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axtrax & amazing

against the grain - wonderful wood patterns
woodgrain patterns & swirls TB
what causes this wiggly wood?
special wilga scar with spot burn or mold
closed scar folds TB
cultural brigalow bark belt - symbols & signage
what animal eats whitewood? - used as flour once
deep high gouges - symbols & signage
water holding scar CB
wave scarring could be fire related
very old stone axe tracks
stone axe on supplejack K
stone axe TB
stone axe on 'walkabout' supplejack
stone axe marks on box tree scar
see thru scar - could be fire related
scartree enemy no.1 Preist
scars from old vines HP
all healed up
very old stone axe impact scarring
horizontal zipper healed scar
burnt hollow scar with steel axe cuts CB
the neck brace
collar scar low on supplejack R
wood patterns on decaying box tree
unknown scarring- target practice perhaps ?
symbols & signage or random healing
twister Cumbul 2
strange marked tree TB (4)
layered wood swirls - cultural
abcission stub or branch removal
odd scarring in Warrambool
closed scar & sap 1
decaying campfire burn
bits & pieces scar - cultural
coolabah twister in Telinebone
handhold scars ?
art 4 art sake
termites on scar face
cultural stripes - not failed poisoning scars
the wobbly boot - crazy campfire scarring
complicated old boonery scarring
unknown scarring
insect eggs only seen on redgums
Allan Tighe calls these serpent trees
old termite trax maybe MW
the serpents tail Merrywinebah
serpent tree Merrywinebah
morse code Preist
wood borers on scar edge
stone axtrax very old
very strange 1880s ringbarking or cultural?
tie off branch knot Goorie
random wiggly over growth
very old axe trax G
sooooo old axtrax G
symbols & signage or fire scars?
peeled branch coolamon K
weird scars too high for fire
scars & termites Kraka
Ned Kelly in Kraka
stumps & patterns W
handle bars - tiny rings
ghostie in Wallangilla
random campfire scarring
high 8 unusual scar WB
possum skin stretcher scar
serpent tree Merrywinebah
v.old striped cultural scarring B
deliberate ring made with axe cut burls
Fantasia - crazy scarring in Warrambool
house frame just add bark sheets WB
engraving - symbol or tool
more unusual scarring - old fireplace?
Warrambool alien - Fomes fomentarius fungus
weirdest tree ever - canker disease
gargoyle tree - Goorie
old carving or canker scars?
v.old scar with axe trax K
axe cuts or wood borer?
What the hell...hahaha K
stone axe cuts
still no idea what caused this whitewood burl?
another weird white or rosewood burl
old axe marks or wood borer
the trapdoor
old axe cuts Bimber
old axe trax Mooroo
weirdly mangled little coolabah
cookie cutter type scars or canker
stone axe trax
RT bear face
RT - wood borer's hieroglyphics
RT - whiteant scar
spot burn within a scar within a scar
RT ashtray
which came first the axcut or the scar?
scars to indicate a man's clan cicatrices at burial site?
weird & wonderful Keero
Bart Simpson - Moonal
very old stone axe trax M
poisoned scartree
stone axe trax in Keero
bits & pieces & branch bending
very old burnt scarred tree
smoke chimney Keero
the hand of history Moonal
double sided full length extreme scarring G
high cuts unknown
sharp object cuts?
canker scars
old bits & pieces scar G
scar top stone axtrax
whiteants or borers BC
scar on scar Warrambool
ancient axe cuts WB
warrambool watermark on scar WB
resource extract. scar WB
unique coolie Warrambool
high vine scars WB
whiteanted out Keero ?
knarled branch break K
twin lizards -ringbarking ?
overgrowth on burl WB
stone axe trax on old fireplace W
borers I presume
weird wirris or what ?
very old weathered coolie
stone axecut very old WB
ancient stone axe cut close
stone axe cuts very old WB
symbols & signage
old odd branch tear ? K
shallow scarring or disease?
same tree different angle
truly strange one & Ruby A
coolibah engulfs rosewood
firestick holder
spot burn and scorching SP
complicated scarring top
complicated scarring bottom
horizontal branch scars CB
practice coolamons?
layered fireplace standard Cumbul
limb shedding or resource chasing or hand/toe holds?
