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No 86/4270, unit 77, VPRS 425, inward registered correspondence, Engineer in Chief, VA 2876, Department of Railways, Public Record Office, Victoria. 86.09.22b
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Eucalyptus Sieberiana
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Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Watson, 1886-09-22 [86.09.22b]. 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/1880-9/1886/86-09-22b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
22/9/86
The branchlet and bark, sent by you, dear Mr Watson,
belong to
, of which a rather full account is given in the Eucalyptography.
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See R. Watson to M, 22 September 1886.
Eucalyptus Sieberiana
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B79.13.11, Decade 2.
With regardful remembrance your
Ferd. von Mueller.
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Letter marked: 'This sample came from the Lilydale & Healsesville Line — see Vare's
report dated 22/9/86 R.W. 24/9/86'. On 29 September Watson noted to […] Darbyshire:
'I think the timber referred to might be used for […] structure of […] — it has the
reputation of great strength the only drawback being that it is not durable in the
ground it would not therefore do for piles and sleepers or culverts.'