Summary: A single anthropomorphic figure next to a waterhole, near the Powerline Trail

Near the Powerline Trail in Brisbane Water National Park is a small Aboriginal engraving site, with a single figure near a small waterhole.

It’s hard to make out what the anthropomorhic figure represents; it was described by Sim as two kangaroos, which is clearly not correct.

AWAT6243 Powerline Trail Anthropomorph
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Aboriginal Sites by National Park

A review of different techniques for photographing Aboriginal rock art. This includdes oblique flash, chain and planar mosaic imaging which combines hundreds of overlapping photos.
Located to the north-west of Sydney, just south of the Dharug and Yengo National Parks, Maroota has a high concentration of (known) Aboriginal sites. Many more Aboriginal heritage sites are located in the Marramarra National Park. The original inhabitants of the area were the Darug people.
Over 40 sites have been recorded within the park; many were located along the river bank and were flooded by the building of the weir in 1938.