Salvation Loop Kangaroos and Wombat

Summary: Aboriginal engravings of four kangaroos, a wombat and what looks like an emu on a rock platform near the Salvation Loop Track.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 6
  • Motif/s: Emu, Kangaroo, Wombat
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1988

Two kangaroos and a wombat are the most deeply carved and most prominent Aboriginal engravings on a large rock platform near the Salvation Loop Track. The two kangaroos are near the middle of the platform, and are leaping towards the west.

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Nearby are another two kangaroo, both far more weathered and leaping in the same direction.

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At the southern end of the platform and very clearly carved is a wombat.

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At the northern end of the platform is a faint engraving of what appears to be an emu, or large bird.

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