The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 7/5/66 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to request from your Worship permission, that the approach to the southern extremity of the new foot bridge across the Yarra at the botanic G...

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Unit 733, VPRS 3181/P Town Clerk's files series 1, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 66.05.07

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Mayor of Melbourne, 1866-05-07. 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/1860-9/1866/66-05-07-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden

7/5/66

Sir

I have the honor to request from your Worship permission, that the approach to the southern extremity of the new foot bridge across the Yarra at the botanic Garden may be made along the base of Anderson's Street.

The approach will terminate at the lawn part of the rise of that street & will establish a transit across the Yarra even during a flood as high or higher than the last great inundation.

I have the honor to be, Your Worships very obedient

Ferd. Mueller.

His Worship the Mayor of Melbourne

William Bayles. The Town Clerk, E. FitzGibbon, referred M's letter to the City Surveyor, who reported unfavourably on M’s proposal. See also M to E. FitzGibbon, 11 May 1866; M to the Chairman, Public Works Committee, Melbourne City Council, 15 May 1866; and M to E. FitzGibbon, July 1866 (in this edition as 66-07-00a).