Summary: Originally called Wards Cave by Bob Pankhurst, this small shelter contains Aboriginal rock art including a kangaroo, deity figure and hand stencils.

This Aboriginal rock art shelter was called Wards Cave by Bob Pankhurst – who documented this cave and the nearby Peats Ridge Road Stencil Shelter in the 1970s – after the farming property previously owned by Eric and Harold Ward.

The most prominent figure is a wallaby or kangaroo, which is outlined in yellow.

Near the ‘roo is a motif in red ochre, which looks like a bird print.

The most intriguing figure is a small anthropomorph on the roof at the southern end of the shelter.

Also at the southern end of the shelter are two hand stencils.

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The shelter also has some indeterminate charcoal and red ochre motifs.

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