Octopus tree SP
Ironwood shield scar ? R
rare square coolie P
scars & slashes ? Priest
old axtrax in Keero
bits & pieces scarring K
resource extraction hole K
lovely resource axcut coolamon
strange connections M
stone axe unknown tree N
scar on scar in Goorie
axe cut very old Goorie
stone axe cut resource doubles G
unusual branch scarring G
axtrax on carved tree G
serpent fire scarring with chimney
ancient excrescence BB
high resource doubles
burl coolamon & boonery bugs
old steel axcut why ? F1
symbols & signage
another weird closing coolamon F2
twisted heart close Pocket
strange slipknot scar K?
the knob close Keero
branch coolie tiny epi's
scratch strip scars K
old underbranch fireplace scar K
heartwood flap scars K
v.old coolie with spot burn
fireplace multi layered scar
spot burn close P
awesome axecut scar P
window in my heart WB
scars'n'moss Feedlot 2
resource hole love em'
resource extract. tree
phantom of the forest WB
going going ...old coolie W
branch rubbing - signage? WB
another flap WB
fungi plug not natural WB
scartree hunting...looloo with scarred & diseased coolabah
gorgeous wood patterns on dead coolabah
Coolamon & burl curls WB
axtrax unknowable WB
jack the ripper scars
designer tree bark - canker?
stone axe cut unknown
charcoal rub much used
brigalow scar cultural WB
double axcut scars - resource tree
ancient axtrax Warrambool
star symbol...deliberate ?
close by star type symbol
high weird scarring unknown
deep unusual scarring
unknown symbol Pocket
stone axcut belah scarring
bits & pieces scarring BC
unknown axcuts toeholds ?
ancient axtrax Warrambool
burnt resource axecut WB
unusual splitting scar WB
very old axtrax on scar P
strange shallow scar prob. fire related
epicorm shoots debarked
very old cultural scar
child memorial scar P
big old twister Preist
branch scars from campfire underneath WG
strange deep doubles - fire related?
praying mantis close WG
rubbing or cultural ? M ?
complicated old fireplace scarring
which came first - the axcut or the scar?
axtrax stone & steel M
collar scar - ringbarking?
unusual underneath campfire scarring
V.strange all round scarring WG
golden strip- lightning related WG
unusual scar & burls from campfire at base
very unusual fireplace scarring with axcuts WB
going going gone coolie
the contortionist - weird CMT WB
contortionist side view
special camp marker tree
see thru branch - prob. caused by campfire K
heavily searched resource tree
canker diseased tree
canker disease has caused all this deformation I think
axehole scar Newtons
firestick burn scar ? B
axcut on fat bulbous old fire scar HP
scar on scar + axtrax HP
a faded carved or debarked stump HP
stone axtrax carved stump
strange upper axtrax HP
strange lower axtrax HP
mechanical damage ? HP
RT ballistic missile-defunct
RT weird rescarred scar - 2 fires?
axecut scar Telinebone
multiscarred octopus tree TB
close up of octopus tree
axcuts ..the 4 horsemen TB
fallen axe cut scar TB
resource hole - old - TB
supplejack axcuts ??? P
axecut doubles V.V.old P
scar top delicate axetrax P
pine scar steel or stone ? P
broken scar on scar R
U bolt scar western side
axcuts & others
protruding coolie side view
old axtrax Ration
BR 3 chop mombarai
steel axe cuts bark harvesting - who is the shelter for?
Wirri +honey/wax residue?
wild scarring at the shearing huts
wild scarring side view
my mingar tree close
wood grown over old fencing wire
sugarbag tree Telinebone
crazy layered odd shaped fireplace scarring
lots of stuff happening here
complicated campfire scars WB
axtrax from a very long time ago
axtrax on big scarface
small axcut close WB
distorted axcut
tree slats & flaps - dont know how these were made WB
flaps & folds Warrambool
burl coolamon WB
another zipper WB
widescreen in Warrambool
DD disconnected WB
coolie with very old axtrax
steel axe V shaped cuts WB
old campfire was here
axe cut scar close WB
deep coolamon profile - signage? WB
older campfire was here WB
fireplace with flue WB
resource extract scar WB
weird scar over growth clasp WB
Coolamon with visible stone axtrax WB
old axtrax Warrambool
ascending axcuts branch Warrambool
fallen bits & pieces scarring? WB
fireplace contorted tree
small axcut Warrambool
BH old eroded campfire
Very hot fire to burn rock ?
