Jibbon Aboriginal Rock Engravings, Royal National Park
The Jibbon Aboriginal Rock Engravings, in the Royal National Park, just south of Sydney, Australia.
The engravings were made by the Dharawal Aboriginal people who lived in the area probably for 30,000 years or more. The engravings could be from 200 to about 5000 years old.
The engravings include a stingray, kangaroos, whales and a six fingered male figure which may be one of the mythical spirits described in the stories of the Abriginal people.
Most engraved figures though are food items. Beached whales provided an occasional abundant supply of meat which allowed for gatherings of large groups of adjoining clans for feasting, trade and ceremonial purposes.
It is also possible that the whales engraved here refer to a local story about how the first people arrived in Australia using a large canoe belonging to a whale.
Engravings of kangaroos in the southern part of Sydney, as shown here, often show four legs and two ears; those in the north are often depicted in profile with only two legs and one ear visible. This supports the idea that there were cultural differences between the Dharawal people in the south and the Guringai speaking people who lived further north around Sydney harbour and northwards.
Sydney Sacred Sites
It was a chance meeting that brought us face to face with Les Bursill, a one-man authority on Aboriginal history and anthropology. And we were lucky to have him as our guide to the sacred sites located in the Royal National Park in Sydney. A descendant of the Dharawal community of southern Sydney, Les is a walking encyclopaedia on his area and its unique customs. He is also a seasoned bushwalker as we found out while trying to make way through the thick foliage of the Australian bush. We took with us bottles of water to pour on the awesome engravings to make them visible in the glare of the midday sun, while Les took us on a fascinating journey to the beginning of 'the dreaming' when Yullangur or the creation serpent first appeared... followed by the 'celestial sisters' who gave birth to the first humans and the Orca hunts that the Aborigines carried out in the Sydney bay area...
(PLEASE FORGIVE THE CLUMSY CAMERA WORK)
Cronulla Cruises, Aboriginal Tour of Djeebahn (Port Hacking)
Welcome to 'Dharawal' country, or as our traditional owners called it 'Djeebahn' - the land and waters known today as Port Hacking and home of the 'Rainbow Serpent, 'Yulungur' -- the creator spirit.
Enter our dreaming, as we reveal our country and show you how we lived before European settlement took over our land. Learn about how we hunted and gathered bush foods and medicines and listen to stories about the local rock art that was painted and engraved on the escarpment, thousands of years ago, in the Royal National Park, Australia's oldest National Park.
Today we live by other sets of law, but importantly, we still live on the land we were born to.
Echidna spotted on Dharawal Discovery Tour
Echidna spotted on Dharawal Discovery Tour. Understand down under. Aboriginal eco-tour. Royal National Park
DHARAWAL The story of the Dharawal speaking people of Southern Sydney
School of Vedic Sciences (Aust) Inc presents Bharatanatyam performance on DHARAWAL - The story of the Dharawal speaking people of Southern Sydney. A collaborative work by Les Bursill, Mary Jacobs, artist Deborah Lennis, Dharawal Elder Aunty Beryl Timbery-Beller and Dharawal spokesperson Merv Ryan
GoPro Hero 3 - Kelly's Falls, Royal National Park, NSW.
Just a GoPro montage I decided to create on my visit to Kelly's Falls.
#40 Garie Beach - Aboriginal Hearth
A look at an Aboriginal cooking hearth located at Garie Beach in the Royal National Park Australia. This hearth under the midden site located near a small creek was recently uncovered and can offer an insight into the lives of the indigenous past occupancy.
I would like to acknowledge the traditional Dharawal owners of this area and pay my full respects to it's people. No disrespect was intended via the making of this video.
Deer Pool Royal National Park NSW
Deer Pool - Royal National Park - NSW - Australia
#41 North Era Beach - Aboriginal Shell Midden & Stone tools
A look at the Aboriginal shell midden at North Era Beach in the Royal National Park, Australia. In this video I will have a look at various thumbnail scrapers, blades / bladlets, cortex flakes and other stone tools and debris that can be found at the sight outside of the protected midden area.
This can give us an insight into coastal aboriginal occupation.
I would like to acknowledge the traditional Dharawal owners of this area and pay my full respects to it's people. No disrespect was intended via the making of this video.
10T Dharawal
I decided to take a walk in the more remote western part of Dharawal National Park after 9am on Australia Day. Trouble with this part of the park is there are so many distractions and side tracks that time is an issue. It was a hurried journey and a more thorough exploration is needed. Images at
Spirit or Flesh: Dharawal carving might be a Yowie
Among the ancient carvings in the rock near Jibbon Point is one of a huge manlike figure. It may be a spirit ancestor but it might just as likely be a Dooligarl or Yowie depiction as stories of the yowie in this area go back hundreds of years and even up to very recent times. The size, upraised arms, no neck, bulk etc all match up with old and new witness statements of Yowie sightings and the old ones will tell you that they shared this place with the hairy ones. So is it a picture of a spirit or a picture of a creature that they shared the area with, just like all the other real animals depicted on the rock face. Bear in mind too that one of the earliest, if not the very first european accounts of a meeting with a huge hairy man occured just 4 kilometres from this very spot. Just a thought. Cheers
Aboriginal Canoe Tree near Figure 8 Pools
Easy to miss, keep an eye out for this scarred tree used for an Aboriginal canoe on the track to Figure 8 Pools in Royal National Park.
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24 Wyrrabalong National Park July 2014
A fun day out at the beach, chasing lighthouses.
#42 North Era Beach - Hearth Cooking Stone
A look at the Aboriginal shell midden at North Era Beach in the Royal National Park, Australia. In this video I will have a look at a sandstone hearth cooking stone that has recently been eroded from the dune by a high tide. The hearth cooking stone was possibly used to cook various mollusc's and crustaceans collected from the nearby coastal rock platform.
I would like to acknowledge the traditional Dharawal owners of this area and pay my full respects to it's people. No disrespect was intended via the making of this video.
Australian National Anthem sung by Putri
She misses singing the Australian National Anthem ..forgot a few words but she still can hum to it..She's still trying to remember the words for Malaysian National Anthem and she wants to make a video when she gets the hang of it.
Rock Art Shelter, Heathcote National Park
An informal interview with Vince Bicego during a visit to a rock art site within Heathcote National Park.
17th Anniversary of the Flying Foam Massacre
Supporters from NSW, Queensland and the ACT gather at the Tent Embassy in support of the Stand up for the Burrup campaign.
Photo credit: Ellie Gilbert
Sunday the 17th of February marked the 145th anniversary of the Flying Foam Massacre on the Burrup Peninsular in Northwest Western Australia, when it is estimated sixty Yaburara children, women and men were murdered by colonial gunshot. The massacre occurred after the spearing of a police officer, Constable Griffis, who was believed to have raped a Yaburara woman. Over the following months it is estimated a total of 100-150 Yaburara were killed by way of retribution.
The Sunday commemoration was part of the ongoing Stand up for the Burrup campaign, which is seeking UNESCO World Heritage Listing for the Burrup Peninsula ('Murujuga' to local Aboriginal people') and Dampier Archipelago rock art precinct. The Burrup has been described as 'the Aboriginal Bible' and is the world's largest collection of rock art. The engravings depict macro fauna extinct for 40-45,000 years. Since 1965 an estimated 25% of the Burrup rock art has been destroyed for industrial development.
Tianah Singing the National Anthem in Aboriginal Dharawal Language
via YouTube Capture
Migadan - a Dharawal creation story