Wood sections and slides: Eucalyptus, Grevillea, Epacris, Callitris, Casuarina and h. Guam, n.d.

 
Containers:
Box 61 (MS 10563)
Component identifier:
Item 37
Content Summary:

These items were originally housed in a black box labelled "Wood sections: Eucalyptus, grevillea, epacris, callitris, casuarina ( Guam slides)"

Several wood sections (some labelled "Epacris petrophila: 25-30 yrs old", "E. petrophila: c. 50 yrs old", and "This piece examined"). Also includes one index card with note: "Wood sample B sent for C14 dating".

Specimen slides (mounted on board) labelled "Slides h. Guam ( Kosci SP Peats)".

Wood sections (also includes fragments). Some sections are labelled "C. 68 yrs old", "Ash: 14-15 yrs old", "21".

Immediate source of acquisition:
This large and diverse collection was compiled by Alec Costin then organised and catalogued by the eScholarship Research Centre at The University of Melbourne from 2017-2019. The collection was then transferred to the National Library of Australia in 2020.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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