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[Letter to Woodward re: request for recommendation of a taxidermist]

Author: Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916; Paterson, Duncan

Year: 11 October 1909

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The author would like to find a taxidermist for a large kangaroo paw in his possession.

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[Request for Curlew eyes]

Author: Cunningham, Thomas

Year: 11 July 1902

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Letter from Thomas Cunningham, Railway Station Coolgardie to Taxidermist.Amateur taxidermist with Goldfields bird collection querying source of eyes for Curlew specimen.

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[Letter providing source of eyes for preserved birds]

Author: Stone, C. A.; Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916

Year: [4 December 1913]

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Writer identifies Messrs. Coles & Coles, Beaufort Street, Perth as source of glass eyes for preserved birds but was unable to indicate cost because the Museum's taxidermist supplies were imported from Germany.

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[Letter requesting source and cost of eyes for preserved birds]

Author: Stone, C. A.; Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916

Year: [4 December 1913]

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Writer requests source, cost and possible provision of eyes for preserved birds.

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[Letter from Woodward re: request for 1/2 dozen schnapper eyes]

Author: Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916; Western Australia. Fisheries Dept.

Year: 19 October 1911

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Woodward explains that he purchases the Museum's glass eyes from their taxidermist, Mr. Lipfert and will place any orders for the Fisheries Department with him in future.

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[Letter from Woodward re: request for 1/2 dozen schnapper eyes]

Author: Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916; Western Australia. Fisheries Dept.

Year: 29 August 1911

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In reply to the Fisheries Dept. letter requesting schnapper eyes, Woodward explains that the Museum has sent only a pair of eyes as they are in short supply of them at present. However, he is able to suggest an alternative supplier

of glass eyes in Messrs. Greiner Vetters Sohn, Lauscha, Thuringia whose goods are very reasonably priced.

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[Letter to Woodward re: request for 1/2 dozen schnapper eyes]

Author: Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916; Western Australia. Fisheries Dept.

Year: 16 October 1911

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In reply to Woodward, the Secretary explains that they are not in need of many glass eyes and would be prepared to purchase from the museum any extra that the museum could order in with their own consignment.

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The accidental taxidermist

Author: Dashfield, Prue

Call no: RP25087

Year: 1990

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How museum got whale of a feature

Author: Cornish, Patrick

Call no: 069 reprint boxes

Year: 2001

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