Mulka's Cave Aboriginal Rock Art Site Hyden Western Australia
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Wave Rock & Mulka's Cave Hyden WA
Our visit to Wave rock in Hyden WA
MULKAS CAVE - Amazing Indigenous Storytelling! | How to Get Lost in WA Ep. 14 - Hyden, Wave Rock WA
We explore Mulka's Cave and learn some AMAZING indigenous Australian folk stories! See more here: flightofthefox.com
This week on How to Get Lost in WA, we explore more of Hyden and the Wave Rock Area. We drive out to Mulka's Cave in Hyden and learn about the indigenous hand paintings in the most amazing rock cave. We also take a hike up The Humps, a rocky outcrop with an amazing view at the top.
In the afternoon we check out the Toy Solider Museum - The worlds largest collection of toy soliders!
And finally we drive out to watch the sunset over the Rabbit Proof Fence!
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This video shows two 20 year olds, Hannah and Kierran exploring the Hyden region of Western Australia. In the first scenes we check out a rock cave that contains many many handprints from indigenous peoples. While we were looking at the hands prints inside Mulka's Cave we learnt about the folklaw story of Mulka.
After visiting Mulka's Cave we do a beautiful hike out the back of the cave up a small mountain known as the Humps. Here we look at incredible rock formations and lychen mosses covering the rocks. At the top of the Humps the wind becomes incredibly strong and we hide out in a small hollowed out rock before making a dash to get off the mountain as a rain cloud passes over. We make it off the mountain safely and drive back to Hyden township.
Back in town we grab a couple of pies from the bakery and then head back to camp to work on some videos and do some work.
In the afternoon we head across to the Wave Rock tourist centre in Hyden and explore the Toy Solider Museum, which is known as the largest exhibit in Western Australia and possibly the world!
Finally, in the evening we head to the Rabbit Proof Fence - just outside of Hyden. The Rabbit Proof fence is a huge long fence that was built to stop the spread of rabbits into Western Australia and it stretches from the north all the way to the south of the state! We fly the drone along a small section of it.
MULKA'S CAVE, HIPPO'S YAWN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
A selection of snaps intended to give some idea of this spectacular place, with its indigenous wall paintings. On the approach are displays of information to help get one's bearings as to the significance of what lies inside this precious cave. Wave Rock is within easy walking distance.
Rainbow Serpent's Cave
Sheltered from the rain Aboriginal story teller Uncle Wes Marne talks about how Aboriginal families used caves and the land as they moved through on their journeys. Inspired by the ancient drawings and stencils on the walls of the hidden cave Uncle Wes tells a story about the Rainbow Serpent.
HIGHWAY TO HYDEN - WAVE ROCK & LAKE MAGIC - Ep.80 - Roadtrip Australia
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From Hopetoun, we nipped back through Ravensthorpe and started the drive up towards Hyden,. We stopped at a few points of interest along the way, to stretch our legs and grab some photos. We had a look at the LakeKing outdoor tractor museum. Geez, those farmers back in the day were clever with some of their creations. About another 30km north, we stopped and had a giggle at the ‘stuck truck’. We’d love to know the story behind this and how it came to be.
As we had left Hopetoun quite early, we stopped into the Holt Rock rest stop for some morning tea. After another hour of driving we reached Hyden. We headed straight to the Hippo’s Yawn, for a look before heading to the famous Wave Rock. We didn’t realize Wave Rock is not a national park - you beauty. But we quickly realized you have to pay $12 for a parking permit, which is fair enough. Its a very busy place and we saw the rangers hand out a few fines, so be sure to pay for your ticket people!
Wave Rock
Rusty loved walking around and exploring Wave Rock. After a good hour wandering around, we grabbed some happy snaps. One stand out one, the will definitely frame when we go home. We headed across the road to ‘Lake magic’, where we threw our swimmers on. Now why is it called Lake Magic you ask? This man-made lake has a very high salt ratio, which results in you effortless floating. You can’t sink here, at all. Its a weird feeling and one hard to describe. We both had never experienced anything like it. Definitely recommend jumping in, if your in the area, it will leave you amazed.
Lake Magic
We made some lunch before heading off, our next spot on the map, was a small detour down to Buckleys Breakaway. If you’ve ever been to Coober Pedy, its a mini version of the breakaways out there. An unsealed road to get to them, but well worth the effort we say. Such an incredible natural wonder and only a handful of places you can see these formations.
Happy with our Hyden sightseeing, we started the trek to Kulin. From what we had read, it seems to have a awesome RV friendly camp in town and we were keen to check it out (by all the positive comments on Wikicamps). When we got about 15km east of the township, we spotted our first tin can horse! Yep, we unknowingly were making our way into Kulin along the quirky ‘Tin Horse Highway’.
