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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.

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 :-), 2 yearsSeptember 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 :-), 2 yearsSeptember 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 :-), 2 yearsSeptember 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 :-), 2 yearsSeptember 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 :-), 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
1X3A1159 LR Mellong Range Shelter with Art
Australia Hunter NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Mellong Range Shelter with Art

A complex Aboriginal art shelter in the Mellong Range, which has multiple stencils including hands and a boomerang and human figures in charcoal and white ochre.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsMay 3, 2024 ago
Toorwai Trig
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Toorwai Trig Station

A bushfire-damaged trig station, Toorwai Trig is a short walk from the Mellong Range Trail off Putty Road.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsMay 2, 2024 ago
1X3A1118 LR Old Hands Aboriginal rock art shelter
Australia Hunter NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Old Hands Aboriginal rock art shelter

Aboriginal rock art comprising multiple weathered hand stencils and two white lines in a low shelter.

By oliverd :-), 2 yearsApril 29, 2024 ago

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