The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 4/6/67 ¶ To the Chairman & the Members of the public works Committee of the City Council. ¶ Gentlemen, ¶ ¶ Allow me to ask, whether you would raise any objections to ¶ ¶ my proposal, to close the fe...

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Physical location:

No. 2874, unit 905, VPRS 3181/P Town Clerk's file series 1, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 67.06.04

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Public Works Committee, Melbourne City Council, 1867-06-04. 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/1860-9/1867/67-06-04-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

4/6/67

To the Chairman & the Members of the public works Committee of the City Council.

Gentlemen,

Allow me to ask, whether you would raise any objections to my proposal, to close the fence line of the city bridge opposite the Sandridge road Entrance (on the eastern side) and to allow a few rails to be put up from the boat houses to the Arch. By this arrangement & the closing in of the fence below the Immigrants Home it would be possible for me to remove the unsightly three rails fence out of the swamp. As now Yan-Yean-water is available everywhere, there will be no necessity to have a watering place at the City bridge. I would plant Willows & teatree & other suitable plants then near the Bridge, at an early date.

MS file annotation: 'Fence ordered to be done'. The council did not agree to all of M's proposals; see E. FitzGibbon to M, 24 July 1867.

Your regardful

Ferd Mueller

M.D.