The Waverock, Hyden, WA, Australia
The Waverock, Hyden, WA, Australia
Visited Mulka's Cave
Visited Mulka's Cave
Filmed by Anthony Mike Kovac - Narrated by Helena Ilona Kovac
According to Aboriginal legend, Mulka was the illegitimate son of an Aboriginal couple that were forbidden to marry. The couple defied the tribe and as a result of their union had a child who was born cross-eyed. Mulka grew up to be big and strong but couldn't hunt with a spear because of his poor vision. So Mulka began to hunt and eat children. He was ostracised from his tribe and took refuge in the cave now known as Mulka. When his mother went to the cave to confront Mulka about his behaviour, in a fit of rage, he killed her and fled. The tribe, on discovering her body, hunted him down near Dumbleyong (156km south of Hyden) where they speared him to death. The tribesmen believing him not worthy of a proper ritual burial dragged his body onto an ants nest to be eaten. Inside the cave you can find handprints believed to be those of Mulka along the walls. The story is said to be a warning to those that choose to break tribal laws.
《豪州1991》45 Mulka's Cave 1991年01月21日
見ての通りです。
が、
マルカの洞窟にアボリジニの手形がありました。
Road trip to Wave Rock, Hyden, West Australia
It's Easter 2016. Long holidays and perfect time for 700km road trip from Perth City to Wave Rock. It's much more than just a curvy huge stone that reminds of breaking wave. The huge granite fields, the plateau and rock mountains, magnificent views, strange flooded surroundings and salt lakes. It was worth a drive, although I have read many comments that it isn't.
Just take a good long walk on these solid granite fields. Just imagine, it's the oldest plateau on Earth, been there for thousand million years. Enjoy beautiful sunset, visit Mulka's Cave nearby that has creepy old legend behind it and some hand paintings.
I enjoyed the driving as well, peaceful landscapes with great views, very little traffic, quiet small towns where you can hardly spot people on the street. Historic town of York was great find with it's historic old buildings, a peak back in time how life was like a hundred years ago in Australia.
D&B Cycling Australia - Episode 8: Wave Rock & Mulka's Cave
A super swift one this week! We took a day off in Hyden to visit Wave Rock and Mulka's Cave.
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Murrawijinie Caves, Nullabor Plain, South Australia
Spelunkers - Ngilgi Cave, Western Australia
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Caves
I was shown two caves with Aboriginal art today. One known to only a few, the other is well known and vandalised. The first is known as the birthing cave due to the abundance of small children's hand stencils. The second, Bull Cave is now heritage listed as it offers a rare Aboriginal perspective on the early contact period. Unfortunately it's badly damaged by graffiti vandals.
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Aboriginal rock engravings
These carvings at Mt Kuring-gai are a window in time pre European settlement
Mulkas Cave near Hyden,W.A
Hippo's Yawn, Hyden, WA
Cool little place that I visited while in Hyden
Going to be uploading more videos soon of Mulka's Cave.
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Destination WA Mimbi Caves
HYDEN AND WAVE ROCK WA WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Hyden, Western Australia
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Western Australia
Population: 281 (2006 Census)[1]
Established: 1932
Postcode: 6359
Elevation: 305 m (1,001 ft)
Location: 339 km (211 mi) ESE of Perth
56 km (35 mi) E of Kondinin
121 km (75 mi) SE of Merredin
LGA: Shire of Kondinin
State District: Wagin
Federal Division: O'Connor
Coordinates: 32°26′56″S 118°51′40″E / 32.449°S 118.861°E / -32.449; 118.861
The town of Hyden is located 339 km east of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Kondinin. Hyden is home to Wave Rock and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions.
The land in the surrounding area was opened up for agriculture in the 1920s. A railway was built between Kondinin and Hyden Rock in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1932 following demand for land around the train terminus.[2]
The first wheat crop was harvested in Hyden in 1927. The town's economy continues to rely on agriculture but mostly in the form of cattle and sheep production that has a current value of approximately $35 million. The town also benefits from tourism and mining.
Granite outcrops of Western Australia
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A granite outcrop in the Stirling Range National Park.Granite outcrops of Western Australia are inselbergs and monoliths made from granite that are found across much of Western Australia. Rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape they create a variety of microhabitats for plants, and provide seasonal resources and refuge for a range of animals. These areas thus have rich biodiversity and many endemic species. They are significant locations that tie in with the Aboriginal and European cultural heritage of Western Australia.
A number of animals are restricted to granite outcrops, including four species of reptile, the mygalomorph spider Teyl luculentus, and the larvae of the chironomid fly Archaeochlus. They are also an important habitat of rock-wallabies such as the Black-flanked Rock-wallaby, and Ctenophorus ornatus, the Ornate crevice-dragon.
Rock pools, also known as gnammas[1], often form on the granite after winter rains and provide freshwater for at least 230 aquatic invertebrates, of which at least 50 are endemic to these pools.[2]
Gnamma on Mount Melville, AlbanyThe variable rock surfaces and soil types create niches for many plants. At least 1300 plant species occur on granite outcrops in Western Australia, with many endemics.
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