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hatchets, similar to the grinding places reported and illus- 

 trated in my article. 1 These grooves have been made by 

 the present and past generations of natives, who have lived 

 and hunted in the neighbourhood. A portable stone carried 

 by the natives in their bags, and used for whetting any of 

 their stone weapons, is called giwai. At other places there 

 are hollows in the rock where Baiame is believed to have 

 pounded nuts and grouud grass-seed for the purpose of 

 making cakes. 



There is a long straight crack in the rock, varying from 

 two to three feet in width, and about a foot and a half deep, 

 commencing at the rock-hole and bearing S. 25° E. for about 

 two chains aud a quarter to the smaller boomerang above 

 described, and onward for a little way farther. This is said 

 to be the trail along which Baiame dragged his fire- wood 

 and larger game. It also served the purpose then, as at 

 present, of conducting storm water into the rock-hole. 

 Further imaginary portrayings include tracks of dogs and 

 other animals, the moon, stars and different objects, which 

 I had not time to examine. 



Several miles from Byrock, near Ooronga Peak woolshed, 

 on the road going to Wilgaroon, there is a tank or dam 

 which has been made for watering stock. On the left of 

 the road in this locality, and not far from the tank, is a 

 large rock called Gu-lum'-bur in the native speech. On this 

 rock are some ferruginous stains similar to those already 

 described, which are said to be the marks of Baiame's 

 rump where he sat down to rest' himself, his foot, his hand, 

 etc. At what is now the great copper mines at Cobar 

 there was formerly a cave or hole in the rock, which was 

 one of the camping places of Baiame in the days of long 



1 " Some Stone Implements Used by the Aborigines of New South 

 Wales," Journ. Roy. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. xxvm., pp. 301 - 305, pi. 43, 

 fig. 3. 



