Document information

Physical location:

65/1105, VPRS 422, unit 7, p. 20 Secretary's Inward Correspondence Register, VA 2877 Department of Railways, Public Record Office, Victoria. 65.05.18a

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Wright, 1865-05-18 [65.05.18a]. 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/1860-9/1865/65-05-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

1
Letter not found; item is a register entry only, recording receipt of M’s letter dated 18 May 1865 on 19 May.
[Requesting refund of a sum of £2/7/- which as the holder of a ball ticket he had to pay in consequence of not travelling by the special train.
2
Noted in 'Where referred to' column: 'T.S. [i.e. Traffic Superintendent] 20/5/65'. There was a special train to and from Echuca, Vic, and intermediate stations to enable people to attend a Ball on 17 May 1865 celebrating the completion of the railway line from Melbourne.
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