Document information

Physical location:

A38, The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (Victorian Branch), Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 94.03.05

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Macdonald, 1894-03-05. 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/1890-6/1894/94-03-05-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

5/3/94.
Made a vain effort, to get across to you yesterday or Saturday, but on account of immensity of work could not manage it. Please, arrange that your brother, the Explorer,
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Peter Fitzallan Macdonald (1830–1919); Capricornian (Rockhampton), 28 June 1919, pp. 37-8.
is made a hon. member of our branch. For your brother, the Forester,
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William Macdonald (1839-1914), forest ranger, NSW.
I had just to write a report on the sanitary significance of the Eucalypts.
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Not found; the report may not have been published.
Regardfully always
your
Ferd von Mueller
The card from the Scandinavian Pa[...] came this morning. Will you kindly give it to Mr Potter. He is the nicest and enlightened of Divine