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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 87.08.17a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1887-08-17 [87.08.17a]. 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/1880-9/1887/87-08-17a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
Name
Frank Scarr
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The published note of his election in 'Report of the Evening Meetings, Session 1887-8', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, New Monthly Series, vol. 10, no. 1 (January 1888), pp. 41-4, at p. 44, uses the spelling 'Scurr', the name under which the certificate was originally filed in the RGS Archives. See Favenc (1888), chapter XIII, passim, for details of Scarr's work as 'an exploring traveller in central Australia'.
Esqr. JP
Description
Stock and station agent
a member of the Council of the Royal geographical Society of Australasia and one of the founders of the Victorian Branch, in former years an exploring traveller in central Australia
2
in former ... Australia added by M to Macdonald's text.
Residence
95 Collins Street West Melbourne
Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned, recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow.
Dated this 17th day of August 1887
A C. Macdonald
F.R.G.S.
{ From personal Knowledge
Ferd.von Mueller
F.R.G.S.
" "
Wm Potter
F.R.G.S.
" "
Proposed
14th Nov
1887
Elected
28th Nov
1887
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Annotated: Removed Dec 1888.