Yengo National Park, NSW | Aboriginal Rock Art
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Yengo National Park
World Heritage Listed Yengo National Park is one of 8 conservation parks within the Greater Blue Moutains and
is World Heritage listed for it's geographic, botanic and cultural significance.
Yengo National Park has over 43 eucalypt species and the highest plant diversity of all the greater Blue Mountains wilderness areas.
Mount Yengo dominates the landscape and can be seen far and wide not just from within Yengo NP.
Mount Yengo, Uluru of the East is of the Highest Spiritual significance for the Indiginous People of South East Australia
and is just as important to the Indiginous people of South East Australia as Uluru is to Indiginous people of Central Australia.
Baiame is the ancestral being, (Sky Father), (Sky Hero), (The Creator)
In the Dreaming stories of the Darkiñung the traditonal owners and their neighbours the Wonnarua, Awabakal, Worimi and Wiradjuri people
to name a few tell of how Baiame came down from the sky to create the Rivers, Plants, Animals, Caves, and Laws of Life.
After Baiame finished his creation he jumped back into the sky from Mount Yengo.
Traditional owners of Yengo National Park are the Darkiñung and to the north the Wonnarua People.
There are many variations in the spelling/pronunciation for the Darkinung such as
Darkinyung, Darginyung, Darginjang, Darkinjang, Darkinoong and Darkinjung.
Some spelling variations for the Wonnarua are Wannerawa and Wannungine.
Aboriginal people from all over South East Australia would travel to Yengo National Park (Darkinung Country) for ceromony and cultural reasons.
Some engravings will only be seen early morning or late afternoon when the sun is down low.
Magic hour for Burragurra
Just before sunrise, Yengo Country
Yengo Sunset
Almost walked past this cave. At first glance from about 30 metres away I didn't think there was a cave there due to a large rock
at the front hiding the cave and it's hidden art work.
Would have to be one of the best caves I have come across due to all medium to large size paintings most in red ochre
and with a painting that reaches from one side of cave all the way into the head of another painting on the other side of the cave.
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