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Inferior only to Brush Box for hewn trolly wheels for timber (Kempsey). 
I sed for knees (Laurieton). An engineer, who lias laid down very large areas of 
wood-blocking, prefers this timber to all others for the purpose. 
Tallow-wood timber is yellow in colour, with a peculiar greasy feel—is used generally for public 
works, building of bridges and culverts, also for house building, slabs, posts, and sawn stuff generally, but 
not flooring boards. Tallow-wood is considered to be very durable, and stands well in exposed places. 
\\ hite Mahogany is often passed oil for Tallow-wood. It has been said against Tallow-wood that it does 
not hold nails well.—-(Forester John Martin, late of Gosford.) 
The timber is generally of a pale straw colour, but is sometimes pinkish, is oleaginous and close 
grained, and contains colouring matter; in contact with iron will turn water quite black, and shows stain 
marks where nails are, unless well seasoned. I know of no timber that suffers so little, naturally, after 
being cut down, even if left for many years; especially in moist shady places the duramen under the sap 
and bark is still found as fresh as in the growing trees. The charcoal from Tallow-wood is considered one 
of the best for the smithy.—(Late Forester A. Rudder, Booral.) 
It is suitable for any dry work. Easy to work on account of its greasy nature. The best timber 
for any purpose where a smooth surface is required, and particularly for a ball-room floor. All that is 
necessary to revive the greasy nature for dancing is to spread a few loads of the sawdust on it for a day or 
so, making it a perfect floor. (N.B.—Sawdust can, of course, only be obtained from a mill.—J.H.M.) It 
does not burn very readily. White ants do not attack it as readily as Blackbutt, etc. Good timber for 
bridge decking, etc.; not good for rafters and studding for buildings. Because of its greasy nature the nails 
will draw and do not hold well. It is the only timber we have of a greasy nature ; and it has the effect, 
when being worked, of cleaning and keeping clean tools such as saws, etc., which have got gummed in 
working other timbers. It is fairly durable in fresh water. 
The farmers on the rivers many years ago, when ink, Ac., was short, used to brand their bags of 
produce by steeping the chips of it in water for a day or two. (Very fair ink.) It is generally preferred 
to Blackbutt for the same uses it is put to.—(Forester G. R. Brown, late of Port Macquarie.) 
The timber is very lasting both in and out of the ground, and is very valuable for bridge decking, 
posts and rails, but is rather hard for splitting. It is also cut for mill timber, but many trees are faulty, 
especially those that have bumps growing out of the barrel.—(Forester W. F. Crowley, late of Casino.) 
The “roads” of white ants to within ] of an inch of the sapwood are a great drawback to the value 
of the timber. It appears to suit white ants exactly There is generally a huge nest of them in the head ; 
Tt seems to be the first timber they attack. 
The timber, if left alone by the above pest, will last almost any number of years above or below 
ground. It is hard, strong, and fairly easily worked. The Roads Department use a quantity of it here for 
decking in culverts, bridges, etc., and it seems to stand traffic well. It is difficult to split because of the 
presence of a greasy or waxy substance making it a tedious matter to get a wedge to “draw,” but when 
split makes splendid posts and rails. It does not burn well; when burning it exudes a kind of juice which 
puts the fire out.—(Forester W. P. Pope, late of Murwillumbah.) 
Undoubtedly it is considered good timber for flooring, decking for culverts, slabs, piles or posts. It 
stands well in the ground, and I personally know slabs in a lnit sound now after ten years at least. Of course 
you are aware it shrinks; also that the young timber is far from being so good as the old. It is not 
extensively used in this district, but I consider that is from ignorance; also from other timbers being much 
easier got, of inferior (much) quality.—(Late Forester E. J. Deverell, of Glen Innes.) 
The nature of the tree generally is very sound, i.e., has few pipes. The timber is valuable for any 
purpose for which hardwood is required, such as building, fencing, and bridges. For indoor work such as 
floors, the timber procurable on the table-land here would require to be well seasoned before using, as it 
has a tendency to warp, owing to the great amount of sap caused by the excessive rainfall.—(Late Forester 
B. L. Siddins, of Armidale.) 
Exudation. —The “gum” or “kino” from the Tallow-wood is one of the 
most interesting of such substances. I do not think it is of such medicinal value as 
those from most other Eucalypts, but it is of considerable scientific interest. In 
