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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.

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
1X3A5755 LR Pademelon Road Stencils and Red Ochre Figures
Australia Hunter NSW

Pademelon Road Stencils and Red Ochre Figures

An interesting Aboriginal rock art site in Yengo NP, near Pademelon Road. The long shelter has both white stencils and red ochre drawings.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 22, 2024 ago
1X3A5398 LR Tommos Loop Figures in Creek
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Tommos Loop Figures in Creek

This Aboriginal engraving site has multiple figures in the bed of a creek, including two unusual male figures and three eels

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 21, 2024 ago
1X3A5197 LR Views and history on the Lapstone Zig Zag loop
Australia Glenbrook Lapstone NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Views and history on the Lapstone Zig Zag loop

The Lapstone Zig Zag loop is a popular bushwalk that passes through multiple bushland reserves in the lower Blue Mountains. The walk passes a few nice lookouts and explores some of the historic road and railway passes and bridges constructed in the 19th century.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 17, 2024 ago
1X3A5276 LR Woy Woy Road Scattered Figures
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Woy Woy Road Scattered Figures

A series of Aboriginal rock engravings and axe grinding grooves scattered across adjoining rock platforms above Woy Woy Road

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 13, 2024 ago
1X3A5440 LR Kariong Rifle Range Mundoe
Australia Central Coast Kariong NSW

Kariong Rifle Range Mundoe

Single mundoe (footprint) near the Rifle Range Firetrail.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsAugust 12, 2024 ago

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