Summary: Two red ochre handprints, in a low shelter below Topham Hill

A rocky overhang on the eastern side of Topham Hill has two very distinct Aboriginal hand stencils, in red ochre. Additional hand prints or art was thought to exist in the shelter, but have weathered away.

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