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Album 05: Bora Ground at Banaway [Collymongle]

Album 05: Bora Ground at Banaway [Collymongle], near Mogil Mogil, NSW, c. 1930s–1941
Russell Black
CC Towle collection
PXE 1018 / vol. 5

A small number of trees are distinguished by simple, deeply-carved chevrons or V-shaped designs. The massive forked tree in these photos shows one fork with chevrons and the other with the curvilinear lozenge design. The amount of regrowth seen on this tree attests to its great age.

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16 Apr 2011 – 26 Jun 2011
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The Dendroglyphs or Carved Trees of NSW

First published in 1918, this 2011 facsimile reprint has a new cover, half-title page and reduced size map. Published by Sydney University Press in conjunction with the State Library of NSW.
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