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62.07.00a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to George Kerferd, 1862-07 [62.07.00a]. 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/1860-9/1862/62-07-00a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found. For the text given here, see report of the meeting of the Beechworth Municipal Council of 1 August 1862 (Ovens and Murray advertiser, 2 August 1862, p. 2).
[ Cr. KERFERD gave notice that he would … ask the Council for £20 to introduce the Murray cod into the Reservoir. Even in summer, there were several holes that would sustain this fish, and from a communication he had from Dr Mueller , it appeared it was the most suitable fish for the Lake.]
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Later, '£5 was voted for this purpose'.