Document information

Physical location:

RBG Kew, Miscellaneous reports 7.2, Queensland Botanic Gardens etc. 1873-1919, f. 42. 93.08.08a

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to William Thiselton-Dyer, 1893-08-08 [93.08.08a]. 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/1890-6/1893/93-08-08a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

8/8/93
Have just written, dear Dr Dyer, to Dr Joseph Bancroft,
1
Letter not found.
urging that he and the hon Aug Gregory aid Mr Bailey through his difficulty.
2
Documents in this file concerning Bailey’s retrenchment and reinstatement as Queensland’s Government Botanist include a draft of a supporting letter from Thiselton-Dyer to the Queensland Agent General, 16 September1893 (ff. 43-4); an assurance from the Agent General that the letter would be forwarded to Brisbane (f. 45); a letter from F. Bailey to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 17 October 1893, reporting his dismissal (ff. 46-7); 'The Parliamentary Debates, Queensland First Session of the Eleventh Parliament', 5 October 1893, on which sections concerning the colonial botanist are marked in red (ff. 48-9); a draft of a letter of regret at Bailey’s dismissal from W. Thiselton-Dyer to the Permanent Secretary of the Colonial Office, 15 December 1893 (ff. 51-2); a letter F. Bailey to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 7 February 1894, thanking him for his critical support in having the post reinstated from 1 January 1894, albeit at a reduced salary (ff. 53–4); and a clipping commenting on M’s death , contrasting the Victorian Government’s treatment of M during its financial crisis with the way Bailey was treated by Queensland (f. 50).
See also M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 3 November 1893.
Had just a letter from Bailey.
3
The last known letter from Bailey before M wrote this letter is F. Bailey to M, 17 July 1893.
He ought all the more be helped, as in 1894 the Austral. Assoc is to meet in Brisbane.
4
In the event, the Brisbane meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science was not held until January 1895.
Have little to send by this mail.
With friendship always your
Ferd. von Mueller.