Walga Rock

Walga Rock

Walga Rock is the second largest monolith in Australia. Located at coord|27|24|S|117|27|E|display=inline,title,Gazetteer of Australia | name = Walga Rock | id = 306213] about 50 kilometres south-west of Cue, Western Australia, it contains a cave with extensive indigenous art galleries, most notably a painting of a sailing ship. There has been a great deal of speculation about this painting, especially considering it is located 325 kilometres from the coast. It has been argued, for example, that it was drawn by survivors of the "Batavia (ship)" or "Zuytdorp"; or that it represents a contact painting by indigenous Australians who saw a ship.

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Further reading

* Gunn, R. G. et al (1997)_"Walga Rock (Walganha) : a Wajarri rock art and Dreaming site in the Murchison Basin, Western Australia : WA Register of Aboriginal sites no. P249 "/ a report to the Yamaji Language Centre, Geraldton and the Australian Heritage Commission, Perth ; by R.G. Gunn, R.E. Webb and D.E. Marmion. Geraldton, W.A. : Yamaji Language Centre.
* Hussey, B.M.J. (2003) "Ferals at Walga Rock".(regarding feral animals) Western Australian naturalist, Vol.24, no.2 (30 Dec. 2003), p.115-117
* Jenkinson, Charles.(2004) "Site returned. Wilgie Mia and Walga Rock handed over to their traditional owners - the custodianship of the Wajarri Tribal Elders." Geraldton guardian, 19 Nov. 2004, p.13
* Laud, Peter.(2001) "Rock art under study." Destinations, Mar/Apr. 2001, p. 8-9,
* Webb, R. E. and Gunn, R.G.(1999) "Walga Rock. Part 2 : preliminery artefact analysis, detailed art recording : Western Australian Register of Aboriginal Sites no. P249" / second report to the Yamaji Language Centre, Geraldton and the Australian Heritage Commission, Canberra. East Perth, W.A. : Distributed by the Heritage Council of W.A.
* Webb, R. E. (2003) "Management work undertaken at Walganha (Walga Rock), an Aboriginal rock-art site, near Cue, Western Australia "/ a report to the Heritage Assistance & Projects Section, Department of Environment & Heritage, Canberra, ACT, Thoo Thoo Warninha Aboriginal Corporation, Cue, WA, and the Shire of Cue . East Perth, W.A. Distributed by the Heritage Council of W.A..


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