cslendmg Q01 imo Llic Strait as reefs 

 PrOftl Itlfi evidence still remaining, it 

 is evident (hat the main attractions 

 of the Aborigines to t h i •-. area were 

 the sandy nature of the country, and 

 the large amount of shellfish to he 

 found on the roekv beaches, In Ihe 

 records oi the Ctfflj! seitlers, mention 

 was made Ol the ..hounding wildlife 

 to he seen, and this would have becu 

 an added inducement for the futtlYPS 

 lo frequent this Incaluy. Inland, the 

 counlry is mainly geutlv lolling hills, 

 consisting of sand lightly held in 

 place by grasses, and trees and 

 shrubs which arc mainly GiNflftldnfUi, 

 L&p10£Q$rtMlh\$. Mehk-iH m and l.fa 

 copogoiis. 



1 races left by the \hurigines. m.n 

 be observed along the coast eMcndine 

 from Point Ncpcan to Flinders. An 

 c sample of these traces may he seen 

 at Koonya Beach, Blaiteowtte. At the 

 eastern end of the beach there is a 

 rocky headland jutting out into the 

 Strait; on this platform arc the 

 remains of a large midden Appar- 

 ently tins area was mainly used to •» 



feasting ground, as no stone chips or 

 implements ate lo be seen. 



Between Rye Back Beach and 

 Capri Beach, abundant evidence of 

 the past presence of the Aborigines 

 rn.-iy be seen. The calcareous dune 

 sand is drifting exposing shells in 

 tremendous quantities. Stone chips 

 and artifacts are very scarce indeed. 

 About 9 quarter of a mile west of 

 R\e. the writer found a scraper A 

 short distance cast of C apri Beach, 

 two microliths and a scraper were 

 found — the microliths were very 

 small and appeared to be very old. 



South Fast of Capri Beach, arc lo 

 be found some very interesting rock 

 fotmations which arc named Boags 

 Rocks, (n between both ends of the 

 Rocks, is the largest collection of 

 \bnriginal shclllish remains on ttfe 

 Peninsula. Artifacts are extremely 



scarce, the writer has loiiud only on,- 

 large stone Make (no doubl used a, 

 a knife) in Ihe area. Apparently the 

 nalives travelled long distances ii 

 eolleel the shellfish, and look must ul 

 ihe hatvest back tv> pcituaiieiii c. in i j<s 

 tti.llici inland 



There is a camp site about ihnv 

 quarters of a mile inland hum 

 Gunnamutta Beach \ sand ndiy 

 composed ol calcm-ons dune s.tiul 

 runs I mm Irtiemans Road m 

 westerly direction, ihe camp is 

 Inwards Hie west cud Ahtimlniil shctl- 

 fish remains are scatteted aiouml. 

 I mainly Imbos and l impets) and a 

 largC blackened pateh ol sand cut fa 

 seen where the natives evidently hi 

 iheir tires. Stone material lett h\ the 

 former occupants is scarce in this 

 totality', however. Ihe writer has 

 found several worked implements, 

 mostly mictohths, one of winch is 

 esceeihiu'.ly small. 



At Cape Sclianck. there is a large 

 middeu on Uie top of the cliff which 

 overlooks Pulpit Rock A IdtW 

 amount ol charcoal is miseit wiih 

 the shells Ihe mam stone maiertal 

 lound heie, is flint in ihe foitn pi 

 shaip Makes. 



I iteie was until recently, a large 

 camp site just oil the Cape Schanck 

 Rn.ul, about half a mile tioin the 

 sea. Wind blown sand had shiltcd 

 levealing cooking stones and artifacb 

 just as the Aborigines had led 'hem 

 Many heanliiullv made rritCrOtftiH 

 have been gathered hy collectnrs 

 from Ihis sile Ihe camp lias now 

 been levelled, and planted with 

 Marram Grass to hold the sh'limg 

 sand. 



"Ihe best known *i|e nit the 

 Peninsula is Ihe Blacks* ( amp. It 

 siiuated at the midsection ot Hie 

 Flinders and Cape Schanck roads. D 

 was ideally situated for a permaiicra 

 camp, Samly. well drained, it had 

 plenty of water available trom a 



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