A large engraving site has fifteen animals scattered over a single large rock platform. The “scene” represents a flock of kangaroos (as well as some other animals), some leaping away in different directions.
Flat Headed Kangarooo
A flat-headed kangaroo, carved on a steep rock surface. It has "2 conical ears, pointed chin and its head is bent forward on a broad neck; it has a humped shoulder and straight back, it's arm (almost touching the chin) is straight, then bends up and down again to a hand bearing 4 conical fingers".
Two Kangaroos
Pair of kangaroos
Kangaroo
A leaping kangaroo at the eastern end of the rock platform - a "well shaped animal with its body parallel to the ground in a leap, but not animated".
Sword club
A sword club (or boomerang) and kidney-shaped figure.
Small kangaroo
A small and weathered kangaroo is next to what has been described as both a bird and a container.
Curious Kangaroo
A "curious kangaroo or wallaby lacking both tail and hing limb" - which may also be a koala, but it's head is pointed and flat-faced like a kangaroo.
Wombat
Wombat or native cat
Leaping male kangaroo
A "magnificent leaping male kangaroo or wallaby over 8 feet long with unusually well proportioned anterior portion including the neck and head".
The figures (from left to right below) recorded by McCarthy include a pair of kangaroos (2 & 3).
Next to the pair of kangaroos is a sword club (or boomerang) and kidney-shaped figure (4 & 5).
A small and weathered kangaroo is next to what has been described as both a bird and a container or basket (6 & 7).
A “curious kangaroo or wallaby lacking both tail and hing limb” – which may also be a koala, but it’s head is pointed and flat-faced like a kangaroo (10).
One of the larger kangaroos (11) is at the bottom of the rock platform – a “magnificent leaping male kangaroo or wallaby over 8 feet long with unusually well proportioned anterior portion including the neck and head”.
Another leaping kangaroo (12) is at the eastern end of the rock platform – a “well shaped animal with its body parallel to the ground in a leap, but not animated”.
Below the leaping kangaroo is a wombat or native cat (13).
Located a short distance away, McCarthy described a flat-headed kangaroo as part of the “Animal Scene” (Mankind Group 76 Series 2). It’s carved on a steep rock surface, and has “2 conical ears, pointed chin and its head is bent forward on a broad neck; it has a humped shoulder and straight back, it’s arm (almost touching the chin) is straight, then bends up and down again to a hand bearing 4 conical fingers”.
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