QUEENSLAND RUBBER
VINE THAT WAS A PEST PRODUCED CAO UTCHOUC The shutting oil of supplies of raw rubber from the East Indies may lead to Queensland's becoming a grower of rubber. Two sources are at present regarded as possibilities— the rubber vine of Queensland and the Mexican rubber shrub. The Queensland rubber vine produces caoutchouc, which; is an essential ingredient of rubber. Until recently this vine was regarded as a pest, but now it may plaj' an important part in the war effort. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Dill lock, says that some years' experiments were made to determine the rubber yield from tl\e vine, and a small, quantity of the exudation was shipped to England. The Council for Scientific, and Industrial Research is now investigating the commercial possibilities of the vine. Experiments are being conducted in the United States to determine the possibilities of the Mexican rubber shrub, and it is being introduced into Australia to be tested under iocal climatic conditions.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 58, 27 May 1942, Page 2
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163QUEENSLAND RUBBER Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 58, 27 May 1942, Page 2
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