pg may he ohseived embedded 

 .vlcr a thick overlay of I alien rocks 



soil There in evidence of shells 



it up on ihe edge ol the el ills 

 "lontmiunj. southwards. Ranelagh 

 :h is reached and shell icmains 

 ,v |)€ seen at the bottom ot the 

 (S which continue to the outlet of 

 nnil Cieck. On the point at the 

 ith end of the beach, is g classic 

 imple of a maiden, wilh thick 

 ,u-r> of .shells, cooking stones am! 

 >;iicoal; il continues on into the next 

 Q SOOth lor ,|hout 200 fect. 

 Vtr. Russell Alsop who has a 

 on the clilf on Raiiclagh 

 aate, picked up a veiy good 

 •tuple of a. ground-edge axe head 

 11 le working m his garden several 

 Sigo, The writer has a cuide 

 r. and several qmuuile 

 Ihe same Estate, 

 Mount ElTSfl and Morn- 

 therv arc Mill patches of shells 

 ling on the cliffs, but these arc 

 tally eroding nway 

 Schnapper I'omi Mormnaton, 

 is ample evidence ol the former 

 ipancy of the area by the Abort- 

 Thc Point appears to have 

 one large midden, due no douht 

 advantageous position as a good 

 sik-OUt point, and a lavourahlc spin 

 m gailiciing the rich har.esl of Ihe 

 u In some cuttings on the Point, 

 heic paths have been cut into Ihe 

 iff*., the shells and charcoal arc 

 civil with aKuii fwelvv inches ol 



oith hast hum Ihe Point cm the 

 *T o^crtosvk«ng MillS Itoach, is an- 

 hcr I urge nndovn partlj covered 

 m shrilbi and ]ffW, Prom IhK 

 Vcalily to Tunti Crock. pitches 

 lleHs aic plcntilul on the coast, 

 wipateittlv the location was a tjvnut- 

 H galliciiny place tOr 'be Aborigines 

 »ei a considerable period of time. 

 ■ On the cliffs between Sclm-pper 

 by anl I-osmI Beach, small p->reho 



>r. 1971 



"I shells may be observed. However, 

 at FEBlfl Beach there arc three mid- 

 dens, one in particular is quite large 

 and it would be ideal for carbon 

 dating as charcoal is plentiful. 



There used to be an interesting 

 camp site on the coast at Drornuna". 

 I' was situated at the mouth of a 

 small creek which h„d its outlet into 

 Pic Bay just north of the present 

 shopping centre. At this site the 

 writer has found utilized pieces of 

 different ivpes at stone, and several 

 microliths. Camps of this Ivpe are 

 rare on Port Phillip Bay. Unfor- 

 tunately, this area is no longer suit- 

 Hblc fbt collecting, as tilling has been 

 spread over ihe former camping 

 ground. 



One of the best examples of .1 

 camp see on the Peninsula is situatej 

 at Portsca It was discovered by Mrs. 

 K lkg«, on her eight acre property 

 "Warrcner". which is in Elizabeth 

 Avenue on the Portsca Downs Estate 

 Ihe site is nicely positioned on a 

 vanity well elevated piece of land, 

 and there are several adjacent watcr- 

 hnles and lagoons, in all. an ideal 

 camping ground. 



Ihe grounds of the property give 

 ample evidence of past activities of 

 the Aborigines, by the large amount 

 of scattered shells, some of which are 

 spcoies found on Ihe Bass Strait 

 shoreline Over a period of about 

 tour Years. Mis. Uegg has gathered 

 foprihei 1 very interesting collection 

 ,,1 .,,t, lasts K.V11 Ibis site They in- 

 clude a pcbnle chopper, an mvil used 

 in the nvinufuetuic ol miuoiiths, 

 hiiinh po.nls. tumns, thumbnail 

 HttMffi ctcsecntv and triangle*. 



Vrchaeologicallv. »he mos1 inletest- 

 llW area ot the Pvinusula is the Bass 

 SttM'l shoreline, and the country 

 csMulmu a lew miles inland It is an 

 an., ot ruwd and majestic beauty. 

 ^ s ,eat part of the coast « made up 

 „, basaltic chlfs. with then bases 



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