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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAURI GUM»
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1
Adventure Guide to New Zealand
It was the massive kauri trees that were exploited and brought riches, first from
wood – popular for shipbuilding and as sawn timber – and, as the timber industry
died out, from kauri gum. Kauri gum is the amber resin from the kauri tree.
2
Oral History and Public Memories
From 1860 to the 1950s, kauri gum was used for oil varnishes, and gumdigging
played an important role in the New Zealand economy. During the 1950s, when
the gumdigging industry stopped because synthetic substitutes were created, ...
Paula Hamilton, Linda Shopes, 2009
Kauri gum was commonly used as a medium for faked inclusions in the early
20th century. It is usually transparent and either yellow, orange or red with a
crazed surface. Natural inclusions in Kauri gum are very rare as few insects live
on the ...
4
Cleaning with Solvents: Science and Technology
Kauri gum (resin) is readily soluble in n-butyl alcohol and other polar (
oxygenated) solvents. But it is not readily soluble in hydrocarbons, halogenated
hydrocarbons, or Kauri gum is a hard resin from the Kauri tree, which grows only
in New ...
... punctured the bark, a process which eventually killed many trees. Matakohe
has the most extensive 22 display of kauri gum anywhere, with glass cases
stuffed full of everything from □ vast lumps of the raw material to finely worked
pieces.
Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, 2002
In addition to the gravity test in brine, already mentioned, Kauri gum is
distinguishable by being more soluble in alcohol than is true amber. A drop of
alcohol will cause a certain stickiness to develop on the surface of Kauri gum,
whereas ...
Herbert P. Whitlock, 1997
7
Down Under - Over Easy: How I Couch Surfed My Way to a Less ...
'Examples of exquisitely beautiful polished kauri gum are on display at The Kauri
Museum.' Special pieces were polished and carved to make extremely beautiful
collection pieces. The museum has the largest collection in the world on display ...
It was the massive kauri trees that were exploited and brought riches, first from
wood (popular for shipbuilding and as sawn timber) and then from kauri gum, the
amber resin from the tree. Kauri gum looks like cut and polished crystallized ...
9
New Zealand's North Island
It was the massive kauri trees that were exploited and brought riches, first from
wood – popular for shipbuilding and as sawn timber – and, as the timber industry
died out, from kauri gum. Kauri gum is the amber resin from the kauri tree.
10
Chlorinated Solvents: A Forensic Evaluation
2.3.2 Kauri Gum Index (Kauri Butanol Kb) The term Kauri Gum Index is used in
the early chlorinated hydrocarbon literature and was traditionally used in the dry
cleaning and varnish industries to describe solvent performance?“21 The Kb ...
Robert D. Morrison, Brian L. Murphy, Robert Morrison, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAURI GUM»
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Waikato winery to make an end of year comeback
He had next to nothing to his name and started digging kauri gum for a living, scrimping and saving to help his brothers emigrate to New ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
City site has plans for Vero-eclipsing tower
Chan says building covenants protecting historic Achilles House, which was built in 1904 as a kauri gum trading post for LD Nathan and Co, ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Reaching for the sky
Achilles House was built in 1904 as a kauri gum trading post for LD Nathan and Co. In 2009 it underwent a substantial refurbishment, both ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
Minister defends trade in kauri swamp logs
Much of the area was worked over more than 100 years ago by kauri gum-diggers. But now, to extract the kauri, miners must first drain the ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
Kauri gum haul taken in raid
Thieves raided the cabinets at Waiharara's Gumdiggers' Park wiping out about 80 pieces of kauri gum. Photo / Peter Jackson. «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Kauri gum theft 'devastating'
BEE LINE: The thieves made a bee line for the most valuable kauri gum, leaving broken glass and empty shelves. Normally, when John ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
Auckland: Tales of the city come alive
... ourselves enthralled again by the new discoveries we make about our hometown. Simon Gould shows a piece of Kauri Gum to Zoe Gadd, 5. «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
Kia ora: Dargaville
Old news: During the 19th century's kauri gum and timber trade, Dargaville briefly boasted New Zealand's largest population. Big business: The ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
Travel: Karanga!
I take close- up photographs of tattooed men and women Moko (as they are called) was made usually from burnt and powdered Kauri gum, ... «Mumbai Mirror, Apr 15»
Thunderbirds - Taylor made
... of time to wander the banks of Whangamaire Creek looking for kauri gum, watching television and making stuff, mostly inspired by television. «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
