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When the farm was sold, aboriginal  elders were called in to identify any artifacts that could have significance in aboriginal culture so that they may be preserved when land clearing started.  There were several trees that were deemed to be of significance because of the carving done on the trunks.  The land was purchased for capital works and needed to be cleared, therefore the trees were unable to be preserved in their living insitu condition so the Council and Aboriginal elders came up with the solution to preserve just the significant part of the trees.  They were cut down, the upper parts removed and the lower parts were taken to the Aboriginal Artifacts area of our local Botanical Gardens where they were cemented into position under a protective shelter.  Whenever interested visitors come, we take them to the gardens to see these trees and to reminisce over the years of family life on the farm.  I have made sure that all of Dad’s grandchildren and great grandchildren have been photographed with the trees and that they know the significance of them.  These  are the photos of some of our own grandchildren visiting the trees in their new position


Online information:
.  These are known as “scarred” trees, the scarring having occurred when Aboriginal people removed large pieces of  bark and used it for traditional purposes. The wounds that the scarred trees still display tell of the many uses Aboriginal people found for them... including canoes or container, food implements, shields, temporary shelters, on initiation sites, as tombstones for their dead...