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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John MacPherson   20 Apr 1876

[That two Ind Sch.1 boys may be retained at the Barracks2 to assist his Dept]3

1

Industrial School, Prince's Bridge, Melbourne.

2

Victoria Barracks, St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

3

M's letter was forwarded to the Industrial School on 24 April, marked 'for report', and returned to M on 28 April. The file does not reveal the nature of the response.

'The children who have occupied a wing of the barracks for some time past, have been, or are about to be, removed to the new Industrial School in the Royal-park' (Argus, 13 March 1876). The Royal Park Industrial School was an 800-bed institution opened in 1875 (eMelbourne https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01283b.htm).

4

Letter not found; item is a register entry only, of a letter dated 20 April 1876.

Please cite as “FVM-76-04-20a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/76-04-20a