high halloween type scar
axe cut hole in Wallangilla
spiral scarring Antigar
axtrax very old Telinebone
fire related scars Bottle Camp
lightning scarring I think CB
old sugarbag tree I think
axtrax look like steel ones
axcut coolamon Kraka
axcut & fireplace scarring
stone axtrax - the main indicator or genuine scars K
or a raised top scar edge
high axcuts unknown
concave campfire scar shelter for ashes
grinners are winners - prob. failed ringbarking W
old axe cut scar close up W
grinner scar Warrambool
unusual layered top W
bits & pieces scarring
bits & pieces scarring side view
bits & pieces scar Cumbul
fallen sugarbag/handholds
axcut resource scar F2
scar on scar on scar F1
much damaged firescar
old axtrax on scartree M
resource scars & coolie M
axe cuts steel I think G
carved tree in Goorie
Emu track tree carving G
tree carving in Goorie
stone or steel well preserved
excellent resource scar W
strange scarring & axtrax
unusual axe cuts TB
axcut scarring MW
healed up scar G
odd scarring - 2 separate scars or uneven overgrowth
manipulated branch 3
manipulated branch 2
ball & socket revisited K
another axcut coolamon TB
axcut coolamon with burns
burnt top of axcut coolie
firestick art/signage ? TB
coolabah twister in Cumbul
stone axcut scar WG
old healing scar & whiteants G
ringbarking 1880s
another example of chinese ringbarking
triple axcut tree northside
serpent tree ? Goori
cultural scarring of unknown type - stone axe
spiral coolabah BonBon - failed ringbarking? Lightning?
naturally weathered burl
gorgeous wood grain TB
typical centre trunk debark & fail TB
axcut coolamon TB
crazy fire scar with axtax
strange "lips" horizontal healing TB
ringbarking fail ?
strange twisted tree P
not ringtree but 2 face falling coolamons P
spot burn /firebranding in dust storm K
cultural spot burn fire stamp revisit
RT very old axcut coolie
RT manipulated horizontal debarked branch
RT hard to remove coolamon ?
RT axcut coolamon
RT perfect fallen axcut
RT axcut & whiteant decay
RT long axcut coolamon
RT midtree burns & axcuts
RT perfect axcut on firescar
RT coolabah chimney close
RT rare rectangular coolie - memorial?
hunting for grubs ? Butlers
BR unusual twisted coolie
BR steel axe hand holds
unknown cultural scarring B
odd bib coolamon profile B
steel axe on needlewood or stone axe leaving different scars on unfamiliar wood
resource holes steel axe ?
BR unusual low scar
unusual axcut coolamons - grub search ? G
burial site totem ? Goorie
axe cut coolamon G
fire related flap scar - glass or sharp object G
very old down axecut scar
emu track - with glass or borers ? G
firestick holding fork tree Goorie
axcuts and wood borers ?
random stone axe cuts W
interesting coolie & flap W
bottom scar axe cut scars W
old axtrax & swirls on mismatched scar top
scarring with glass ? G
FW old coolabah axtrax
FW ancient axtrax
FW axtrax on the Ginghet
FW single axe cut scar
unknown axcuts 2 WG
unknown axcuts 1 WG
strange axcuts - witchetty grub search?
axcut scar & leopardwood
old axcut scar Goorie
mini totem tree close up
glass/knife/wire cuts ? G
axtrax very old Goorie
wood borers ? G
old axcut scarring G
phone shaped axcut scar G
low half moon carving G
totem profile close
CS Wailwan round axcut
FW this is all 1 coolabah !
diseased limb I think WG
typical axcut 1 Goorie
typical axcut 3 Goorie
typical axcut 2 Goorie
memorial coolamon WG
NB weird firescarring
NB squarish axcut scar
NB high steel axe cuts ?
NB not natural... CMT
NB old axcut scar
NB complicated scarring
NB circular spotburn scar
NB another spot burn
NB strange over growth
NB weird campfire scarring
NB raised axtrax
deep sharp object scarface folds G
CMTs or coincidence ? G
borers on spot burn scarface G
tonsils coolamon Goorie
Coolabah branch fusion - natural or not?
NB stone axcut scar
perfect scar with layered carved epicormic shoot TB
manipulated shelter scar with under fire scarring
unknown slash scarring G
GY extreme fireplace scarring
GY very interesting fire scars
GY weird twisted fire scar
GY fallen axcut 2
GY fallen axcut 1
GY very weird coolamon
GY cuts & scrapes & borers
A axcut coolamon
A old axcut scar
A unknown scarring
A axcut scar falling out
A unknown axcut scars ?
A unusual axcut
branding - spot burn N
A old axcuts & borers
remains of branch or honey stick ? WB
very old axtrax on double
shallow multiscar unknown
infected old axtrax WB
sapling platting.. kids ? WB
double axcut dieback scar
crooked closing coolamon
Jaws … coolamon bites WG
axtrax very old Wallangilla
hollowed out campfire tree ?
A axcut scars + spot burn
A deep grinner scar - failed ringbark over growth
mid tree axcut coolamon
Boonery (Rosewood) plait
A broken branch coolamon
A burnt ring tree Why ???
