The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 9/8/69 ¶ ¶ I am sorry to say, dear Mr Fitzgibbon, that the toll keeper, at the St Kilda road still has his fowl at large ¶ See M to E. FitzGibbon, 13 July 1869. ¶ ¶ and that the birds have successiv...

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Unit 733, VPRS 3181/P Town Clerk's file series 1, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 69.08.09

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Edmund FitzGibbon, 1869-08-09. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/69-08-09>, accessed July 30, 2025

9/8/69

I am sorry to say, dear Mr Fitzgibbon, that the toll keeper, at the St Kilda road still has his fowl at large

See M to E. FitzGibbon, 13 July 1869.

and that the birds have successively ruined a number of young trees. It is strange, that such a person should dare to set all public authority at defiance.

The only way, allow me to remark, is thus to deal with such people summarily, in including in the licence a clause, to keep no domestic animals at all on the spot.

With best regards.

Ferd. von Mueller