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Collection of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (SA Branch) Inc.,StateLibraryof South Australia,Adelaide. 91.03.31c

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Alexander Magarey, 1894-10-14 [91.03.31c]. 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/1890-6/1894/94-10-14-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

1
MS is a telegram, date-stamped ‘March 31 1891’ on arrival in Adelaide.
Will telegraph Elliott engagement final several applications here second command but appointment best made Adelaide
2
Frederick John Elliott had been Resident Surgeon of the Townsville Hospital in Qld, and at the time of his appointment to the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1891-2, was a locum at Geraldton, WA. See also M to A. Magarey, 31 March 1891 (in this edition as 91-03-31d), and A. Magarey to M, 31 March 1891 (in this edition as 91-03-31b).
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