Kellys Creek Kangaroo

Summary: Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo on a long rock platform just above a firetrail

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 2.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1973
  • Originally Recorded by: Ian Sim
  • Sim Reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/8 (Mt White)
  • Ian Sim, Archaelogical Sites in the Sydney Region – A Record of Field Surveys 1958-1973 (“Sim Collection”), Site 5/8 (Mooney Mooney-Mt White), p.34

Located on a long rock platform near a firetrail in the southern section of Popran National Park is this Aboriginal engraving of a wallaby or kangaroo.

IMG 1029 LR Kellys Creek Kangaroo

The macropod is fairly distinct, although it can be hard to see without good lighting.

IMG 1027 LR Kellys Creek Kangaroo

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