The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne Botan. Garden ¶ 14/1/71 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ At a meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park, held yesterday, it was brought under the notice of my colleagues that on the occasion of the ignition of t...

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Physical location:

A345 Royal ParkTrusteesletter & minute book, p. 49, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 71.01.14

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Standish, 1871-01-14. 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/1870-9/1871/71-01-14-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne Botan. Garden

14/1/71

Sir,

At a meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park, held yesterday, it was brought under the notice of my colleagues that on the occasion of the ignition of the grass in the Park on the 11th inst., the police stationed there or in the vicinity displayed great zeal and attended most promptly to suppress the flames, and that thus the Park was saved from a general conflagration.

The fire was blamed on children playing with matches (Argus, 12 January 1871, p. 4).

I have now the pleasing duty to perform to convey a resolution of the Trustees that their best thanks should be given to the police who came so promptly and zealously forward on that occasion and I now beg of you to be so kind to convey to the men of your force this expression of appreciation of their help rendered on the occasion referred to.

I have the honor to be Sir

Your obedt servant

F. von Mueller, Hon Sec.

Capt Standish

Chief Commissioner of Police