bones, 18 Jun. 1911.

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.

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.

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.