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The story of the struggle by Europeans to understand the gum tree and the country from 1770 to the summer of 2001/2002. Hay's book looks at seven people, including author and illustrator May Gibbs, whose lives were changed by the eucalypt or who themselves changed our perceptions of the tree.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Potts Point, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Duffy and Snellgrove , 2002 .
      Extent: 275p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliography (p.243-254) and end notes (p.255-275).
      ISBN: 1876631260

Works about this Work

The Wood from the Trees : Taxonomy and the Eucalypt as the New National Hero in Recent Australian Writing Susan K. Martin , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 3 no. 2004; (p. 81-94)
Explores the cultural circulation of the Eucalyptus as represented in a variety of recent Australian texts.
Captive to the Gum Fiona Preston , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 92 2003; (p. 78-80)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
Cellulose Heroes David Mabberley , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 December 2002; (p. 10-11)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
Tree of Knowledge Tim Flannery , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 November vol. 120 no. 6351 2002; (p. 82)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
A Tree's Tale, Told in the Language of its Leaves Mark Tredinnick , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 November 2002; (p. 17)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
Captive to the Gum Fiona Preston , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 92 2003; (p. 78-80)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
Tied to the Gum Tree Richard Johnstone , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , November vol. 12 no. 9 2002; (p. 41, 42-43)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
Sticking to Her Gums Sian Powell , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 November 2002; (p. 11)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
By Gum, Trees Have a Dappled History Rachel Buchanan , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 November 2002; (p. 10)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
Paperbacks Tony Baker , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 November 2002; (p. 11)

— Review of Gum Ashley Hay , 2002 single work prose
The Wood from the Trees : Taxonomy and the Eucalypt as the New National Hero in Recent Australian Writing Susan K. Martin , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 3 no. 2004; (p. 81-94)
Explores the cultural circulation of the Eucalyptus as represented in a variety of recent Australian texts.
The Essence of Eucalypt Michelle Griffin , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 2002; (p. 8)
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