A firestick resting place
RT kiss connected box tree
RT weird spot burn branding - signage?
RT strange overgrowth
RT strange midtree coolie
A high axcut coolamon
A small rectangular scar
A campfire & axcut scarring
Rhonda with strange uneven join WB
coolamon with wood borers & axtrax on scarface
NB strange coolabah scars
A axcut scarring
A double flap scars
G flap scarring
A axcut coolamon
A shallow axcut coolamon
G axcut coolamon
G crazy unknown scarring - ringbark fail?
G strange scarring up close
G strange high belah scars
G axcut scarring
G old axcuts
G spot burnt firescar
hieroglyphic supplejack revisited P
G old axcut scars
G very old axtrax
G wood grain engraving
G wood engraving close
G ancient axtrax
G stitching type scar
G wood borers & axcuts close
very old axtrax Cumbul
G Allan with engraved tree
G grub seach tree close
whitewood "thing" Butlers
layers & axtrax Priest
CMT branch fold
sharp object strip scars
borers on scarface
RT old axe cuts
RT axcut scar & tail
RT spot burn branding
RT Bambul 3 ring circus !
RT some sort of marker ?
RT internal hidden coolie
G very old axtrax
not natural
Why did they twist em ??
old axtrax on sandhill scar
BH watercourse pointer 1
BH watercourse pointer 2
signage - Budda tree notches
budda twister with coolabah ring
G inter species Ring tree
BH very old axtrax
G old axcut coolamon
coolamon scarface with old borer marks
branch Ring in coolabah clump
weird CMT Ring connection M
very old axtrax close W
very old axtrax
unique interspecies Ring
G V.old axtrax
G hieroglyphics - wood borer related
Allo & Marker/Pointer WG
uniquely marked branch in Wallangilla
kangaroo track carvings or wood borers?
FW anthropogenic not fallen branch
FW pointer- stone axe cut
RT unusual scarring
Pointer tree in Cumbul
scar on scar near well TB
funny fungus thing TB
Pointer with stone axcut end CB
Apophyllum anomalum braid
What is that shard of pine doing up in that redgum?
pine poking out of redgum at the old well
pine in redgum at well - water sign?
GGS eagle brand scar 1
Wallangilla eagle branding
manipulated coolabah - for kids ? G
A bush dunny
crochet hook coolabah close P
T big beak branch
T horizontal branch pockets
big wind up boxtree? P
L wooden water trough
L pointer ( signpost )
unusual leopardwood knot
L outrageous pine branch manipulation
CS the wild man of Borneo?
Rt Belah meets Boonery
KW what were they thinking?
GGS Wailwun steel axtrax? bottom of scar
GGS Wailwun steel axtrax? top of scar
GGS Wailwun coolamon with stone axtrax
GGS Wailwun steel axtrax bottom
GGS wailwun steel axtrax top
GGS old axtrax - stone or steel that is the question
pointer on the Barwon
BR impact scar on dead redgum
BR unusual hook scar on coolabah
Pine slab falls from redgum at the wells
pine slab dated from 1870s - 1930s at UNSW
pine slab insert broken in 20 ft fall from redgum
This is where the pine slab used to be pre 2020
GGS wailwun carved shape
GGS animal carvings?
GGS looks like a bird?
pine insert for housing? P
stone axe cut branch
L scarring unknown
L wood borer scarring ?
L shallow bits & pieces scarring
L deep unknown scarring
CS grinners are winners
supplejack stone axtrax Cumborah
Cumborah supplejack stone axe marks
stone axe cut branch
this blackbox has been seriously maniplated! SP
special manipulated blackbox on trade route SP
Dragonfly symbol - murrumanaarr
strange shaped shallow scar WB
stone axtrax on strange shaped scar WB
stone axe cut pine stump at Warrambool camp
old faceless coolamon with related stone axtrax
acrobatic whitewood - dunno whats going on?
tree bending to create straight shoots for spears?
stone axe cut stump - timber for building?
stone axe cut stump
unknown scarring at new Telinebone camp
these horizontal branches have not grown naturally - Avon
this whitewood & budda have been bent together C
these are the combined trees seen from below C
old stone axtrax barely visible now
axtrax - Aboriginal or Chinese ?
