1888. Cassell's' Picturesque Australasia,' vol. ii. p. 90:
"The kangaroo and his relatives, the wallaby and the paddymelon."
1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science,' p. 62:
"<i>Onychogale fraenatus</i> and its ally <i>O. lunatus</i>. Mr. Le Souef reports that the former are fairly numerous in the Mallee country to the north-west of the Colony, and are there known as Pademelon." [This seems to be only a local use.]
1893. J. L. Purves, Q.C., in `The Argus,' Dec. 14, p. 9, col. 7:
"On either side is a forest, the haunt of wombats and tree-bears, and a few paddymelons."
<hw>Paddymelon-Stick</hw>, <i>n</i>. a stick used by the aborigines for knocking <i>paddymelons</i> (q.v.) on the head.
1851. J. Henderson, `Excursions in New South Wales,' vol. ii. p. 129:
"These are hunted in the brushes and killed with paddy mellun sticks with which they are knocked down. These sticks are about 2 feet long and an inch or less in diameter."
1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. i. p. 56: