Summary: Two Aboriginal hand stencils in a small and shallow rock shelter.

Two hand stencils in red ochre in a small shelter in the southern section of Popran National Park.

Both hand stencils are fairly weathered.

IMG 1039 LR Kellys Creek Two StencilsIMG 1039 LR yre Kellys Creek Two Stencils

The shelter is fairly small and shallow, and surrounded by thick scrub.

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