blackbutt

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n. Eucalyptus pilularis, Smith,Victoria; E. regnans, F. v. M., New South Wales; a timbertree, a gum. Another name is Flintwood. The lower partof the trunk is black.


1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 49:

«The range . . . having with the exception of the Blackbutt allthe trees . . . of Moreton Bay.»

1863. M. K. Beveridge, `Gatherings among Gum-trees,' p. 86:

«'Tis there the `blackbut' rears its head.»

1894. `Melbourne Museum Catalogue, Economic Woods,' p. 30:

«A tree of considerable size. . . The bark smooth and fallingoff in flakes upward, and on the branches.»

1897. `The Age,' Feb. 22, p. 5, col. 3:

«Mr. Richards stated that the New South Wales black butt andtallow wood were the most durable and noiseless woods forstreet-paving, as well as the best from a sanitary point ofview.»