large pond, and mosi importantly, it 

 was sheltered from the .strong sea 

 iirec/cs from Buss Strait. What makes 



this camp so interesting, Is the fact 



hi! early settlers actually saw the 

 aborigines using it. Collectors have 

 , Inund a wide range of implements, 

 particularly microhths, at this site 



Mm the years, 



Signs ol p.isi \bonginal activities 

 on the coast ol Western l J ort Bay are 

 meagre. Where rucks beaches occur. 

 mil ill middens may be observed, but 



( iin the mangrove sections of the 

 coastline, indications ol' their former 



I presence arc very rare. 



I The Bunurong natives showed a 

 ilislmcl preference loi sandv coiiuti\ 

 lor the cstablishniciu of their camps. 

 I Ins is home out hy the fact that 



I they are known 10 have had perma- 



Irtcnt camps in the sections ol rhe 



j Peninsula known as Utt Tyabb ami 

 lootpaniok Sands. Whereas m the 

 day areas, traces of past sites arc 

 liuost non-exislent. 

 Some very interesting stone implc- 

 ncnts have been discovered/ on the 

 property ol the Shepherd family. 

 I raniosa Road, Someivdle The 

 .'ichaul consisting of 175 acres, is 



I'ltuated about two miles alone I life 



Imos.i Road on the cast side 0f (he 

 aivuship It u;is tlisi occupied by the 



ll.nilly itt the eighteen sixties. 



II Mr. Q. Shepherd mentioned la the 

 *ritcr, that mam vc-ars ..jhi the 

 irehard had An ..bundancc of Mela- 



leucas growing on it; and he remem- 

 bered his father telling him about the 

 large Eucalypts which used to grow 

 in the area. He kindlv supplied lor 

 inspection some artifacts which the 

 fefflilj had collected over the years. 

 Most' of them had been ploughed 

 Irom a large area on a hilly piece of 

 land on (he property. The imple- 

 ments were as follows: 



7 Ground-Edge Axes. 



I Broken Ground-Edge Axe. 



1 Ground-Edge Chisel. 



2 Whetstones rUsed for the 

 sharpening of axes). 



The axes were in an excellent state 

 of preservation, as was the chisel, 

 which wa> about two incheN long, by 

 one and a half inches wide. 



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rutiiw V, unrolls/ XIV. 

 le Souef. D-, L&fB, On the Shellfish 



Food Remains of Aboriginals'. I ir 



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