Hawkesbury Track Wallaby Drawing

Summary: An Aboriginal rock art site with a small wallaby drawn in red ochre, near the Hawkesbury Track in Berowra

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1983
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff, Jo McDonald

A small sandstone outcrop near the Hawksbury Track (Great North Walk) in Berowra contains a single Aboriginal drawing.

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The red ochre image is quite weathered, but image enhancement shows the outline of a small, upright wallaby or kangaroo.

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