The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [From Dr Mueller, in reference to the trees recommending that the Council wait until next year for them—thanks to be forwarded for his communication. ¶ ]...

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66.07.00f

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Beechworth Borough Council, 1866-07 [66.07.00f]. 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/1860-9/1866/66-07-00f-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Correspondence' in a report of the meeting of the Beechworth Borough Council held on 27 July 1866 (Ovens and Murray advertiser, 31 July 1866, p. 3). See Beechworth Borough Council to M, July 1866 (in this edition as 66-07-00e).

[From Dr Mueller, in reference to the trees recommending that the Council wait until next year for them—thanks to be forwarded for his communication.

Letter of thanks not found. An account of the reading of M's letter, based on a report in the Ovens constitution, appeared in the Australasian, 4 August 1866, p. 564: 'a letter was produced which had been received from Dr. Mueller, the superintendent of the Botanic-gardens, at Melbourne. Our worthy town clerk commenced reading the communication, but stuck fast, not being able to make out the manuscript. The epistle then went the round, from the mayor to every councillor present, and it baffled them all, even Councillors Raecke and Deutschman caving in on the subject, although the former very loudly expressed his confidence that he could tell them all about it. This little affair created quite an agreeable excitement in contradistinction to the usual prosy debates of our local parliament.'

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