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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23
Tasmania
Tasmania.
Section I.
Class 1.
| 2801 |
Gillon, John, Hobart Town, Mason—Specimens of Building Stone from Kangaroo Point, which has been used in most of the recent public buildings in Hobart Town and Melbourne, and which, at the water's edge, can be supplied in large size and quantity at——per cube foot. A Grindstone from same quarry. Specimen of Hydraulic Limestone, from a spur of Mount Wellington, known as "Hall's Saddle," easily procurable in large quantity. |
| 2802 | Glover, Miss E. A., Horsecroft Lovell—Surface Specimens of Grey Limestone, which has not been quarried, but is thought to be useful for monumental purposes. It occurs in large masses on the surface, within 3½ miles of a shipping port. Can be obtained in any size and quantity, and has produced good lime by burning. |
| 2803 | Gowland, John, Hobart Town, Builder—Specimens of White and Brown Stone from a new quarry at Bridgewater on the Derwent, now used in Building the New Town Hall, Hobart Town, and is procurable in large quantity. |
| 2804 | Hedberg, O. H., Hobart Town—A Surface Specimen of Grey Granite, which is obtainable on the coast in any quantity, and of very large size, at Port Seymour; also, Specimen of Fire Clay from Seymour. |
| 2805 | Whiting, G., Hobart Town—Surface Specimen of Chudlcigh Black and White Marble, which has never been quarried, but occurs in large masses in various localities, easily accessible, and is burned in great quantity for lime about Chudleigh, near Deloraine, Tasmania. |
| 2806 | Nicol, A. M., Hobart Town, Builder—One Cube of White Freestone, worked, and one rough for testing, from a new quarry at Cambridge, four miles from a shipping place. Can be supplied in any quantity, at 2s. per cubic foot, at the water side. Is being used in building the new Commercial Bank, Hobart Town. It stands well in a house erected 25 years ago at Cambridge, by G-. Stokell, Esq. |
| 2807 | Chesner, F. R., Hobart Town—Two Specimens of Freestone from Woodstock Estate. |
Class 2.
| 2808 | Crowther, W. G., M.D., Hobart Town.—Phosphatic Guano, from Br. Crowther's Establishment, on Bird Island, the analysis of which gives a range of 65 to 70 per cent, of Phosphate of Lime. This guano is much used in Victoria and Tasmania, and is obtainable in almost inexhaustible quantity, and sold in Hobart Town at £8 per ton. |
Class 3.—Sub-Class B.
| 2809 | Cresswell, C. F., Hobart Town, Seed Merchant.—Collection of Jams. |
| 2810 | Murray and Murdoch, Hobart Town.—Prepared Chicory. |
Class 3.—Sub-Class C.
| 2811 | Cresswell, C. F., Hobart Town, Seed Merchant.—Raspberry Vinegar. |
| 2812 | Murray and Murdoch, Hobart Town.—Grape Wine, Cherry Wine, Gooseberry Wine, Vinegar. |
| 2813 | Noake, Elizabeth, Longford, Brewer.—A Cask of Tasmanian Porter. |
| 2814 | Watckborn,—, Hobart Town.—Tasmanian Bottled Ale. |
| 2815 | Walker and Son, Hobart Town, Brewers.—Tasmanian Ale. |
| 2816 | Wilson, M. J., Hobart Town.—Tasmanian Ale. |
Class 4.—Sub Class A.
| 2817 | Murray and Murdoch, Hobart Town, Soap and Candle Manufacturers.—Specimens of Tasmanian Soap and Candles. |
Sub-Class B.
| 2818 | Shoobridge, Mrs. E., New Norfolk.—Specimen of Silk, 5½ ozs., from the ordinary Silk-worm, Bombyx Mori, fed on the Black Mulberry-tree. |
Sub-Class C.
