Waratah Trail Whale

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving site just below the Waratah Trail surrounded by thick scrub, which has an enormous whale

An enormous Aboriginal engraving of a whale, forty one feet in length, which was first documented by W.D. Campbell in 1899. While some of the whale’s body is still very distinct, the lines are not very deep and some are quite weathered.

Large whale below Waratah Trail

An oval with a bar across the middle is drawn in front of the whale’s snout.

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