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Yengo National Park

Yengo National Park is one of eight protected areas that were declared in 2000 to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Greater Blue Mountains Area. The Yengo National Park is the most north–easterly of the eight protected areas within the World Heritage Site and forms part of the Great Dividing Range.

1X3A7772 LR 1 Jacks Track Red Ochre and Charcoal Figures
Australia Hunter NSW

Jacks Track Red Ochre and Charcoal Figures

An impressive Aboriginal rock art gallery in a tall but shallow shelter near Jacks Trail. Most of the art consists of charcoal figures, with some red ochure figures and faint hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 18, 2024 ago
1X3A7713 LR Jacks Track Dancing Men
Australia Hunter NSW

Jacks Track Dancing Men

A shelter with Aboriginal rock art in a gully near Jacks Track, which has over 50 motifs. They include drawings in charcoal, white and red ochre, and hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 17, 2024 ago
1X3A7859 LR Aboriginal and European history along Jacks Track
Australia Hunter NSW

Aboriginal and European history along Jacks Track

A bushwalk along Jacks Track, a firetrail which provides access from St Albans to the Womerah Range Trail, with some exploration of the gullies and ridges.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 17, 2024 ago
1X3A7242 LR Finchley Hand Stencil Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

Finchley Hand Stencil Shelter

Three Aboriginal hand stencils (two of them quite weathered) in a shelter below Finchley Campground in Yengo National Park.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 9, 2024 ago
1X3A7203 LR Wollombi Arm Charcoal Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

Wollombi Arm Charcoal Shelter

Large Aboriginal rock shelter in the Big Yango Precinct, which has weathered charcoal drawings and two hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 8, 2024 ago
1X3A7183 LR Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art
Australia Hunter NSW

Big Yengo 4 Shelter with Art

A long but very low shelter in the Big Yango Precinct, which contains 22 tally marks engraved in the sandstone.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 8, 2024 ago
1X3A7140 LR yre Mount Yengo Hand Stencil
Australia Hunter NSW

Mount Yengo Hand Stencil

Very weathered Aboriginal hand stencil on the base of Mount Yengo.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 7, 2024 ago
1X3A7038 LR Mount Yengo Stencil Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

Mount Yengo Stencil Shelter

A long shelter with Aboriginal rock art, including hand and arm stencils, and tally marks.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 7, 2024 ago
1X3A7020 LR Mount Yengo Emu Tracks
Australia Hunter NSW

Mount Yengo Emu Tracks

A large dome-shaped rock near the base of Mount Yengo with emu tracks and some weathered Aboriginal engravings, and grinding grooves.

By oliverd :-), 1 yearSeptember 7, 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 :-), 1 yearAugust 23, 2024 ago

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