| 2819 | Johnson, Mrs., Glenorchy, prod.—Specimens of New Zealand Flax (Phormium Tenax), which has been grown in Tasmania, and prepared by a simple process applicable by machinery, or as a domestic employment, by which the Exhibitor estimates that a woman could dress half a ton per week. |
| 2820 |
Backhouse, R., Hobart Town.—Specimen of English Flax, grown in Tasmania. Specimen of so-called Native Flax. |
| 2821 | Armstrong and Gourlay, Timber Merchants, Hobart Town.—Stout Palings, of 7 ft, 6 ft and 5 ft. Wattle Staves, of 5½ ft, 5ft, 4ft 4 inches, 4 ft, 3 ft 2 inches, and 2 ft 8 inches. |
| 2822 | Belbin and Dowdell, Timber Merchants, Hobart Town.—Market Timber of Sorts. |
| 2823 |
Boyd, James Croil, Civil Commandant, Port Arthur.—Specimens of Stringy Bark (Eucalyptus gigantea), 1. Figured Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus), 2. Slab of Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon). Figured Blackwood, 2. Figured Myrtle (Fagus Cunninghamii), 2. Native Box (Buxsaria spinosa), 2. Prickly Box (variety of do), 2. Native Laurel (Anopterus glandulosus), 2. Pinkwood (Beyeria Viscosa), 2. Figured Muskwood (Eurybia Argophylla), 3. Root of Sassafras (Alherosperma Moschata). Honeysuckle Wood (Banktia Australia). Tasmanian Ironwood (Notelœa Ligustrina). A wheel felloe of Blue Gum. page 105 |
| 2824 | Burgess, W. H., Hobart Town.—Part of a Hnon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii) Flooring Board which had been in use in the Old Court House, Hobart Town, 45 years. |
| 2825 |
Crowther, W. L., Dr., Hobart Town.—From Dr Crowther's Timber Establishment at Oyster Cove. Green cut Section of a Swamp Gum Spar (Eucalyptus Viminalis). A Plank of this tree is in the Garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, 230 ft long, for Botanical Illustration. Green cut Section of Stringy Bark Spar — (Eucalyptus gigantea), for ditto. Green cut Section of Blue Gum Spar—(Eucalyptus Globulus), for ditto. Two Railway Sleepers, of Stringy Bark, which have lain four years in log, out of Doors. Two Railway Sleepers, of Blue Gum, roughly seasoned, four years in log, out of Doors. Two Specimens of Ship's Planking of Blue Gum, seasoned as the foregoing. The following eight specimens illustrative of the durability of Tasmanian woods, viz.:— Two pieces of Peppermint Wood (Eucalyptus Amygdolina), from the stump of a tree felled 17 years ago, and since left in the ground. Four pieces of Peppermint Wood, from a stump which has been so left in the ground 32 years. A Peppermint Wood Post, charred, which has stood in "Burnt Island" 38 years. Part of a Blue Gum Sleeper, from the Old Court-house of Hobart Town, which has been in use above 45 years. Wattle Staves, 4 feet 6 inches long. Ditto, 2 feet 6 inches long. Six Boat Knees of She-oak (Casuarina Quadrivalvis). Two Boat Knees of He-oak (Casuarina Suberosa.). A Boat Knee of Honeysuckle Wood (Banksia Australis). Four pieces of figured Musk Wood, polished (Eurybia Argophylld). Specimen of Dog Wood (Bedfordia Salicina. D. C.) A Carved piece of Native Laurel Tree (Anopterus Glanlulosus Lab.) Wattle Staves for Casks. Pair of Macquarie Harbor Pirn Boat Sculls, price £1. Stringy Bark Flooring Boards, forming the Table. |
| 2825 | Grubb and Tyson, Launceston, Timber Merchants—Specmens of Sawn Shingles and Laths, of which the exhibitors say:—'These shingles are cut tapering, half-inch thick at the weather end, where strength is required. They make a beautiful roof. G. and I have had seven years' trial of them, and they give promise of great durability. There is very little waste. They are quickly put on, which more than compensates for the greater cost of split stuff, am they can safely be put on a flatter pitched roof. The sawn lath give great regularity to the plastering, being of uniform width. Pries in Launceston—shingles, 22s. per 1000; laths (3 ft.), at 10s., art 3 f 6 inches, at 12s. per 1000.page 106 |
| 2826 | Lloyd, H., Hobart Town, Timber Merchant—A Specimen of Figured Huon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii). |
| 2827 |
Miller, C. H., Hobart Town, Boat Builder—Specimens of Boat Planking of Macquarie Harbor Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii). Boat Ribs, and Long Boat. Timbers of Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon). Boat Knees of She-oak (Casuarina Quadrivalvis), and Pinkwood (Beyseria Viscosa). |
| 2828 |
