2016 December: Short walk
Blackfellows Hand Cave/Rock
Maiyingu Marragu (Blackfellows Hand Reserve)
NSW, Australia
Prolog - Our group
5 of us:
- FM ... Freda Moxom
- HT ... Harold Thompson
- HK ... Heike Koelzow
- NC ... Nick Collins
- and I (Paul)
spent most of the day exploring areas
north of Blackfellows Hand Cave
and in the Temple of Doom area.
(Refer to:
https://mntviews.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/temple-of-doom-newnes-s-f-nsw-australia.html )
Before we go home, we make a visit to this cave.
Blackfellows Hand Cave
Also called Blackfellows Hand Rock,
it is a natural rock overhang.
Its rock wall is an aborigines art gallery
from ages ago ... mostly hand prints.
In the past, aborigines tribes around this area
gathered here as a meeting place.
Location:
- GR 317 092
- Google Map link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/33t7aWs58hoeaTFo7
- In Maiyingu Marragu
(Blackfellows Hand Reserve)
NSW, Australia
- About 24 km north of Lithgow Post Office,
just off Wolgan Road to Newnes
Maiyingu Marragu is an enclave
within Newnes State Forest,
under the control of NSW NPWS
National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Maps
- 1:25,000 scaled 8931-3N Cullen Bullen
- 1:100,000 scaled 8931 Wallerawang
Map 1) 1:25,000 scaled map
of the relevant part of this trip.
- The foot track to Blackfellows Hand Cave
is not shown on the map.
So I have drawn our tracklog on it (red colour).
- Also, scroll forward to see the satellite image.
GPS tracklog file & Route
Our GPX tracklog file can be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B877-h5SCJaSbXl5ckZURUtvOVE/view?usp=sharing
Map 2) The same tracklog, red colour,
superimposed on the satellite image.
- Yellow dot:
CarPark at Maiyingu Marragu
(Blackfellows Hand Reserve)
where HT's car is parked ...
Grid Reference 3156 0932
Google Map link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/isLB87TD5F5qLGPR6
- Yellow arrow:
Hand prints are mostly located
at this section of the cave / rock wall ...
Grid Ref 317 092
Google Map link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/33t7aWs58hoeaTFo7
In summary:
- Start at carpark at
Maiyingu Marragu (Blackfellows Hand Reserve)
- To Blackfellows Hand Cave / Rock
- Return to carpark
Timeline & Distance
Park HT's car at:
- Grid Ref: 3156 0932
- Google Map link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/isLB87TD5F5qLGPR6
15:34 0.0 km Start walking
15:38 0.2 km At the cave / rock wall with most
of the aborigines hand prints
Take photographs of the hand prints
15:40 0.25km Resume walking ...
to walk further along the rock wall
15:43 0.3 km At as far east as we are willing
to go for today
16:00 0.7 km Back at HT's car
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Total: 26 minutes (leisurely pace)
0.7 km Distance is from Google Earth
Pictures:
To Blackfellows Hand Cave / Rock
Not far to the cave ... A todler can handle it 😊
1) Foot track to Blackfellows Hand Cave.
- A tree trunk on the foot track
blocking cars barging in
I will revisit this area 7 months later, in 2017-07.
The tree trunk will be replaced by a series of steps.
Photos and trip report will be written up soon ...
whatever soon means 😊
2) Cliffs in front is where we are heading to.
- Left to right: HK, HT, NC, FM
3) When we reach the cliff, we'll turn left.
4) We've reached the cliff of the previous pic,
and have turned left.
- Left to right: HK, HT
Soon, we come to this sign which says:
Australian Aborigines made these drawings.
They help us to understand a way of life
which is now past.
Once destroyed they cannot be replaced.
Please do not interfere in any way
with the art or with any part of this site.
Under the National Parks and Wildlife Act,
it is an offence to destroy, deface or damage
any Aboriginal relic in New South Wales.
Penalty:
$1000 or imprisonment for six months or both.
5) This is the sign.
6) Near the previous sign, there is a metal box
with visitors' log book inside.
- Upper pic, left to right: HT, NC, FM, HK
- Lower pic, top to bottom: HK, HT, FM, NC
Aborigines hand prints
on Blackfellows Hand Cave / Rock
It is not far from the carpark to here ...
4 minutes, 200 meters.
7) Most of the aborigines hand prints
are on this section of the rock wall ...
We are standing in front of it now.
- (One lone hand print is beyond the left edge
of these pics ... see photo #13.)
- Upper pic, left to right: HT, HK, NC
- Lower pic: left to right: HT, FM, HK, NC
8) FM pointing to the hand prints.
- Lower pic:
Zooming into the middle part of the upper pic
9) Panning to the right of photo #8's upper pic.
10) More hand prints.
That's all the hand prints we can find
on this section of the wall.
Further along
Blackfellows Hand Cave / Rock
11) Walking further along (towards east).
- Left to right: NC, HK, HT, FM
12) This is as far east as we'll go.
- Left pic, left to right: NC, HT
- Right pic: NC, FM, HT
13) A lone hand print on the rock wall of
previous pic.
14) We've turned around.
- Now walking back along the rock wall
towards our car.
- HT leading
followed by FM, HT
NC at rear
Return to car
15) Returning to the car along the foot track.
- HT's car is in front.
- Left to right: NC, HT, FM, HB
Post Script
I will revisit this area 7 months later, in 2017-07.
Photos and trip report will be written up soon ...
whatever soon means 😊
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