15 Aug. 1903
P.18 - To Milligan from Director...Tunney has sent down more cases of specimens per steamer from Port Darwin, will let you know when they arrive.
18 Aug. 1903.
P. 19 - To Rothschild at Tring:
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.
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