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.»