1848. W. Westgarth, `Australia Felix,' p. 73:
"The natives appear also to like the fruit of the pandanus, of which large quantities are found in their camps, soaking in water contained in vessels formed of stringy-bark."
1850. J. B. Clutterbuck, `Port Phillip in 1849,' p. 27:
"In truth, the forests of Australia (consisting principally of woods of iron-bark, stringy-bark, and other species of the Eucalyptus) seen at a distance, just before sunset, are noble objects—perfect pictures."
1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania and Victoria,' p. 29:
"The stringy bark tree is so named from the ropy nature of its bark, which is frequently used for tying on the rods and thatch of sheds, huts, and barns in the country."
1862. W. Archer, `Products of Tasmania,' p. 39:
"Gum-topped String-bark, sometimes called white gum (<i>Eucalyptus gigantea</i>, var.). A tree resembling the Blue Gum in foliage, with rough bark similar to Stringy Bark towards the stem."
1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia,' vol. i. p. 237:
"Stringy-bark trees were also seen—so called, because the rough bark has a brown tenacious fibre, like that of the cocoanut, which can be split off in sheets to make the roofs of houses, or unravelled into a fibre that will tie like string."