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Unit 24, VPRS 6605 inward correspondence, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria. 58.07.03a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Powlett, 1858-07-03 [58.07.03a]. 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//letters/1850-9/1858/58-07-03a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot Garden,
3. July 1858.
My dear Mr Powlett.
The two men employed in digging the holes for the Blue-Gum trees are very anxious to get a few £ of pay, since they have been employed for some time at the zoological gardens & did not yet obtain their pay there.
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See also M to F. Powlett, 6 July 1858.
I should be anxious to learn, whether it is likely that the fences will be repaired, in order to plant the foot of the hill on the Yarra side, which I should strongly recommend.
General M'Arthur is very anxious to obtain a few Blue Gum seeds from you, ours are all in the ground.
Humbly yours
Ferd. Mueller.