Nevertyre Shelter

Summary: A small shelter with Aboriginal charcoal drawings in the McPherson State Forest, near the Crane Ridge Trail.

  • Site type: Cave Painting
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Indeterminate figure
  • Quality: 4.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1993
  • Originally Recorded by: Warren Bluff

Although not as impressive as the nearby Snakes Cave, this shelter at the top of a gully near the Crane Ridge Trail in the McPherson State Forest has some Aboriginal charcoal art.

AWAT6869 LR Nevertyre Shelter

There is one small panel containing two figures.

AWAT6870 LR Nevertyre Shelter
AWAT6875 LR Nevertyre Shelter
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