Oldham, Thos., Hobart Town, Timber Merchant—Beam of Curly Blue Gum, 9ft, × 6in. × 6 in. (Eucalyptus Globulus), for testing. A Pair of Dray Wheels of Blue Gum, price £10. |
| 2829 | Oldham, Thos., Hobart Town, Timber Merchant.—A Set of Blue Gum Dray-Wheel Stuff, in the roush, price £1. Ditto Chaise-Wheel Stuff, dressed, price £2 10s. A Set of Blue Gum Plough Stuff, in the rough, price 8s. A Pair of Blue Gum Dray-Shafts, price 5s. Ditto Cart-Shafts, price 3s. 6d. All marked "T. O." at the ends. Three Pieces of Blue Gum, for Testing, 2½ in. square. Specimens of Figured Hon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii). |
| 2830 | Pritchard and Fisher, Hobartown, Timber Merchants.—Assortment of Market Timber, Sawn 5-feet Palings, price 11s. per hundred. These form closer, lighter, and flatter roofs than split stuff, and are far superior for box-work. Sawn Shingles. |
| 2831 | Risby, Jas., Hobart Town, Timber Merchant.—Slab of Plain Native Myrtle (Fayus Cunninghamii), from the North side of Tasmania. Board of Figured Huon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii.) |
| 2832 | Ross, Jas., Ship Builder, Hobart Town.—Specimen of Ship's Planking of Blue Gum (Eucalyptus Globulus). A Beam Piece of Blue Gum. A Small Ship's Knee of Blue Gum. A Small Ship's Knee of Huon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii). And Test Pieces of Blue Gum. |
Section II.
Class 5.
| 2833 | Rutter, R., Hobart Town, Royal Engineer.—Model of improved Railway, substituting longitudinal wooden Sleepers, with light iron Rails, for transverse Sleepers with heavy iron Rails. |
Class 8.
| 2834 | Smith, T. P., Smith and Engine Maker, Hobart Town.—A Tobacco Cutting Machine, price £30. A Sewing Machine, price £15. |
| 2835 |
Clarke, A. and J., Engineers, Hobart Town.—A Wool Press on the screw principle, with box of Huon Pine. A Wool Press on the rack and pinion principle, with box of Kauri Pine. Price, £90 or £80, in Hobart Town. |
Class 14.
| 2836 |
Clifford, Photographer, Hobart Town.—A large Panoramic View of Hobart Town (price 15s.) Ten Views in Tasmania, 10
page 107 A Revolving Stereoscope, for exhibiting 100 Views (price, 90s.) |
Class 26.
| 2837 | Wright, Isaac, Hobart Town, Wool Stapler and Tanner.—Tasmanian Kip Leather and Kangaroo Leather. |
Class 27.
| 2838 | Stuart,—, Hobart Town, Bootmaker, manu.—Blacking and Ink. |
| 2839 | Smith, T. P., Hobart Town, Bootmaker, manu.—A Pair of Lady's Boot-Tops, sewn by Sewing-Machine, made by Exhibitor, and shewn in Class S. |
| 2840 | Davis, Joseph, O'Brien's Bridge, Bootmaker, manu.—A Pair of Seamless Boots, of Kangaroo Leather, goloshed with patent leather, price, with case, £2. |
Section III.
Class 28.
Stationery.—(Bookbinding, see books in Class 29.
| 2841 |
Walch and Sons, J., Hobart Town, manu.—1. A Ten-Quire Super Royal Ledger, hand-made paper, ruled for 1, 2, and 3 accounts; with vellum divisions, paged; bound royal calf, double Russia boards, with loose red basii cover, and loose index bound red basil. Two Six-Quire Demy Books, ruled for Cash-book or Journal, bound lull Persian, under bands. |
Class 29.—Sub-Class A.
| 2842 | Walch and Sons, J., Hobart Town—Books, and Specimens of Bookbinding:
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Sub-Class D.
| 2843 | Crowther, W. L., M.D., Hobart Town—Collection of Leaves of Tasmanian Timber Trees. |
Class 30.
| 2844 | Smith, T. P., Hobart Town.—A Music Stool Cover, braided by machine made by exhibitor (shown in Class 8.) |
Timber.
The principal timber trees of Tasmania, such as the Blue Gum, Stringy Bark, White Gum, or Gum-topped Stringy Bark, Swamp Gum, and Peppermint Tree, furnish a hard, close-grained and strong timber, which is used in ship-building and house-building, and generally for all the purposes to which Oak is applied in England. Huon Pine is very durable, and is employed for boat-building, for which it is peculiarly adapted, and for house-fittings, &c. Blackwood makes excellent naves and spokes, cask staves, &c. Native Myrtle is valuable for house-fittings. Swamp Gum yields the finest palings and other split-stuff in the world. Sassafras affords timber for house-fittings, bench-screws, lasts, &c. Celery-topped Pine is chiefly used for masts and ship's spars. The different kinds of timber in the following list are arranged according to their value. The diameter of the trees is measured at the height of 4 feet from the ground.
