A tale of history - an ancient rock painting of a mythical Bunyip

By Joe Hinchliffe
Updated January 13 2019 - 3:39pm, first published 3:05pm
The rock art was found in the Mt Difficult Range and tells a story which links the cave to two other sites which can be seen from the clifftop. Picture: JUSTIN MCMANUS
The rock art was found in the Mt Difficult Range and tells a story which links the cave to two other sites which can be seen from the clifftop. Picture: JUSTIN MCMANUS

During the 1800s a beast unknown to science haunted the waterways of southern Australia. Like the saltwater crocodile of the north, the creature was said to ambush and devour its victims.

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