Welcome to Country Man Engraving - Mona Vale Road Roadworks Site near Lane Cove Rd, Ingleside, NSW

Welcome to Country Man Engraving

What is left of the welcome to Country Man engraving site  June 2019.

There are a number of engraving sites that have been documented within the Mona Vale Road area at Ingleside  over time that seem to be at serious risk of destruction - accidental or otherwise. A number of these sites have been surrounded with a single layer of barrier tape however it remains to be seem what will happen to them in reality.

This particular site features a number of engravings and partners with another site that includes two echidnas, shield and mundoe trail on the corner of Mona Vale Road and Lane Cove Roads. That site was first recorded in 1965 around the same time that the other sites were recorded that follow the road line back up toward Terrey Hills.

The man engraving is depicted with open and upright arms - usually considered to be a welcoming pose. It has been suggested that more echidna engravings were present with him. The state of the platform is disappointing.

It will be an easy exercise, with GPS locations, to determine how this rich piece of Aboriginal and Australian History, has been treated in 2019.

Echidna and Shield Group, Mona Vale Road, Ingelside

Main Echidna

This is truly a magnificent site that has been protected from destruction in the early construction of Mona Vale Road. It is likely that this engraving site extended across Mona Vale Road. This site was recorded originally by I.M.Sim. Recorded at that time was a pair of echidnas, several weathered and oval-shaped mundoes and a snake with at least 10 bands (if not 11). This is incorrect as the snake is a significant shield that takes in some of the contours of the surface and is banded. It is around 5Ft long rather than 6Ft as recorded - very impressive shield engraving. The echidnas cannot be clearly seen in direct sunlight - water is needed to be poured across the surface. The location of this engraving site is the corner of Mona Vale Road and the Lane Cove Rd. The echidna site is the second rock platform from the intersection heading east from the intersection on the northern side of the road.

Mona Vale Road, Ingelside

Important Lady !

This significant site is in danger of being destroyed through the widening of Mona Vale Road. Some people just don't get it. Featuring a very large whale and other men and women (not often reported in the media) this site is adjacent to Mona Vale Road not far from the Kimbriki Tip intersection heading east.