WIL-ZUC, 12 March 1817-17 September 1889

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File Volume 27

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ff.1-12 C.S. Wilkinson (Sydney) to Owen; Identification of fossil sent by Rev. W.B. Clarke; discovery of incisors of Diprotodon; fossils from Lord Howe Island; loss of fossils in Garden Palace fire; fossil fishes sent to A.S. Woodward. (6 letters) [1879-1889]

ff.33-37 Rev. W. Williams (Poverty Bay) to Rev. W. Buckland and Owen; Discovery and despatch of moa bones; believes bird still extant in Cooks Strait; Owen's publications on moa; disposal of bones in England; Williams' election to Zoological Society. (4 letters) [1842-1847]

f.59 E. Wilson (Tenby) to Owen; Thanks for memoir of W. Clift; collection of New Zealand bird bone fossils sent by W. Mantell. [02 Feb 1850]

f.66 J. Wilson (Oxford) to Owen; Offers loan of fossil bones of moa. [31 Aug 1866]

ff.69-70 S.B. Wilson (Hawaii) to Owen; Thanks for comments on bird articles; hopes to collect Hawaiian birds for Natural History Museum. [27 Nov 1887]

ff.72-73 J. Cracroft Wilson to Owen; Forwards bones found near Christchurch; circumstances of discovery; theory that all animals in New Zealand were introduced by Europea [05 Feb 1855]

ff.74-75 Sir Samuel Wilson to Owen; Introduces A. Le Soeuf, Secretary of Zoological and Acclimatisation Society in Melbourne, who found six specimens of platypus. [24 Jan 1880]

ff.105-112 S.H. Wintle (Hobart) to Owen; Sends specimens of 'vegetable caterpillars'; unfortunate mistake in sending echidna uterus; criticisms of S. Allport. (4 letters) [1863-1876]

ff.143-144 W. Wood (Sydney) to Owen; Account of illness and death of Sir Everard Home; public offices and businesses in Sydney closed during funeral. [18 Nov 1853]

ff.158-159 H. Woodward to Owen; Date of discovery of hind toe bone of moa. [03 Feb 1883]

ff.174-175 H. Woodward to Owen; Thanks for promise of more fossils from Australia; discovery of Megalania remains on Lord Howe Island. [24 April 1885]

f.211 H.P. Woodward to Owen; Seeks testimonial for appointment as Western Australian Geologist. [17 Sept 1887]

ff.212-213 W. Woon (Waimate) to T.K. Short; Despatch of moa bones; believes Maoris used to eat moas; describes Church service at Mawhitiwhiti.[13 Oct 1847]

ff.267-268 W. Yarrell to Chairman, Publications Committee; Recommends publication by Zoological Society of paper by Owen on fossil remains of struthious birds in New Zealand. [23 Oct 1843]

ff.295-296 E. Zuchold (Halle) to Owen; German translation of journal of L. Leichhardt; unable to find Latin names for bandicoot and wallaby. [03 Jan 1850]

f.297 E. Zuchold to Owen; Thanks for information; requests Latin name of rabbit-rat. [02 June 1850]

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