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Pine, while the undulating land and low 

 Silurian ridges between that river and the 

 mountains are covered with two species of 

 Ironbark, Stringy Bark and several kinds of 

 Box. In New South Wales and Queensland, 

 between the Dividing Range and the Pacific, 

 are found some of the finest belts of forest on 

 the Continent. Among Eucalypts are several 

 varieties of Ironbark, Tallow Wood, Blackbutt, 

 Grey Grum, Spotted Gum, Turpentine, Forest 

 Red Gum and Red Mahogany ; among conifers, 

 the Moreton Bay, Brown and Bunya-bunya 

 Pines ; while among the brush timbers of fine 

 grain are Red Cedar, Rosewood, Red Bean, 

 Black Bean, Beech, Silky Oak, Beefwood and 

 Tulip Wood. Westward of the ranges in New 

 South Wales, where the tableland sinks down 

 to undulating country and vast plains, through 

 which the tributaries of the Murray make their 

 way, the vegetation changes to scrub and open 

 forests, consisting of Eucalypts such as Red 

 Gum along the watercourses, with several 

 varieties of Box, Cypress and other Pines and 

 Wattles. Further inland again, the timber 

 becomes more sparse, being chiefly Cypress 

 Pine, stunted Eucalypts and Casuarinas, with 

 extensive areas of MaUee Scrub. In Queensland 

 a large portion of the country west of the 

 Divide is an extensive plateau running into 



