Habitat: Inland and coastal woodlands Season: All year
Murray River people used the resin from Callitris species as an adhesive
for fastening barbs to reed spears and axe-heads to handles.
Axe-head attached with resin from the Native Cypress-pine. These types of
axes were used in Victoria, north-western parts of NSW and in Queensland.
From the long branches, they made canoe poles which doubled as fish spears.
Fish spear
Australian National Botanic Gardens - Education Service
