Smiths Creek cave paintings

Summary: Aboriginal Shelter with Art (SWA) near Smiths Creek, which has multiple figures drawn in charcoal

A long, shallow cave near Smiths Creek with Aboriginal cave art. A number of figures are drawn in charcoal.

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While some of the motifs are hard to make out, they include a number of fish.

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