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Physical location:

Collection of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australia Branch) Inc., State Library of South Australia, Adelaide. 91.03.28

Preferred Citation:

Alexander Magarey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1891-03-28. 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/1890-6/1891/91-03-28-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS is a completed telegram form. A copy of the text in the Society’s letter-press book, p. 147, does not record the changes noted below, or include the final passage, ‘can you … testimonial’.
28:3:1891
Baron Sir F. von Mueller K.C.M.G.
President Victorian Branch Royal Geographical Society
Melbourne Victoria.
Tietkens not available
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declines crossed out . It had been announced two days earlier that David Lindsay had been appointed leader of the expedition being planned (the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1891-2), and that the position of Second in Command was to be offered to William Tietkens; see Evening journal (Adelaide), 26 March 1891, p. 3.
Kindly supply us applications and your recommendations. We deem very desirable Second should work well with leader
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Just discovered likely man here crossed out.
can you recommend a competent Surveyor if so forward his testimonial
A. T. Magarey
Hon Sec R.G.S.A.
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See also A. Magarey to M, 31 March 1891 (in this edition as 91-03-31b).