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Australia - NSW National Parks

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. NPWS manages more than 870 NSW national parks and reserves, covering over 7 million hectares of land.

1X3A6527 LR Lyre Trig Copulating Couple
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Lyre Trig Copulating Couple

An interesting Aboriginal engraving site near Lyre Trig in Kariong; it depicts what appears to be a copulating couple.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 26, 2024 ago
AWAT1323 LR Lyre Trig Oval and Fish
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Lyre Trig Oval and Fish

An Aboriginal engraving of a fish and an oval below Lyre Trig; it is one of a series of eleven sites documented by Ian Sim.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 26, 2024 ago
1X3A6431 LR Lyre Trig Ridge Top Figures
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Lyre Trig Ridge Top Figures

A small Aboriginal engraving site near the Lyre Trig in Kariong, which has a mundoe and a kangaroo.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 26, 2024 ago
1X3A6471 LR Lyre Trig Man
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Lyre Trig Man

A single Aboriginal engraving of a man below Lyre Trig in Kariong, first documented by W.D. Campbell in 1899.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 26, 2024 ago
1X3A5953 LR Kariong Fire Break Emus
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Kariong Fire Break Emus

An Aboriginal engraving site in Kariong, which has a pair of emus situated on what was an old road.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 24, 2024 ago
1X3A5946 LR Woy Woy Road No Name Peak engraving
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Woy Woy Road No Name Peak engraving

An Aboriginal engraving of an indeterminate figure near the top of an unnamed hill to the east of Woy Woy Road

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 24, 2024 ago
1X3A5924 LR Woy Woy Road Kangaroo
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Woy Woy Road Kangaroo

A single kangaroo on a rock ledge overlooking Brisbane Water, below Woy Woy Road. Located in thick scrub and hard to reach.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 24, 2024 ago
1X3A5905 LR Bulls Hill Mundoe
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Bulls Hill Mundoe

A single mundoe (footprint) on a rock ledge in Kariong; it may form part of a series of mundoes

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 24, 2024 ago
1X3A5835 LR Pademelon Road Wave Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

Pademelon Road Wave Shelter

A rounded Aboriginal rock shelter in Yengo National Park near Pademelon Road. It has multiple hand stencils in white and red ochre, and some red ochre drawings.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 23, 2024 ago
1X3A5825 LR 1 Pademelon Road Twin Shelters
Australia Hunter NSW

Pademelon Road Twin Shelters

Two adjacent Aboriginal rock art shelters in Yengo National Park, which have hand stencils as well as figures drawn in charcoal, white and red ochre.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 23, 2024 ago

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