Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site in Kariong, which has a pair of emus situated on what was an old road.

Along a disused firetrail in Kariong are two emus, which were first recorded by Ian Sim and later by Fred McCarthy when the road (since re-routed) ran over the Aboriginal engraving site.

The larger, or adult, emu was described by McCarthy as being “posed with its head down on straight neck”.

The smaller, incomplete emu has a “convex head, pointed beak, no eyes, neck bent upward”.

The firetrail to the west of the two emus has a number of weathered (and often damaged) engravings.

They include a number of circles, which appear to be engraved and not natural occurences.

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The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area protects over 3,000 known Aboriginal heritage sites, and many more which are yet to be recorded. This area includes the Blue Mountains National Park, Gardens of Stone, Wollemi National Park and Yengo National Park.
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