Calga Man in Canoe

Summary: A small and isolated Aboriginal engraving seat near Peats Ridge Road, which depicts either a man in a canoe or a Daramulan figure,

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 4
  • Motif/s: Canoe, Daramulan, Kangaroo, Man
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Siltation
  • Year first recorded: 1976
  • Originally Recorded by: Bob Pankhurst

Hidden away in thick scrub near Peats Ridge Road, this very interesting Aboriginal engraving appears to depict a man in a canoe; it’s also been described as a “large crescent shaped engraving carved across a Koala type Daramulan” by Bob Pankhurst.

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The man has upraised arms, and his single leg and oval-shaped bottom does have the appearance of a Daramulan figure.

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Nearby is a small wallaby or kangaroo, which is partially buried.

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Bob Pankhurst also recorded a “kangaroo like animal” and a circular engraving, but these have been completely covered up by vegetation.

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