Blue Gum.—(Eucalyptus Globulus, Lab.)—The common name is derived from the bluish-grey color of the young plants. Diameter, 5 to 30 feet; average of those felled for use, 6 feet. Height, 150 to 350 feet; sp. gray. about .945 to 1,655. Abundant in the southern and south-western parts of the Island. Cut for house-building, it sells at 8s. to 10s. per superficial feet—for shipbuilding, at 12s. to 14s.
Stringy-Bark.—(Eucalyptus gigantea, Hook. fils.)—Common name taken from the coarse fibrous bark. Diameter, 4 to 24 feet; average of those sawn, about feet. Height, 150 to 300 feet Sp. gray., about '905. Abundant everywhere upon hilly ground. Price, the same as that of Blue Gum.
Swamp Gum.—White Gum.—(Eucalyptus viminalis, Lab.—Common names from its growing to perfection in humid situatons—and from its gigantic white trunk. Diameter, 4 to 18 feet; average, aboiut 5½ feet. Height, 150 to 300 feet: sp. gray, about '885. Growing in foretsts with other kinds of ucalyptus, in rather humid localities. A small variey called the Manna
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Tree grows abundantly about Hobart Town and in other places, on dry ground. Price, for general purposes, the same as that of Blue Gum; 5-feet palings, 6s. to 8s per 100.
Gum-topped Stringy-Bark, sometimes called White Gum.—(Eucalyptus gigantea, var.)—A tree resembling the Blue Gum in foliage, with rough bark, similar to Stringy-Bark, towards the stem. It has been found recently that this wood possesses nearly all the properties of strength, solidity, and durability of the Blue Gum—whilst being straight-grained, it is much easier to work. It is very abundant about D'Entrecnsteaux Channel. An old plank from the Hcbart Town Wharf, which has been twenty years in use, may be seen in the Trophy. Price, about the same as Blue Gum.
Peppermint Tree.—(Eucalyptus amygdalina, Lab)—Common name from the odor of the leaves Diameter, 3 to 8 feet; average, about 4 feet. Height, 100 to 150 feet; sp. gray., about .895. The Peppermint Tree abounds throughout the Island, on gravelly and other poor soil. Price, about the same as that of Swamp Gum.
Huon Pine.—(Dacrydium Franklinii, Hook, fil.—So called because it was first discovered on the banks of the Huon River. Diameter, 3 to 8 feet; average, about 4½ feet. Height, 50 to 120 feet; sp. gray., about .650. Abundant in portions of the south-western part of the Island. Price, about 16s. per 100 superficial feet, in the log.
Blackwood.—(Acacia melanoxylon, Br.)—So called from the dark-brown color of the mature wood, which becomes black when washed with lime-water. In moist, shaded localities, the tree grows rapidly, and the wood is of a much lighter color. Hence this variety is called "Lightwood," (in Hobart Town,) to distinguish it from the other. Diameter, 1½ to 4 feet; average, about 2¼ feet. Height, 60 to 130 feet. Sp. grav., about 885. Found throughout the Island, but not abundantly in any one locality. Price, about 12s. to 14s. per 100 feet superficial, in the log.
Native Myrtle.—(Fagus Cunninghamii, Hook.)—Common name from the fancied resemblance of its dark-green leaves to those of the myrtle. Diameter, 2 to 9 feet; average, about 3½ feet. Height, 60 to 180 feet. Sp. grav., about .795. The Native Myrtle exists in great abundance throughout the western half of the island, growing in forests to a great size, in humid situations. Price, about 16s. per 100 feet superficial, in the log.
Celery-Topped Pine.—(Phillocladus rhomboidalis, Rich.)—So called from the fancied similarity in form of the uppor part of the branchlets to celery. Diameter, 1¼ to 2 feet; average, about 1½ feet. Height, 60 to 150 feet. Sp. grav, about .655. Rather common in damp forests in the southern parts of the Island, and in some sub-alpine localities.
Ornamental Woods.
