Wilberforce

1850c Hiram uses iron tomahawk to carve onto flat mass of Hawkesbury riverbank sandstone near Wilberforce a lifesize image of white man going into bush to cut timber carrying axe over his shoulder. Using new technology, Hiram introduces new symbols into ancient cultural practices.

Related events

Aboriginal men trade handwoven twine and spear on riverbank with Gov Phillip's boating party in return for freshly shot duck and steel hatchet

2005 Inaugural reunion of descendants of Darkinung people from Hawkesbury-Hunter Ranges on riverbank at Wilberforce

Hiram rock carving on riverbank near Wilberforce, 1850 in Mathews 1896 Hiram's carving (Mathews 1896)

Wilberforce on the northern bank of the Hawkesbury, Joseph Lycett 1825c

Wilberforce on northern bank of Hawkesbury, Joseph Lycett, c1825 NLA

Location

Wilberforce

Australia

33° 34' 11.658" S, 150° 50' 18.0852" E

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