Eurah (Eremophila bignoniiflora) twister
stone axe cut supplejack
I think these holes are made by stone axes?
supplejack's natural wood form I think
scars on dead wilga - cultural
fishface scarring - finding Nemo ?
directional tree - these branches have been inserted not grown
BH directional tree - go this way
these branches havent grown in this tree
BH very high up axtrax
axtrax on scarface
almost closed scar with prominent axtrax
bimblebox limb twist TB
shield or digging stick made from coolabah hardwood
stone axe cut branch
stone axe cut tree
resource tree with old stone axe cut
black box axcut coolamon
cross tree - branches bent when young for boomerangs
obvious axtrax on scar top
this cypress pine stump was cut with a stone axe
old stone axtrax on top of the scar
stone axtrax rim - old & unusual
scar top stone axtrax - cant get enough of them
This deep little scar is a symbol - I know this because I know this
old boxtree branch resting on a rosewood fork for a long time!
ancient axtrax on boxtree scarface
dunno why this scarface was cut with a steel axe & planted
is this a failed TinT where the guest has died?
rose/white wood twister out in Avon I think
rose/ whitewood twister - not known why they did this?
this radical type of manipulation requires skill & time
The cambium & phloem have been split by a master craftsman
this stump is stone axe cut
axtrax or wood borers?
Avon Ringtree from the distance
looks like a man made "Ring" from this side
but not from this side? Another crazy Avon coolabah !
axtrax on scar top Warrambool
stone axe cut stumps
weird unknown modification
tiny stone axe cuts - searching for grubs?
pine tree cut with a stone axe or cut by a child ?
stone axe cut branch & guest
FW axtrax or what - strange markings at old camp
FW axtrax 2 - sharp object or wood borers?
dont look natural to me mate ...
2 in a row long strip scars in Warrambool
wood patterns or impact scars? Priest
not normal no way - manipulated box
massively manipulated boxtree - Wailwun
massively manipulated box - wailwun country
stone axe cut stump
dunno whats going on here?
ring of epicormic shoots on arc of old box tree P
never seen anything like this before?
2 branches merged at Stud paddock well camp
No idea how they achieved this result?
axcut on big old scar in Priest
axcut scarring on coolabah - fire related TB
wood borers on scarface? Telinebone
wood patterns 1
wood patterns 2
theres that eagle mark again ...
stone axe cut stump at culvert camp in Telinebone
stone axe cut stump with shallow perimeter - CC in TB
stone axe cut trio - box saplings? culvert camp TB
not normal but not obviously cultural - G
stone axtrax Wallangilla
dead coolabah with stone axe cuts in Wallangilla
this pine? has been harvested twice with stone axes CC in TB
all these trees were cut with stone axes to build shelters I think CC in TB
more stone axe cut timber at the culvert camp in Telinebone
I think this is the remains of a shelter at the culvert camp TB
this old coolabah has horns?
original trunk has been bent & broken - the horns are reshoots
side view of manipulated coolabah in Goorie
wood patterns
dead coolabah live whitewood 'kiss'
thorny saltbush BinT with marked stump
coolabah stump marked with 4 stone axe cuts Avon
axe cut resource scars for food or climbing
close up of axe cut scar
wood carving found at Psydrax camp Telinebone
greatly expanded over time - axe cut on coolabah TB
unusual coolabah scarring - cultural not practical I think
very unusual scar - gotta show Allo this one TB
weirdo trees - dont think that stick grew there 2nd sandhill TB
ancient axtrax on dead host on scarred bumble TinT in Telinebone
old stone axe cut scar Telinebone
main trunk used as well casing or its a birthing tree or both?
old stone axe scar in Warrambool
this is also an axe cut scar but its altered over time
this is the more typical shape axe cut scar on pine
I call this modified box tree 'the window to my heart'
its more of a living sculpture than a ringtree - I just love it
natural or not? Coolabah bounce tree
axtrax on the base on old closed coolamon TB
this old faceless coolamon looks like a dunny? shepherds hut TB
Is this the lodgepole for a bark shelter at Psydrax camp?
or did the old boxtree just grow over a fallen branch?
I think this old hollow box was cut down with a stone axe
although the edge is smooth it still has the uneven look of stone
was this caused by canker disease or axe cuts?
sharp stick/ spear holes? Searching for grubs?
unknown axe cuts
I thought this branch had broken off & grown around
this is the long end ...
but the short end looks cut to me?
I think these are women's cultural/ birthing trees on Tungra
Rhonda Ashby is coming out to look at them this weekend
Pine fallen through split box - used as a lodge pole perhaps? T
bark spiral - disease or deliberate ?
single axe cut scar - symbolic not practical T
axe cut burl on Tungra scar
not a ring tree but a fallen old 2 sided scar tree
old stone axe cuts at women's place Tungra
recourse holes - grub search with tomohawk ? T
unusual scar top - like icing on a cake T
axtrax on boxtree Tungra
grinner tree with stone axe cut branch on Tungra
this is a strange alien looking cultural scar T
deep old axe cut scar T
axtrax reaching half way around the tree T
prominent axtrax and burns - strange combo
Ironwood axe cut scar -different tree species scar in different ways
old twister on the way out T3
strip scar possibly caused by lightning
old axe cut scar T3
very old burled edge standard shaped scar
this is the reverse side - not a ringtree
I dont know what was happening here?
