Whale and Kangaroo near Woy Woy Road

A large whale, fish and three kangaroos on three rock platforms near Woy Woy Road

Not far from Woy Woy Road, between the Bulgandry Aboriginal Site and Bulgandry 2 are three small engraving sites. The first has a whale on a large outcrop.

This engraving was documented by both W.D. Campbell (Plate 27, Fig 6) and later by Ian Sim (Group 163, Series 1). The carving is quite worn, and the lower fin is no longer visible (photo below right is a false colour composite image by Sydney Rock Art).

Nearby are two more sites: one has two fish and a leaping kangaroo, and the other a pair of wallabies.

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  • Off Woy Woy Road near Kariong
  • Walking distance to site: 0.4km
  • Ease of access: Easy/Moderate
  • Type of art: Rock engraving
  • Number of sites: 3
  • Number of motifs: 6
  • Motifs: Fish, Kangaroo
  • Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
  • Campbell Reference: PATONGA Plate 27 Fig 6 - Aboriginal Carvings of Port Jackson and Broken Bay (1899) [Download PDF]
  • McCarthy Reference: PATONGA Group 175 / Mankind Group 163 Series 1-3 - Carvings of Rock Engravings in the Sydney-Hawkesbury District (1983)
  • Sim Reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969. Sheet 1, Fig 1A and 1B - Records of the Rock Engravings of the Sydney District
  • Sydney Rock Art – Bulgandry

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