Described by Fred McCarthy as a “flock of kangaroos startled by hunters and scattering in different directions”, this Aboriginal engraving site in Oxford Falls depicts five wallabies or kangaroos. Originally documented by W.D. Campbell, it’s on a long ledge; another ledge above this one has the Oxford Falls Kangaroo and Shield site also recorded by Campbell.
Two of the kangaroos are facing in different directions: this one has a “long, narrow pointed head, 1 eye 1 pointed ear almost in line with its back, humped back with hump over hind quarters, conical foreleg almost vertical, straight belly, incurved hind leg, male, short straight tail in line with back, posed with its body and head downward after it lands on its hind feet in a leap”.
Next to (and facing the opposite direction) is “the 4th kangaroo 8′ long, convex head, pointed face, no eyes, 1 pointed ear, neck, flattish humped back, slightly convex belly at a steep downward angle to hind leg, broad body, pointed foreleg sloped slightly backward, straight and narrow hind leg sloped backward, big foot forward at a right angle, male, straight tail in line”.
The other three kangaroos are in a line; one of them I couldn’t locate. At the far end of the ledge is the “leading one 8′ long, flat head, pointed face, no eyes, 1 ear, neck, arched back, medium body, convex belly, truncated foreleg sloped backward, truncated hind leg, no genital sac, straight broad tail downward at 45° in line with back, its body at an angle of 45° upward, head vertical, in a static pose”.
The middle one is: “9′ long, convex head, conical face,1 eye, slit mouth, 1 well shaped oval ear, neck, wedge shaped body, arched back widest over hind quarters, slightly concave belly sloping steeply to top of hindleg, truncated foreleg curved forward, narrow and straight hind leg with truncated foot bent forward at 45°, male, shortish straight tail in line with back, bar at base of tail, posed with its body at a 45° angle upward, neck and head curved downward slightly, landing on its hind legs”.
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