Upper Mullet Creek Shelter

Summary: A shelter with Aboriginal rock art above the upper reaches of Mullet Creek, which has a number of motifs. As well as hand stencils, there are figures drawn in charcoal and red ochre.

  • Site type: Cave Painting, Stencil - Hand
  • Number of motifs: 15
  • Motif/s: Anthropomorph, Emu, Hand, Indeterminate figure, Shield
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2020

Above the upper reaches of Mullet Creek is a long shelter, which has a large amount of Aboriginal rock art.

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The most obvious motifs are a number of white hand stencils.

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A small niche has a couple more stencils.

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Less obvious are a number of drawings in red ochre, which can’t easily be seen. They may represent an emu and two anthropomorphs.

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There are also some figures drawn in charcoal.

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At one end of the shelter is a midden (a smaller, nearby shelter also has a midden).

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Although the art has not been damaged or vandalised, there is some evidence of prior non-indigenous human habitation.

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