Summary: A small but very deep Aboriginal rock art shelter above the Hawkesbury River, which has multiple kangaroos and a large emu.

Above the Hawkesbury River at Gunderman is a small and deep shelter, which has a large number of Aboriginal rock art motifs.

Along the back wall of the shelter are multiple overlapping kangaroos, and a large emu.

While the figures are predominantly drawn in charcoal, many of them are also outlined in red ochre.

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This shelter forms part of a cluster of four Aboriginal rock art sites along the same cliff line, which all have quite different figures.

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