Refuge Rock Emu Engraving

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving of an emu and a smaller (indeterminate) figure at Refuge Rock in Cherrybrook.

On one of the rock platforms at Refuge Rock at Cherrybrook is a distinct Aboriginal engraving of an emu – with a smaller figure just above it. Both have survived shellings in World World II, when Refuge Rock was used as a target area for troops located nearby in what is now Cherrybrook.

Refuge Rock Emu Engraving

The emu has a deep groove, although it’s leg and head are weathered.

Refuge Rock Emu Engraving

It’s not clear what the smaller figure above the emu represents.

1X3A2818 LR Refuge Rock Emu Engraving

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