Mount Murray Anderson West – Waterhole

Summary: An interesting waterhole to the south-west of Mount Murray Anderson, with multiple overlapping Aboriginal engravings and axe-grinding grooves.

  • Site type: Axe Grinding Groove (AGG), Rock engraving, Water Hole
  • Number of motifs: 12
  • Motif/s: Boomerang, Man, Shield
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2017
  • Originally Recorded by: C. Douchkov

Near a series of Aboriginal engraving sites described by W.D. Campbell is another interesting site, hidden in a small shute. This Aboriginal engraving site has been described as a depicting a man and shields, as well as a kangaroo.

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Many of the carvings overlap; some of the shields and boomerangs are obvious, but the man is hard to make out.

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Although you would generally expect axe grinding grooves (AGG) next to the waterhole, there are some quite deep grinding grooves a short distance further up, away from the water.

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