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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.

1X3A9870 LR New Place Charcoal Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

New Place Charcoal Shelter

A shallow ridge-top shelter above New Place Creek which has charcoal motifs (birds) and hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 20, 2026 ago
1X3A9855 LR New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves
Australia Hunter NSW

New Place Ridgetop Grinding Grooves

A small pothole with multiple axe grinding grooves on a ridge above New Place.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 20, 2026 ago
1X3A9837 LR New Place Three Figures Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

New Place Three Figures Shelter

A long shelter in the Bala Range with three charcoal figures, including a man and macropod.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 20, 2026 ago
1X3A9817 LR Bala Range Trail Woman Engraving
Australia Hunter NSW

Bala Range Trail Woman Engraving

A rock platform near the Boree Track which has an engraving of a woman (in profile) and numerous axe grinding grooves.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 20, 2026 ago
1X3A9720 LR Devils Rock Male Figures
Australia Hunter NSW

Devils Rock Male Figures

A small group of Aboriginal engravings near Devils Rock; one of the sites has three men and a boomerang.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 19, 2026 ago
1X3A9678 LR Devils Rock Camp Cave
Australia Hunter NSW

Devils Rock Camp Cave

A large and very sheltered camping cave along the Boree Track, which contains over 50 Aboriginal rock art motifs (including a large kangaroo, deity figure and a possible contact motif).

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 19, 2026 ago
1X3A9657 LR yre Mogo Creek Red Anthropomorphs
Australia Hunter NSW

Mogo Creek Red Anthropomorphs

A deep and protected Aboriginal rock art shelter containing 40 motifs. The figures include two red ochre anthropomorphs connected by a line.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 18, 2026 ago
1X3A9613 LR Little Boree Creek Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

Little Boree Creek Shelter

A long and deep shelter above Little Boree Creek, which contains over twenty figures including a large kangaroo and arm stencil.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 18, 2026 ago
1X3A9599 LR Boree Track Fractured Frieze Shelter
Australia Hunter NSW

Boree Track Fractured Frieze Shelter

An Aboriginal rock art shelter with multiple panels containing figures drawn in charcoal art, which are the remnants of a large frieze.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 18, 2026 ago
1X3A9544 LR Boree Track Big Emu and Deities engraving
Australia Hunter NSW

Boree Track Big Emu and Deities engraving

A large rock platform above the Boree Track which has several engravings, including a large emu, two spirit figures and a line of mundoes.

By oliverd :-), 3 monthsJune 18, 2026 ago

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