Summary: Described as an "animal scene", the 15 engravings on a rock platform along the Myall Trail in Mt Ku-ring-gai includes a number of wallabies and kangaroos

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.

Myall Trail Animal Scene
Flat Headed Kangarooo Two Kangaroos Kangaroo Sword club Small kangaroo Curious Kangaroo Wombat Leaping male kangaroo

Flat Headed Kangarooo

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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

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Pair of kangaroos

Kangaroo

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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

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A sword club (or boomerang) and kidney-shaped figure.

Small kangaroo

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A small and weathered kangaroo is next to what has been described as both a bird and a container.

Curious Kangaroo

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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

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Wombat or native cat

Leaping male kangaroo

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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).

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Next to the pair of kangaroos is a sword club (or boomerang) and kidney-shaped figure (4 & 5).

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A small and weathered kangaroo is next to what has been described as both a bird and a container or basket (6 & 7).

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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).

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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”.

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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”.

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Below the leaping kangaroo is a wombat or native cat (13).

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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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