Ive seen this carving style in Goorie but I dont understand it
it could be a child cutting the limb with a stone axe?
Tungra axtrax - very old
this looks like a rosewood TinT right?
but its actually a Tree thru Tree - rosewood pulled through a box fork
Ive seen these TtTs on Gingie - dont think they happen naturally
long strip scar - for rope fiber?
this box branch has been cut down with a stone axe
'giving tree' this dying scartree is feeding the supplejack
scar on scar - heartwood timber for tough jobs T4
Is this a Picasso or what?
Tungra axtrax
rosewood aka boonery trees like to stand their ground
the only twisted branch on our good old family tree - Slim Dusty
old axe cut T5
this looks very much like a dunny? Potty training?
axe cut scar
a very big old box tree used to stand here - it has been used over generations
emu track revisit - axtrax or termite trax
axcut burl & burn
stick pointer - we went that way ...
stone axe cut stump with charcoal rubbed edges
wailwun pointer or old branch fall stuck in the box fork & grown over?
somebody cooked something in here sometime ago now
unusual box tree habit. manipulated I expect
deep axe cut - looks like steel
crazy mushroom burl
why are these axe holes so round?
this hollow box tree log was cut down with a stone axe
this is the stump left from where it was cut
this is the upper end of the hollow log they cut open to extract a possum
here is the stone axe cut end - resource extraction tree
this big scar is curious as the face has been attacked by termites
strange scarring leaving a 'ring' - intentional?
strange growth habits along the edge of the Ginghet ..
some very old trees guard the waterways
Ive only seen this style of axe work once before
were they removing an older coolamon scar for dish or toy boat?
this is a dead Ironwood (Acacia excelsa) that has been "modified"
the timber is very hard like the name 'ironwood' suggests
why were they cutting around the trunk in circles?
to remove the thick bark perhaps? Or were they looking for something?
This is strange - the scar face has had a facelift
how did they get bark to grow back over the exposed scar?
very old axe cut scar down on the Ginghet
this horizontal stub did not grow here - its a pointer
closer you can see the stub is wedged in - directional modification
this dead whitewood? has scars & a hollow - native bees nest perhaps?
currant bush THRU coolabah in Avon
This coolabah has grown around & over the old currant bush
This isnt natural - there are a few other Trees THRU Trees here
Eagle mark on memorial TinT in the moonal
2nd eagle mark on same tree. Hereditary totem or gomeroi cicatrix?
more faint scarring - canker or cultural?
canker or carving?
stone axe cut in big scar
closer veiw
not sure what is happening here but its not normal growth.
someone carved something on this tree long ago ...
axe cut scar healing over TB
looks like steel axe cuts to me?
very old axtrax on big fallen scartree in Telinebone
stone axe cut rosewood with central 'joystick' type reshoot
very old stone axe cuts
this pine stump in the Pb camp has been cut with a stone axe
not sure what the intension was here?
this old dead Ironwood has been sampled over time
scars grow in from the sides faster than the top & bottom
stone axe cut stumps
stone axe cut rosewood
has a single axe cut caused this long scar?
here is the axe cut scar closer
stone axe cut scar
steel axe cut scar
unusual scarring in Warrambool
this old scar has almost healed but the stone axe marks are still obvious
old branch nubs nearby - not normal or natural
same with this deep slash scar - not natural or ringbarking
axtrax or symbols along the Ginghet
nothing much left of this old CMT except the scar itself!
major axe cut scar
minor axe cut scarring
I dont know what this scar is but I like it ...
old axcuts going up - chasing possum?
very old stone axe marks on the biggest TinT on Gingie
stone axe marks on the top of a scar
stone axe marks at the top of a big bark burial wrap scar
more top of scar stone axe cuts from the Barwon floodplain
Ive seen these scratch type scars before - unknown cultural reason
here is the huge healed horizontal scar on that big box with the scratching scars
canoe scar? by the side of the Ginghet
strange axe cut scarring on the Ginghet floodplain
stone axe scarring on old scarface
resource extraction scars - probably possum hunting
stone axe scars on an Ironwood tree
Wailwun stone axes left slightly different marks on the trunk than Gomeroi ones
axtrax X 3 - not a true ringtree as the inside is burnt out
here is where this wailwun scar healed over
budda - Eremophila mitchellii - twister
wailwun pointer/ direction tree
front view of wailwun pointer tree
gomeroi pointer? actually think this branch fell in the fork & the tree grew over it
stone axe cut tree at airstrip camp
stone axe marks on a supplejack
shrunken coolamon with strange branch insert. Seen before TB
stone axtrax on old coolamon
Nepine thru Pine at the Marra ck paleochannel
here are the highest axe cuts - cultural woodworking artistry
high cuts/ rubs in the house paddock - unknown reason
old redgum scar at the wells
deep top of scar axe cuts on coolabah- looks like steel axe?
