Description
Colonial engraving of Angel Cave, Cape Schanck which is near the mouth of the Murwurrarong Creek.
Supposedly its’ name was derived from the fact that in the semi-darkness of the cave, a group of stalactites have a vague resemblance to the shape of an angel. The aboriginal people of the area claimed that Bunjil was one day taking a walk upon the sea, when a great storm arose. The “Great Man” walked up to the then flat shore, commanded it to rise into a cliff, and ordered a cave to form there. He then sheltered in it until the storm had passed’.
From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.
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National Library Australia: ISN 16 Nov 1865 Page 4
