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494 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
North of Port Jackson it bears the name of “ Turpentine Tree,” afd 
‘Forest Mahogany.” The aboriginals of the Richmond River (New South 
Wales) call it ‘‘ Wangee.” The aboriginals of the Brisbane River (Queens- 
land) call it ‘* Tee.” 
Timber strong and durable, under or above ground. Used 
by wheelwrights for naves, felloes, and spokes; also for flooring, 
¢.g., in ball-rooms; for this latter purpose it is selected on account 
of its greasy nature. This greasiness is most marked where it is 
fresh cut. The very large trees are generally hollow, but as a rule 
those under 33ft. in diameter are sound. (General Report, 
Sydney International Exhthition, 1879.) Its colour is yellowish- 
brown or yellowish. 
The following logs from New South Wales are in the 
- Technological Museum :— 
1. Full of shakes, dark yellow colour, not good to work, 
cross-grained, inclined to wavy grain, heavy; diameter, ft. 
(Northern districts.) 2. Pale yellow colour, straight in the grain, 
and easy to work. Comparatively light in weight ; diameter, 15in. 
(Macleay River.) 
“TALLOW WOOD” (£. microcorys), EXPERIMENTED 
UPON BY THE VICTORIAN TIMBER BOARD, 1884. 
The samples tested were each 7ft. in length by 17in. square; 
the distance between the bearings was 6ft.; and the weight was 
gradually applied in the centre until the sample broke. 
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