Summary: Aboriginal engravings of five eels, two fish and a shark along the Resolute Track (West Head)

About 80m along the Resolute Track from the signposted Resolute Track Aboriginal Site are five eels, and a shark. These are right next to the track. (Stanbury & Clegg suggest an eel and some fish were destroyed by construction work on the Resolute Track; but there is no evidence of this).

Engraving ResoluteTrack Eels Resolute Track Eel engravings

All four eels are fairly distinct; only one has lines across its body.

A short distance from the eels is a tiger shark, with open mouth.

AWAT7133 LR Resolute Track Eel engravings

On the opposite side of the Resolute Track are the two fish; one appears to have been covered by soil and can’t be located. The other fish is in good condition, albeit a bit weathered.

AWAT9836 LR Resolute Track Eel engravings

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