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86.01.07

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Reginald Uhr to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-01-07. 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/1880-9/1886/86-01-07-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

1
Telegram not found. For the text given here, see Leader (Melbourne), 9 January 1886, p. 32. See also Argus, 8 January 1886, p. 5.
[On Thursday Baron von Mueller received a telegram from Mr. Uhr, police magistrate at Cloncurry, to the effect that Belooch's statement
2
See Belooch to M, 5 January 1886.
in regard to the alleged finding of the remains was so confused that he could making nothing of it, and that no reliance could be placed upon the report of the discovery.]
3
The text is accompanied by the following information: 'Baron von Mueller, while accepting this reply as matter of fact, has wired back to Mr. Uhr, asking him to acquaint him with anything further which may transpire in relation to the affair. No further news has yet been received from Belooch himself.' M's telegram not found.
See also M to E. Strickland, 9 January 1886.