Aboriginal scarred trees illegally felled at Lake Burrumbeet

[Gary Vines]

An investigation is underway into the illegal removal of wood from mature red gums on the shores of Lake Burrumbeet. Two felled trees are confirmed as Aboriginal scarred trees, recorded on the Victorian Aboriginal heritage register.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3979739/illegal-act-cuts-history/

[John Pickard]

Hi Gary,

 

Several years ago I heard of landowners in western NSW cutting down scarred trees to “remove” a potential problem. This was in areas where the graziers needed a formal permit for land clearing. Any scarred trees that were recorded during a pre-permit inspection would have caused major problems for the clearing. So the simple solution for someone wanting to clear vegetation was to remove any scarred trees before applying for a permit. I’m not sure how widespread it was / is, but I imagine that it is far more common that we realise.

 

Conversely, some landowners are almost proud to have these and other relics on their properties, and make reasonable efforts to retain them, and minimise damage. For example, a grazier who refuses to pick up grinding dishes, etc. His attitude is quite enlightened. He believes that the objects belong in the landscape where they lie or stand, and he never follows the usual action of bringing them back to the house “so that they won’t be damaged out in the paddock”

 

But I suspect that the classic pattern of picking up “interesting” and large objects (ground axes, grinding dishes etc.) continues almost unabated.

 

Cheers, John

John Pickard
john.p...@bigpond.com

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