The different kinds of wood included in the following list are all in constant use for cabinet and fancy work. They are arranged according to their value. The finest specimens of Native Myrtle, Musk-wood, Huon Pine, and Blackwood, exhibit qualities of the highest excellence, both in tint and variety of venation.
Native Myrtle.—(Fagus Cunninghamii, Hook.)
Musk-wood.—(Eurybia argophylla, Cass.)—Named from the musky odor of the plant. Diameter, 6 to 15 inches—the butt enlarging towards the ground to H and even feet. Height, 15 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about 685. Abundant throughout the Island in damp localities.
Huon Pine.—(Dacrydium Franklinii, Hook, fils.)
Blackwood.—(Acacia melanoxylon, Br.)—
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She-Oak.—(Casuarinaquadrivalvis, Lab.)—a portion of the common name is evidently derived from the resemblance of the markings to those of oak. Diameter, 1 to 1½ foot. Height, 20 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about .846. Very common on dry stony hills, excepting in the north-western districts.
He-Oak.—(Casuarina suberosa, Otto.)—Diameter, 9 to 15 inches. Height, 20 to 25 feet. Sp. grav., about .855. Common on stony hills.
Honeysuckle Tree.—(Banksia Australis, Br.)—Named from the large quantity of honey in the flowers. Diameter, 1½ to 2½ feet. Height, 20 to 40 feet. Sp. grav., about .645. Abundant on sandy soil.
Dogwood.—(Bedfordia salicina, D.C.)—Diameter, 6 to 16 inches. Height, 15 to 25 feet. Sp. grav., about '985 Common of small size, but rare of large proportions.
Native Laurel.—(Anopterus glandulosus, Lab.)—So named from its laurel-like leaves. Diameter, 6 to 10 inches. Height, 15 to 22 feet. Sp.grav. about .675. Tolerably abundant in some sub-alpine localities.
Blue Gum.—(Eucalyptus globulus, Lab.)—Curly-grained variety.
Peppermint.—(Eucalyptus amyqdalina, Lab.—Some specimens of this timber have a fine wavy marking.
Useful Woods.
Silver Wattle.—(Acacia dealbata, Lindl.)—So called from the whiteness of the trunk, and the silvery green of the foliage. Used for cask staves and treenails. Diameter, 1½ to 2½ feet. Height, 60 to 120 feet. Sp. grav., about .965. Very common.
Iron Wood (Tasmanian).—Notelcea ligustrina, Vent.)—An exceedingly hard, close-grained wood, used for mallets, sheaves of blocks, turnery, &c, Diameter, 9 to 18 inches. Height, 20 to 35 feet. Sp. grav., about .965. Not uncommon.
Swamp Tea-tree.—(Melaleuca eriœfolia, Sm.)—So called, probably because the leaves of an allied plant (Leptospermum lanigerum, Sm.) with similar bark, are said to have been used as a substitute for tea. Diameter, 9 to 20 inches. Height, 20 to 60 feet. Sp. grav., about '824. Used for turnery chiefly.
Native Cherry.—(Exocarpus cupressiformis, Lab.)—So named because the color of the fruit is similar to that of a Kentish cherry. Diameter, 9 to 15 inches. Height, 20 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about .785. Used for tool handles, spokes, gun-stocks, &c.
Whitewood.—Pittosporum bicolor, Hook.)—Wood white. Diameter, 8 to 13 inches. Height, 20 to 35 feet. Sp. grav., about .875. Used in in turnery. Probably fit for wood engraving.
Native Box.—(Bursaria spinosa, Cav.)—The leaves are somewhat like those of the English Box. Diameter, 8 to 12 inches. Height, 15 to 25. Sp. grav., about .825 Used for turnery.
Pink Wood.—(Beyeria viscosa, Lab.)—Groton viscosum.)—Diameter, 6 to 10 inches. Height, 10 to 25 feet. Sp. grav., about .815. Used for sheaves of blocks, and for turnery.
Native Pear.—(Hakea lissospenna, Br.)—The woody seed-vessel is
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somewhat pear-shaped. Diameter, 8 to 12 inches. Height, 29 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about 675. Fit for turnery.
Scented Woods.
Tonga Bean Wood.—(Alyxia buxifolia, Br.)—The odor is similar to that of the Tonga Bean (Dipteryx odorata). A straggling sea-side shrub, 3 to 5 inches in diameter.
Native Box.—(Bursaria spinosa, Cav.)—The scent is pleasant, but fleeting.