where did this trunk go? Weird scar 1 along the Mungeroo
Weird scarring 2 down the Mungeroo
weird scarring 3 along the Mungeroo
weird scarring 4 view 1
weird scarring 4 view 2
this old multi-stemmed blackbox has been extensively used over time
small trunks have been removed with stone axes - firewood?
leaving some very odd scarring - along the Mungeroo
shallow patches on box tree bark - unknown
mmm interesting!
old axtrax - ringbarking or cultural?
wailwun stone axe cuts on scar top - south of Cuddie springs
bottle based old coolibah by the billabong - ancient!
I think these low sloping faceless coolamon trees were dunnies
axe cut burl on scar
tunnel tree at belah camp WB
steel axtrax on small coolamon BBB rd
ancient stone axtrax BBB camp
tree thru tree - wilga embraces box on the Marra ck paleochannel
did this branch grow thru there itself or was it helped?
Wailwun park bench - love seat?
not naturally occurring no way ...
squarish scar on a dead budda I think - Billybingbone rd
old axe scar distorted over time
Its so hot in summer out here the trees melt!
Possibly a water holding coolamon - see last blog
crazy coolabah - seen before but drove past mustering this morning
wood patterns
series of parallel axtax - Cuddie springs
this big hollow log was cut using a stone axe
possum extraction tree - stone axe TCS
not sure whats happening here - unknown cultural scarring
this box reshoot has been cut off with a stone axe
unusual triple tiny coolamon triangle - TCS
this supplejack branch has been cut down with a stone axe
not sure if this trunk was cut into when upright or fallen?
stone axe attack - what were they chasing inside this old boxtree?
axe cut scar at the Ginghet reserve
twister at the Ginghet reserve view 1
twister at the Ginghet reserve view 2
this stump has been cut with a stone axe - duh!
this stump has also been cut by a stone axe - wailwun wielded.
this Milgee medicine tree has been trained through the old Coolabah
the Milgee would not grow that way naturally is its away from the sun
this is a Belah - Casuarina cristata - bilaarr water-holding tree
I know this for the simple reason that it has water inside the trunk
The scar on the outside of the trunk is consistent with a stone axe cuts
so is the lip at the bottom of the scar & internal trunk marks
old axe cut scar on fallen box
possible axe cut on diseased trunk
this whitewood/ birraa has been threaded thru this leopardwood/ bagala
I dont know why but I do know it would have been maintained over time
birraa thru the bagala - the amazing tree art of the Gomilaroi ancestors
this cultural tree is not far from the birraa wood well in Antigar
I think this is a pointer tree - I dont think this is a dead branch
here is a closer look - what do you think?
deep axe cut scar - looks like a steel one
dunno whats happened here? Coals placed inside the coolabah perhaps?
stone axe use at the Wilga vale house tank in the GNR
the difference between stone & steel axes 101. Same people using different axes
axe cut scar that has become detached from the branch?
stone axtrax from a long time ago - Wee Wally
1 trunk has been forced to the ground bark shapes removed -why?
high axe cut scar - possum hunting?
split coolabah - fireplace damage I think
long underside strip scarring - probably campfire related
coolabah twister probably fire related
this scar was caused by deep axe cuts
so was this you can still see the axe shape enlarged over time
this looks like a high galah scar but its actually cultural
here you can see the faint axtrax at the bottom of the scar
axe cut scar obviously
camp coolabah 2 views - I think lots of kids have played here
stone axe on a very old fallen Belah - dead box swamp Wilga vale GNR
steel axe cut on old scar face
Belah stone axtrax - old
this big "resource extraction" log lying here ...
was cut off this big box tree with a stone axe here ...
and the "resource" they extracted was a possum! Classic ...
stone axe lopping - for shelters/ temporary housing?
this wilga is growing between the box tree & its burnt epicormic shoots
possibly a TinT but not classifiable - why are the re-shoots burnt?
And how did the wilga get in there? Some combos are too hard ..
