Eucalyptus Oil from Kangaroo Island

Eucalyptus Oil from Kangaroo Island

The production of Eucalyptus Oil was one of the island's first industries. It was heavily promoted and one of the best known brands was the famous Woods & Co 'LUBRA BRAND'

It was guaranteed to be absolutely pure and had wholesale depots in Hart Street, Port Adelaide and Grenfell Street, Adelaide. These depots sold it to all chemists and storekeepers in South Australia. The label included this picture and song.

In 1901 Thomas McGuire was listed as Eucalyptus Oil Manufacturer of Cygnet River.

Three little gins from home are we,
From Kangaroo Island over the sea.
Our limbs are strong, our teeth like pearls,
Our hair a mass of jet black curls.
A secret we have brought to thee,
From Kangaroo Island over the sea.

Upon that island stands a tree
Whose leaves, though small have grown to be
Of Eucalypte world wide fame-
The Cneorifolia is its name.
It only grows so strong and free
On Kangaroo Island over the sea.

And Massa Woods came 'long one day,
His yabber yabber we can't say,
He took the leaves from off dat tree,
And crushed them by machinery-
Made oil of strenght and purity,
On Kangaroo Island over the sea.

This oil said he, cures Aches and Paines,
Rheumatics, Bruises, Burns and Sprains,
The extract you will find to be
A grand essential remedy.
For Fevers, Colds and Dysentry,
From Kangaroo Island over the sea.

With some on flannel moist and warm,
Or rubbed in briskly with the arm,
Say twice a day if chest is sore,
Twill cure your cold for evermore.
We take it on suger internally,
On Kangaroo Island over the sea.

And so we saved our pennies up,
To count them fifteen- one and three(1s,3d),
Then bought a bottle of Lubra Brand,
And held one big corroboree
On Kangaroo Island over the sea.

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