Kariong Fire Break Rabbits

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site in Kariong which has ten unusual figures, many of which resemble rabbits (ceremonial figures).

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 10
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure, Rabbit
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1975
  • Originally Recorded by: Bob Pankhurst

An Aboriginal engraving site in Kariong has a group of unusual figures described by Bob Pankhurst as resembling the “rabbits” found at the nearby Dancing Rabbits site.

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None of the motifs appear to depict real animals.

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