Lyre Trig Kangaroo

Summary: A large Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo near the Lyre Trig Track; possibly a mythological figure due to its size.

  • Site type: Rock engraving, Water Hole
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • View site sketch
  • Year first recorded: 1899
  • Originally Recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
  • Campbell Reference: PATONGA PLATE 27 Fig 8 in Aboriginal Carving of Port Jackon and Broken Bay (Download)
  • McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 173 in Catalogue of Rock Engravings (1983)

This solitary kangaroo was described by W.D. Campbell as “twelve feet in length, cut with a broad clear cut fully one inch wide, punctures are visible”. McCarthy many years suggested it may be a mythological figure, due to its large size.

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Near the kangaroo on the Lyre Trig firetrail is a carved water channel.

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