The Victorian naturalist . Red-gum showing scar left after removal ofbark for a shelter. Photo: Author 100. Red-gum, showing sear left after removal ofbark for a shield. Photo: Author fixed on a stump now romanticallydisguised with ivy. There are other relics on theproperty which prove the formerpresence of the Aborigines. Several ofthe red gums show the unmistakablemarks left by the removal of bark.These marks are of four distinct kinds:(1) The long pointed scars left inremoving bark for canoes; (2) thewider, shorter, and square-cut scarsleft by the removal of sheets of barkfor shelters; (3)
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The Victorian naturalist . Red-gum showing scar left after removal ofbark for a shelter. Photo: Author 100. Red-gum, showing sear left after removal ofbark for a shield. Photo: Author fixed on a stump now romanticallydisguised with ivy. There are other relics on theproperty which prove the formerpresence of the Aborigines. Several ofthe red gums show the unmistakablemarks left by the removal of bark.These marks are of four distinct kinds:(1) The long pointed scars left inremoving bark for canoes; (2) thewider, shorter, and square-cut scarsleft by the removal of sheets of barkfor shelters; (3) the smaller oval scarsleft by removing bark to make shields;and (4) the marks of toe-holds cut inthe trees by the hunters when climbingto secure a possum or honey-bag. OnStrathfieldsaye there are several mag-nificent specimens of each of thesefour varieties, and, fortunately, theyare being well protected by Dr. Disher. However, in spite of the swampy Vict. Nat.—Vol. 85 plains, the cannon, and the scarredtrees, it was obvious to me that thiswas not the place for a large campof Aborigines. This was bec