ROCK PICTURES AND CEREIIOXIAL STONES. 



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6.— !SOME ROCK PICTURES AND CEREMONIAL STONES OF THE 

 AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. 



(With Illustrations.) 



Bxj R H. MATHEWS, L.S. 



A number of interesting aboriginal carvings are found, on the 

 Burnett River, parish of South Kolan, county of Cook, in the State 

 of Queensland. The drawings are cut upon some flat rocks in the 

 ^\ide channel of the river, at the junction therewith of Pine Creek. 

 This point may also be defined as situated a little over 14 miles in a 

 direct line south-westerly from the town of Bundaberg. 



The rocks containing the carvings are a kind of hard sandstone, 

 which during the greater part of the year are quite dry, but in 

 times of flood, ai'e covered with water. Most of the figures are small, 

 varying from a few inches in length to upward of 2 ft., representing 

 native weapons, animals, human feet, and several nondescript devices. 

 The outline of each figure is defined by a groove cut into the hard 

 surface of the rock to a depth varying from ^ to j: of an in. The 