2 views of twister - probably rosewood or wilga or budda
2 views of the twister - closer look
stone axtrax - very old
another stone axe trail on old box between the Narran & Bokhara
2 views of a symbolic scar possibly a glyph - Gali gurrunaa camp
this is a TTT - Tree Thru Tree - old wilga branch put around box tree branch
here is closer look - wilga is dead now & this cultural phenomenon will be lost if no one cares
I have seen this same squiggle on a CMT at Gingie - whiteants?
sometimes ringbarking cuts look scorched as well on weilwun land?
directional tree or fallen branch stuck in a box tree fork?
its been there awhile whatever the cause - 2 paddocks
2 box with 2 wilga & 2 butterbush trees planted beside them - cultural plantings
this Stud paddock box trunk has been debarked for a burial wrap I think
I think this is a weilwun whitewood water holding tree
wet inside & full of sand - I think they removed the split trunk to catch water
These bulbous based box trees are not normal - think they are CMTs
axtrax on dead ironwood I think or maybe supplejack?
cover this with bark & you have shelter like a rigid tent pole
fallen target tree I think - not canker scars - GG camp
someone cut down this hollow boxtree - yuwaalayaay
this one fell by itself - but still a bloody awesome tree
if this was on noongar boodja you would say its a water holding tree
axtrax old
wilga twister along Nardoo songline
deep axe cuts into old scar - possum hunting?
dead pine twister in Telinebone - 2 views
beefwood axe cut
leopardwood axe cut
eucalypt axe cut
Currant bush are not climbers - this one has been trained
aka warrior bush this small tree has been manipulated years ago
see thru box with opposite scars - not a true ringtree
I get knocked down, but I get up again. You are never gonna keep me down ..
axe cut scar separating from debarked trunk
big scar with stone axe hole cut in base - resource extraction
2 trunks of a carved tree - Gulargambone
another see thru tree at GG camp
small Ginghet axe scar
old resource extraction tree - probably possum
this stump was cut with a stone axe for sure
water storage or what? whitewood trough?
the big central trunk has been cut down with a stone axe
little axe cut scars beside big scars - mistakes or cultural additions?
this old box has been modified at the base like a cave
to encourage possums/ goannas? habitat shelters at GG
this big old, divided box has fallen exposing large internal 'clods'
stranger & stranger - why 2 different soil types & colours?
cutting coolamons with a jigsaw? Old Ted or Young Ted I wonder
here is the reverse side of this tree - axtrax no more?
hunting possum with steel axe in debarked box trunk
axe cut hole - possum hunting GG
exposed coolabah root or horizonal branch? The Ginghet has them all
the laws of physics & biology dont apply to the Ginghet
the old clever people (wailwun in this case) lived by their own laws
we just dont understand yet ..
unrelated stone axe cut scars - this archive is almost full so doubling up
definitely old stone axtrax on an old scar GNR
not 100% sure what made this scar - axe or natural cracking
love these flappy fellows but have no idea how they are made?
is this group of redgums & bimblebox trees are growing out of the same lignotuber?
they have done this with the 50:50 tree here so anything is possible
this dead tree near Nardoo camp has some strange marks & steel axe cuts?
this is a women's scarred tree because its in a women's place
there is another almost identical at the belah ringtree place (womens)
stone axe cut scarring/ healing GG camp
very strange twisted misshapen scar with stone axe marks
lovely stone axe cut edge on this stump with possible singe too
this coolabah & whitewood have not grown together naturally
these 2 trees have been manipulated over time to grow like this
here are 2 views close up - at the big billabong on the big warrambool
2 views of an old Marungle mallee-root (lignotuber) on a swamp blackbox
2 views of a culturally scarred blackbox beside a wilga TinT
how old I wonder? The central trunk is gone leaving the epicormic shoots
the soil inside eucalypts matches the soil they live in - red in the ridges
black/brown in this wailwun swamp
stone axe marks on the inside of a special whitewood window tree
old axtrax or old termite trax?
Ginghet camp tree killed by prolonged water releases from Burrandong dam 2022
special manipulated Belah? tree BBB rd bridge camp
2 views of high unknown engraving GG camp Cumborah
BBB bridge camp dead Eurah 'twister'
2 different views of BBB bridge campEurah 'twister'
scar flap BBBB camp
old stone axe scarring BBBB camp
2 views of a possible eagle mark scar Cumborah ridges
2 views of a special platted wilga? at the BFC camp on the Ginghet
2 extra views of this Platted tree which is either a wilga or rosewood
lovely lips - probably a distorted axcut scar GG
I dont really even know what this is? A bent down tree narrowed at the base ..somehow?
Its been bent in the middle to form a triangle with the ground
Hard to tell which end are the branches & which end are roots?

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