Woy Woy Creek Kangaroo

Summary: A very weathered kangaroo in thick scrub near Woy Woy Creek.

  • Art type/s: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 1
  • Motif/s: Kangaroo
  • Quality: 1/5
  • Condition of art: Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1976
  • Originally Recorded by: Ian Sim
  • Sim Reference: Sim Catalogue (1976) Site 7/25

An Aboriginal engraving of a single, very weathered kangaroo near Woy Woy Creek. The tail and posterior are still fairly clear, but the front is very hard to make out.

AWAT1587 LR Woy Woy Creek Kangaroo
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