| Reference number | NLB/4/64 |
| Alternative reference number | NLB/4 p24-25 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Secretary, Department of Mines, Sydney |
| Date | 31 January 1890 |
| Description | Adverting to the Secretary's letter of 13 November 1889, the fossil skull of Thylacopardus was carefully packed in the presence of two witnesses yesterday and sent by parcel-post for dispatch by the next mail leaving England on 6 February. In accordance with the Secretary's request no attempt has been made to repair the fossil but it has been returned in the condition in which it arrived. A small packet of soft paper containing the fragments of the fossil which were found among the packing was placed in the same box above the skull. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Carbon |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/66/13 |