.460 To Frank Cadd & Co. Please clear and send box containing specimens per "Bullarra" from Port Hedland.

31 July, 1903, 1 p.
P. 492 To Oldfield Thomas BM sending specimens of possums collected by Tunney at Wandering, a place 10 miles out of Bannister, 69 miles from Perth on the Perth-Albany Road : ring-tailed & black opossums identical with the Tasmanian black.

17 July 1908, 1 p.
P. 152 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill re: Declining offer of further English bird skins as Museum already had so many that there was no chance of displaying to the public as there was insufficient staff for preservation. Acknowledged previous receipts from Carter and Walter and Charles Rothschild.

3 August 1908, 1 p.
P. 179 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill re: Acknowledging the receipt of an Amytornis. Will have it photographed and returned.  

17 August 1908, 1 p.
P. 194 letter from Woodward to Carter re: Stating your birds will be exhibited at the Natural History Society, photographed and returned.

22 August 1908, 1 p.
P. 199 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill re: Advice of sending photograph of  A. varia. Sending his specimen of A. gigantura and another No. 5421.  The specimens had been exhibited at the Natural History Society where it was agreed that the differences in the chestnut colouring on the ventral surface was a local variation and not a new species. Regrets that he did not have a specimen of A. macrura.

7 September  1908, 1 p.
P. 221 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill re: Acknowledging the receipt of a bird (not named).  Offered congratulations on the finding of a new species.


10 October  1908, 1 p.
P. 262 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill re: accepting offer of the nests of A. apicalis, C. montallis, P. goodanolil and bicolor.

9 December 1908, 1 p.
P. 352 letter from Woodward to Carter re: Acknowledging the receipt of skins. Acknowledged Carter would like Amytis varia to figure in the "Ibis" but reported that the only skin ever received had been returned. Offered to lend a pair of Amytornis gigantura but regrets not having spare Ptilotis carteri or leilavalensis.  Accepted the offer of clutches of common bird eggs.

17 December 1908, 1 p.
P. 361 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill re: Acknowledging the receipt of a box of eggs.  Reported that Mr Conigrave has not shot a Pardalotus punctatus but will if Mr Milligan has done so.  Posting a pair of Amytornis gigantura (Nos. 9236 5421).

29 December 1908, 1 p.
P. 386 letter from Woodward to Carter at Broome Hill : Apologies for the short postage on the return of skins. Best wishes for a good trip.