New Yard Creek Charcoal and White Figures

Summary: A small shelter above New Yard Creek which has a number of different Aboriginal rock motifs, including a human figure, bird track and a snake as well as hand stencils.

  • Number of motifs: 14
  • Motif/s: Bird Track, Indeterminate figure, Man, Snake
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2019

This small shelter above New Yard Creek in Wollemi National Park contains some interesting charcoal and white rock art as well as many hand stencils, in a fairly small space.

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The main panel has a human figure and what may be an emu or animal print (with what appears to be square shapes above it), in charcoal.

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Harder to see are figures in white – one appearing like a simplistic figure of a man, with upstretched arms.

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Above this human figure is an eel or snake-like figure.

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There are another two snake-like figures in white.

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On the roof of the shelter is another charcial motif.

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Scattered around the wall of the shelter are at least six hand stencils – many hard to see.

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