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Royal Geographical Society, London, Archives, Certificates of Candidates for Election. 90.03.31Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to the Royal Geographical Society, 1890-03-31. 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/1890-6/1890/90-03-31-final.odt>, accessed June 19, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
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Name
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T. Stanley Milroy
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Description
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Licensed Surveyor
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Residence
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c/o Commercial Banking Coy of Sydney, Brisbane, Queensland
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Being desirous of admission into the ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, We, the undersigned,
recommend him as likely to become a useful and valuable Fellow
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Dated this
31st
day of
March 1890
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(Signed) F.von Mueller
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F.R.G.S
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{ From personal knowledge
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(") A.C. Macdonald
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F.R.G.S.
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(") C. D Pasco
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F.R.G.S
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Names of supporters in the hand that completed the certificate.
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Proposed
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Feb 10
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1890
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Elected
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April 28
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1890
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Annotated: Never qualified (i.e. did not pay the subscription).
The date on this certificate is clear, but is not consistent with the equally clear
date given for the formal proposal on 10 February.
M was also a nominator on another, undated, certificate for Milroy (in this edition
as 90-07-00b).
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