Grass Tree Stalk
Another photo of the gorge, but you will notice a photo of a Grass Tree Stalk. The stalk was cut down by the aboriginals in the old days, the flower head cut off, and the stalk was used for making spears. John, one of the elders showed Don how they used a particular stone, shaped, then showed him a type of sap or glue they used to attach to the stalk, and then binded with twine. This then became a spear. Should we know call Don a "bushman" ????? The group were also shown what berries etc were edible in the bush.
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more 
