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GRG 24, Chief Secretary's Office, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 72.01.15Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to Arthur Blyth, 1872-01-15. 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/72-01-15>, accessed September 11, 2025
South Australian Magnetic Telegraph
ADELAIDE Station,
Jany 15
1872
TELEGRAM from
Melbourne
Station
ADDRESSED TO
Chief Secretary
Gilmour reached Eyres Creek
found there portions of goatskin & other remains probably of Leichardts
Expedition in 25 degrees South Can telegraph officers near finke
interrogate any natives about whites lost
1
South-western Qld.
2
i.e. Leichhardt's.
3
Finke River, NT.
4
MS annotation: 'Forwarded to Supt of Telegraphs in order that the suggested enquiries
may be made as soon as they conveniently can but so as not to interfere with progress
of telegraph work'. The Superintendent of Telegraphs, Charles Todd, was at this time
in the north, supervising the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line, and an
assistant from his office replied on his behalf: 'Mr G R McMinn, Overseer of Section E has received the necessary Authority
to trace the sources of the Finke and return by way of Lake Eyre upon the completion
of the Overland Tel Line'. On 1 February 1872 the new Chief Secretary, Henry Ayers,
minuted: 'Inform Baron Von Mueller accordingly.' See also M to H. Ayers, 8 February 1872.
Baron Von Meuller
5
sic.