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This species of ironbark grows in forests on the coast and adjacent foothills, in soils of reasonable fertility and grows from about Maryborough in Queensland to near Sydney.
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Its current uses include flooring and decking, shipbuilding, poles, construction, railway sleepers and heavy engineering. Its termite resistance made it useful for fence posts.
Photo R Miller
Aboriginal Australians used the tough timber for spear throwers and colonialists used bark sheets for rooves.
Photo Mitchell Library NSW
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