Werong Creek Stencil Shelter 1

Summary: One of two adjoining shelters along a tributary of Werong Creek with Aboriginal rock art; this shelter has mostly hand stencils.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
  • Number of motifs: 11
  • Motif/s: Arm, Hand, Spear
  • Quality: 3.5/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 2018
  • Originally Recorded by: Jeff Betteridge

Located along a tributary of Werong Creek are two adjacent rock shelters, both containing Aboriginal rock art. The first shelter is a deep boulder, which has eleven motifs on the back wall. (Only about 20m away is Werong Creek Stencil Shelter 2.)

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Most of the motifs (8) are hand stencils in white ochre.

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One hand stencil is in red ochre.

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There is also a stencil of what appears to be a stick or spear.

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