Distinctive Mark 
of Sample. 
TABULATED STATEMENT 
OF THE 
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j 
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TRANSVERSE STRENGTH AND OTHER PARTICULARS OF AUSTRALASIAN AND OTHER TIMBER 
Experimented upon by the Timber Board at the Victorian Railways Workshops, Newport, January to April, 1884- 
The Samples tested were each 7 ' o" in length by ij4" square; the distance between the bearings was 6 ' o"; and the weight was gradually applied in the centre till the sample broke. 
Local Name. 
Botanical Name. 
Locality where Grown. 
By whom Sent. 
Approximate Date 
when the Timber 
was Cut. 
Dimensions of 
Tree. 
Date of Testing. 
*0 tfl 
S- 
'o-- 
w 0 
•£0. 
•- E 
Average Weight of 
Samples in lbs. 
Average Weight per 
Cubic Foot in lbs. 
Average Specific 
Gravity. 
Total Average 
Specific Gravity. 
Breaking 
Weight of each 
Sample in 
cwts., qrs., lbs. 
Average Breaking 
Weight of Samples 
in lbs. 
Total Average 
Breaking Weight. 
Deflection at Point 
of Rupture in inches. 
Average Deflection 
in inches. 
Total Average 
Deflection 
in inches. 
Average Specific 
Strength. 
Geological Formation 
where the Trees grew. 
Elevation. 
|- Black wood. 
Acacia Melanoxylon. 
Mirboo, Victoria. 
Charles Ogilvie. 
6/1/83 
2! 1 1" diameter. 
31/1/84 
7/2/84 
7/2/84 
8* ) 
8*50 
0797' 
9 3 8 T 
8 324 
8 3 6 J 
I030*0 
H 
4-58 
Mezozoio 
700 feet above sea 
level. 
Do. 
Do. 
Range South of Waterloo, 
Victoria. 
South Gippsland Tramway 
Co. 
-/4/S3 
3' 0" diameter. 
24/1/84 
Do. 
7/2/84 
1 
9% ) 
950 
53‘28 
0*89I 
. 
0-854 
7 1 26 A 
6 3 27 
5 2 2 J 
746-3 
• 
9563 
3:68 
► 
4*41 
2610 
Mezozoic 
About 1300 feet 
above sea level. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Mr. Perry. 
rt 
O . 
— ■ Ui 
rt C 
31/1/84 
Do. 
i°X l 
m j 
9‘5° 
0*891 
6 3 24 1 
726/ 
813*0 
Ml 
4*25 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Mr. Alcock. 
*3 O 
QJ C 
C C 
O N 
f _ 
rt 
O 
C/2 
31/1/84 
4/2/84 
7/2/84 
8 % ) 
8 U \ 
9'A ) 
8-92 
0-837 
10 0 o'! 
11 1 18 | 
11 2 22 J 
1236*0 
5 7 A 1 
Vi 
4* \ 
512 
J 
Mezozoic 
About 1200 feet 
above sea level. 
Do. 
Do. 
Tasmania. 
Loco. Superintendent, 
Melbourne. 
Seasoned 
at least 
12 months. 
24/1/84 
3«/'/84 
4/2/84 
f j 
7 X J 
7*16 
41-89 
0*671 
0*671 
724 ) 
7 3 7 [ 
7 0 18 
840-3 
840-3 
3?n 
3XJ 
3-83 
3-83 
2294 
Blue Gum. 
Eucalyptus Globulus. 
Mirboo, Victoria. 
Charles Ogilvie. 
23/12/82 
4' 4 Yi diameter. 
7/2/84 
28/1/84 
3i/>/ 8 4 
lo a } 
> 
1075 
i *008 
9 1 25 
9 3 13 
10 1 21 J 
> 
1 1 1 1 *6 
3 H ) 
4X 
4 X) 
4*16 
Mezozoic. 
700 to 800 feet above 
sea level. 
Do. 
Do. 
Range South of Waterloo, 
Victoria. 
South Gippsland Tramway 
Co. 
-M/83 
3' 6" diameter. 
31/1/84 
Do. 
4/2/84 
:ix 1 
"X J 
1 1 *42 
. 
65*l8 
1*071 
1*045 
9 3 24 a 
8 3 6 h 
8 2 17J 
1023*6 
- 
1 1 1 2* I 
4X ) 
3 A 
3X 1 
383 ' 
3 ‘99 
3036 
Mezozoic. 
About 1250 feet 
above sea level. 
Do. 
Do. 
Corner Inlet. 
Mr. Perry. 
24/1/84 
11X 
11*25 
r°55 
> 
10 2 25 
1201*0 
Granite. 
Do. 
New South Wales. 
Hudson Bros. 
Seasoned 
at least 
12 months. 
24/1/84 
31/1/84 
4/2/84 
If 1 
10 I 
10-58 
6l*9I 
0*992 
0*992 
8 1 20 *1 
6 3 9 \ 
726 J 
851*6 
851*6 
4 H] 
3 H\ 
4*12 
4*12 
2325 
Do. 
Eucalyptus Botryoides. 
Queensland. 
% 
Queensland Railways. 
Seasoned 
at least 
12 months. 
28/1/84 
4/2/84 
Do. 
if} 
10*92 
63*8q 
1*023 
1*023 
6 3 7) 
6 2 22 
7 t sj 
777-6 
776*6 
4'A I 
4X r 
5X' 
4*83 
4*83 
2123 
REMARKS. 
Note. — S pecific Strength = 
W.L. 
4.B.D. 2 
W= Breaking Weight in lbs. 
L = Length in inches. 
B = Breadth in inches. 
D = Depth in inches. 
The average specific strength of Blackwood tested by Baron von Mueller 
was 1709. Nearly double this strength was shown by some of the 
samples tested by the Board, which was doubtless due to their having 
been grown in more elevated localities and suitable soil. 
An experienced saw-miller in the Waterloo District considers that the 
strength of Blackwood grown on the flats near Waterloo Station is only 
half that grown on the high back ranges. 
The average specific strength of Blue Gum, tested by Baron von Mueller, 
was 2666. 
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