Aboriginal Scar Tree

Stage Number: MBNH.07.02.10

Group: Western

Local Study Area: Toowong-St Lucia-Indooroopilly

Epoch: Early 19th Century

Street Address: Bus stop on Dixon Street close to Vince Hickey Stadium, Toowong Memorial Park side, Toowong

Latitude & Longitude: -27.47805556,152.99583333

Time Link: 1823

Map Link: 1859

Image Time Point: 1859

Information

Tree scarred by Aboriginal use, possibly for roofing of huts. Probably related to the adjacent Toowong Campsite.

Citations

Ray Kerkhove, 2015, Aboriginal Campsites of Greater Brisbane (Salisbury: Boolarong), 133.

Image Citations

Map References

QSA. QSA Series 1748 Moreton District, County of Stanley Maps – A1 Series. 10 chains to the inch. Portions LXIV and LXV in the Parish of Indooroopilly, County of Stanley. 10 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane. 620522