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Yr 11 Ab St Excursion to Kariong and Somersby 25th June 2018.

It was a great day out despite a very cold start which had all of us wondering if we'd brought enough warm clothing. As it turned out, the sun shone through and the day was sunny and pleasant once we got going.

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We met Uncle John Oates at Staples Lookout where he gave us an overview of the country and how to connect with it through learning its stories.

 

Not long after, we headed south to walk into the bush and learn a little bit more about the petroglyphs (engravings) that abound in the area.

 

Uncle John was able to tell us about the meanings of the petroglyphs. This gave us a deeper insight into connecting to country. Not only for Aboriginal people but, us as well.

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From there we travelled to the Bulgandry site. There, we had the opportunity to learn about the traditional use of fire to manage country.  We also learnt about the issues involved with conserving Aboriginal heritage.

 

Lunch at Somersby Falls saw us discovering evidence of Aboriginal occupation of this site for countless generations. We also enjoyed a great walk to the bottom of the falls.

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Pretty hungry, we got stuck into our lunch where we were joined by some very persistent brush turkeys and a somewhat shyer lyrebird.

 

ab studies 4Can't wait for our Yengo camp in term 3!