50 THE NATIVE QUARRY OF SYNDAL. 



on Droughty Point are, however, of the same kind of 

 rock as occurs on the beach. 



7. A quarry is said to exist on the road from Camp- 

 bell Town to Swansea, near Lake Leak. As I have not 

 visited this place, I am unable to say whether this is 

 correct or not. 



8. Hunter's Hill, Native Point, on the South Esk, 

 near Perth. The name implies that it must have been 

 a favourite resort of the natives. If I am right, Mr. 

 Jo'hnston has first discovered this place, but it does not 

 appear to have been a regular quarry. 



9. Pipe Clay Lagoon, South Arm (Johnston, Geology 

 of Tasmania). Though there is no doubt as to the oc- 

 currence of metamorphosed rock, I do not think there 

 exists a regular quarry. 



10. On the Tamar River (Johnston, Geology of Tas- 

 mania). Nothing is known to me about this locality. 



11. Mount Communication, Saltwater River, Tas- 

 man's Peninsula (2). (Clark's Quarry.) 



Out of tliis number we may take it that Nos. 1-5 and 

 II are regular quarries — that is to say, localities fre- 

 quented by the Aborigines, perhaps for a long space of 

 time, in order to obtain suitable fragments of rock to 

 be shaped into implements. 



The locality near Droughty Point is not a regular 

 quarry in the meaning of those above mentioned ; it is 

 very probable that Nos. 8, 9, 10 come under the same 

 heading, though, not having seen t'hese localities myself, 

 I do not wish to ^express an opinion. 



No. 7, the quarry near Lake Leak, will have to be 

 included in the list of regular quarries, provided that the 

 information is correct. I therefore leave it as doubtful 

 for the present, but I hope that later on I shall be able 

 to give more information about it. There are therefore 

 up to date (November, 1908) seven places known in Tas- 

 mania which have been habitually frequented by the 

 Aborigines in order to obtain the material for their 

 stone implements. 



[2) Since the above was written I have been able to 

 examine this quarry, which is situated in a very remote place. 

 Mr. George Clark kindly showed me the place, and I am 

 greatly indebted to him for guiding me. I will describe this 

 quarry, together with Nicholls' quarry, but I may mention here 

 that it is of the chert type. 



