Koala Breeding Cave

Summary: A shelter above Drip Rock Creek, which features a line of 11 koalas and a sinuous snake in charcoal.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 15
  • Motif/s: Koala, Snake
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 2009

The main panel of Aboriginal rock in this shelter is a line of eleven koalas, drawn in charcoal.

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There is also a long, sinuous snake in charcoal.

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The fairly shallow shelter is located at the base of a long cliff-line.

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