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work is said to be better than oalt ; it is not, however, 
abundant. It is a whitish w^ood with a tinge of brown, 
rather close grained and durable, works up well, but is very 
brittle and cannot safely be employed where much strength 
is required. An excellent wood for carving. 
Weight, thoroughly dry, 36 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Colonial or Moreton Bay Pine {Araucaria cunninciliamii) is 
the principal softwood of the colony and is also to be found 
in the adjoining colonies. The tree grows to a height of 
150 ft. and over and has a diameter of 2 to 4 ft. 
It is not a high-class timber, much inferior to the pine 
timbers of Europe and America, but it is used extensively 
for packing cases, ceiling linings, etc., and is of a pale 
colour. 
Weight 30 to 33 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Brown Pine {Podocarpus elata) is somewhat similar to 
Moreton Bay pine, but harder and more durable, fairly free 
from knots, soft, close grained, and easily worked. 
W^eight about 45 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Cypress Pine. — Under this name is included the Eed or 
Black Pine {Callitris calcarala) and the Murray or White 
Pine (C verrucosa). It is a well-known, much used, and 
well-distributed colonial wood. It has considerable powers 
of resistance to the white ants and teredo, and is one of the 
best of Australian timbers in this respect, although its 
resisting powers in one district may fail in another. The 
author has been told by more than one Australian engineer 
that this is the only timber which will resist the teredo, 
but it is little used in situations infested by this pest. (See 
statement by Mr. Walsh, p. 225.) Owing to its freedom 
from attack by the white ant, which will, however, strip the 
sapwood from it, this timber is the only kind suitable for 
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