ings in different parts of the area above indicated,' as well 

 as in Queensland 2 and Western Australia.' By far the 

 greater number of the drawings are situated in localities 

 where convicts or sailors would not be likely to go. In no 

 case have I found any evidence which would lead to the 

 supposition that metal tools had been used in the produc- 

 tion of the figures. 



The following is a brief description of the figures given 

 on the accompanying block. 



Fig. 1. This remarkable drawing is cut on an extensive 

 outcrop of Hawkesbury Sandstone, elevated only a few feet 

 above the surrounding land, near the southern boundary of 

 Portion 99 of 100 acres, Parish of Maroota, County of 

 Cumberland. It is not far from the well known rock called 

 the "Lover's Leap," a precipitous cliff on the right bank 

 of the Hawkesbury River. The entire length of the 

 monster, from the nose along the middle of the body to the 

 tip of the tail-like appendage, measures 37 feet. The eyes 

 are close together, and there is a band around the neck. 

 Two similar bands or belts are cut across the body, with a 

 similar ornamentation on the tail. The widest part of the 

 body measures 6 feet 3 inches. 



Fig. 2. A male kangaroo, measuring 7 feet 10| inches in 

 a straight line from the nose to tip of the tail. From the 

 top of the shoulders along the back to within eight inches 

 of the end of the tail, there is a double line, apparently 

 with the object of increasing the size of the animal, but it 

 also added much to the labour of the native artist. The 



within Portion 10 of 600 acres, Parish of Maroota, County 

 <>t' Cumberland. 



2 Queensland Geographical Journal, Vol. xvi, p. 90; Report Aust. 



3 Queensland Geographical Journal, Vol. xix, p. 65, plate. 



