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From Robert Watson to Ferdinand von Mueller   1 Apr 1887

1st April [188]7

My dear Baron

Will you have the goodness to examine the accompanying foliage of some alleged Blue Gum timber from near Leongatha1 on the Great Southern line and let me have your opinion as to the nature of the timber & its suitability & durability for railway purposes.2

Faithfully Yours,

Robt Watson

Baron Ferd Von Mueller K.C.M.G. &c &c

Arnold Street

South Yarra

1

Vic.

2

M's reply of the same day was registered as 'Report timber Dandenong to Leongatha line' (87/1750, unit 7, VPRS 427, index to inward registered correspondence, Engineer in Chief, VA 2876, Victorian Railways, Public Record Office, Victoria), but the report has not been found.

Please cite as “FVM-87-04-01,” 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/87-04-01