Ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna Miyurna yartangka. Munaintya puru purruna ngadlu-itya. Munaintyanangku yalaka tarrkarriana tuntarri.
We acknowledge we are on Kaurna Miyurna land. The Dreaming is still living. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever.
Handwritten letter dated 4 December, 1888. Director of the Natural History Museum (not named) informing J. Waite (E. R. Waites Father) of a vacant assistantship in the Department of Zoology. This was in reference to a letter sent regarding an inquiry for his son by J. Waite dated 29 April, 1887.
Typed letter dated 17 February, 1898. Curator R. Etheridge of the Australian Museum, Sydney, writing to inform E. R. Waite that he had been appointed as their representative on the S.S. "Thetis". This was a Deep Sea Trawling Expedition under the direction of Mr. F. Farnell, M.L.A.
Handwritten letter dated 14 June, 1899. Signature [illegible] writing from the Head Office Australian Mutual Provident Society, Sydney. Regarding wishing to publish a book on the fishes found on the coast of N. S. Wales.
Handwritten letter dated 16 August, 1900. Edwin G. Starks writing from Stanford University, California, U.S.A. Thanking Waite for received publications and sending Waite papers written by Starks.
Handwritten letter dated 27 February, 1906. Mr. G. Smith writing from The Technological Museum, Sydney congratulating E. R. Waite on his appointment as Curator at the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 26 January, 1895. G. A. Boulanger writing from the British Museum (Natural History), London. Thanking E. R. Waite for his paper on fishes, offering suggestions, asking information and regarding exchanging specimens.
Handwritten letter dated 17 June, 1902. Mr. Woodward writing from The Museum and Art Gallery, Perth, Western Australia. Stating the difficultly in describing specimens received due to a lack of informative literature and staffing issues.
Handwritten note dated 14 March, 1904. Signed R. E. to The Curator of Australian Mammals, Sydney. Asking for assistance for Mr. Waite.
Handwritten letter dated 8 November, 1904. W. B. Gurney writing from the N.S.W. Naturalists Club. Sending well wishes to E. R. Waite on hearing he was still at home ill. Gurney also commends Waite on his 'Catalogue', asking Waite if he was pleased with it.
Typed letter dated 1 February, 1905. Alvin Seale, Assistant U.S. Fish Comm. writing from Stanford University, California, U.S.A. Acknowledging the arrival of three valued papers on fishes by Waite and informing same of his work and publications.
Handwritten letter dated 27 February, 1905. J. O. Snyder, writing from Leland Stanford Junior University, Department of Zoology. Thanking Waite for copies of papers and notes on Fighting Fish and asking if an exchange of reptile or mammal skins could be arranged at sometime in the future.
Handwritten letter dated 1 March, 1905. Mr. Charles Thackeray writing from "Bellambi" Gordon Street, Burwood. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his appointment in New Zealand, acknowledging Waites achievements and contributions to ichthyology and science.
Typed letter dated 21 June, 1905. G. A. Clark, Secretary, writing from Office of the President of Stanford University. Regarding failure to fully prepay postage on letters sent by Waite to President Jordan who had sailed for Europe.
Typed letter dated 12 January, 1906. Barton W. Evermann, writing from U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington D.C. Regarding sending copies of reports on Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands by himself and Dr Jordan.
Handwritten letter dated 26 February, 1906. W. S. D[illegible] writing from Sydney, Australia. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 27 February, 1906. Helena Fordy writing from "Rupessa" Allen Street, Grauvilla. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 27 February, 1906. J. N. Campbell, writing from the Royal Mint, Sydney. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 27 February, 1906. Fred Turner, writing from Sydney. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 27 February, 1906. F. Mceloll and W. J. Jennings, writing from the Amateur Fishermen's Association of New South Wales, 1895. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten postcard dated 28 February, 1906. Fred Johns, congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 28 February, 1906. Mr. Lucas, writing from The Grammar School, Sydney. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Letter dated 1 March, 1906. Writers signature {illegible]. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Handwritten letter dated 2 March, 1906. Writers signature {illegible Wause]. Congratulating E. R. Waite on his Curatorship at the Christchurch Museum, New Zealand.
Typed letter dated 27 March, 1906. E. B. Harkness, Premier's Secretary, writing from the Premier's Office, Sydney N.S.W. Asking for kind consideration and reply, that if E. R. Waite is contemplating disposing of any fish or aquaria when leaving Sydney, that the premier would like to have an offer of the same at a price.
Typed letter dated 2 April, 1906. E. B. Harkness, Premier's Secretary, writing from the Premier's Office, Sydney N.S.W. Thanking E. R. Waite for a parcel of aquatic plants.
Typed letter dated 25 September, 1914. Raymond C. Osborn, Assistant Director, writing from the New York Aquarium, New York. Regarding E. R. Waite accepting a copy of his paper on "The care of home aquaria" with his compliments.
Typed letter (Copy) dated 6 September, 1916. C. J. Boykett, Acting Secretary, writing from Commissioner's Office, Adelaide. Replying to E. R. Waites letter of the 4th instant, informing him that the Acting Commissioner agrees to carriage of material for the Museum Expedition to Central Australia at the half rates desired by him.
Letter, typed with handwritten note, dated 14 August, 1922. Signed Allau, writing from The Australian Museum. Regarding general news, Hurley's picture 'Pearls and Savages' on the screen, identification of species and specimens and Jordan's rough list of his classified genera of the world.
Typed letter dated 11 September, 1922. Neville Cayley, writing from Angus and Robertson Ltd. Publishers, Sydney. Thanking E. R. Waite for his letter of the 25th July. also for the photographs. They will use the new print of the King Penguin group and others suggested.
Handwritten letter undated. T. Nishi Kawa, writing from the Zoological Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan. Regarding the forwarding and costs of tubs of fish and newts.
Handwritten letter dated May, (date and year unknown torn page). Gerrit S. Miller Jr. writing regarding obtaining a copy of Waites papers.
Typed letter dated 22 October 1913. Dr L. Dolle writing from 31, Rue Vautier, Brussels. Expressing thanks for the reprints of E. R. Waites fishes of the Antarctic and sending a Guide Book to the Cetaceans of New Zealand.
Handwritten letter in ink, dated 22 May, 1902. Thomas Whitelegge writing from the Australian Museum, Sydney. Informing E. R. Waite of the state of his health after a recent 'garrotting' and theft of his money in the street by a gang.
Handwritten letter in ink dated 19 August, 1891. Eagle Clarke writing from Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh. Regarding salary costings.
Postcard written in ink, dated 27 March, 1915. Shiseho Tanaka writing from Zoological Institute, Science College, Imperial University of Tokyo. Thanking Waite for reprints of two papers which he had just received.
Letter written in ink, dated 8 June, 1903. R. Friedlander writing from Buchhandlung, Berlin. Enclosed are six accounts for scientific publications.