The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [ ¶ Large numbers of sheep are reported to be dying at Towaninnie, ¶ Towanninie (sometimes spelled Towanniny) is a settlement now on the borders of Buloke and Gannawarra Shires, but in 1889 it was ...

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89.09.00c

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the Swan Hill Shire Council to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1889-09 [89.09.00c]. 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/1880-9/1889/89-09-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Agricultural notes', Leader, 7 September 1889, p. 9.

[Large numbers of sheep are reported to be dying at Towaninnie,

Towanninie (sometimes spelled Towanniny) is a settlement now on the borders of Buloke and Gannawarra Shires, but in 1889 it was a district in the Swan Hill Shire.

caused by the deadly nightshade plant which exists in that locality. It has been decided by the shire council to forward samples to the Government botanist.]