1898, Guy Boothby,Billy Binks—Hero, republished in Ken Gelder, Rachael Weaver,The Anthology of Colonial Australian Adventure Fiction,page 118,
A moment later he beckoned theblackboy to his side, and when he arrived pointed to the ground. The boy gesticulated in answer, and then both pulled their horses to a standstill and waited for me to come up.
1906, South Australian Geology Department, Henry Yorke Lyell Brown, Robert Etheridge,Reports (geological and general) resulting from the explorations made by the government geologist and staff during 1905,page36:
September 30th, 1905.—Examined some hills in the locality. A Chinaman and someblackboys are camped here with some cattle belonging to the Mount Diamond butcher.
1930, Mary Montgomerie Bennett,The Australian Aboriginal as a Human Being[1], page49:
His tracks joined a cattle pad, and theblackboys followed them at speed, two riding on each side of the path.
As with many things, the pioneers followed the natives in the use of theBlackboy. They also found that the gum possessed some property that will cure dysentery and other internal complaints. The gum was also used for dyeing, tanning and varnishing.
The gum from theblackboy trees was used for the making of varnish and stain,[…]
1977, Royal Society of Western Australia,Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, Volumes 60-61,page 5,
As with any fire,blackboys and sedges were the first to grow, little else appearing before the first rains, which were followed by a flush of herbaceous shoots.
