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Phreatei&iis. 
NOTES on 
“ ROCK-SHELTERS," on 
“ GIBBA-G UNYAHS,” 
AT DEEWHY LAGOON. 
By R. Etheridge, Junr. 
Several tine “ Rock-shelters ” may be seen along the escarpment 
of Hawkesbury Sandstone forming the southern boundary of the 
hollow wherein lies the Dee why Lagoon, between Manly and 
Narrabeen. Some of these were examined by Messrs. G. H. 
Barrow, R. Jenkins, and the Writer, and the following notes 
obtained : — 
The Shelters are of the usual type seen throughout the Port 
Jackson District, recesses in the escarpment, overhung by thick, 
more or less tabular masses of rock, in some cases dry and 
habitable, in others wet and apparently never used by the 
Aborigines. The first examined lay at the south-east end of the 
escarpment, where the latter almost abuts on the swampy ground 
of the lagoon. The length was twenty-nine feet, depth sixteen 
feet, height from floor to ceiling four feet, the total height 
inclusive of the rock covering nine feet six inches. Interments 
did not appear to have been made in this Shelter, or if they had, 
we failed to discover any remains. From the regular and 
undisturbed condition of the hearth-earth, I think it more than 
