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Who in Australia 10,000 or 25,000 years ago could have had a At another ‘astronomical observatory’ site further north near standard of living such a far cry from that of the Aborigines that Wyong, atop a flat mountain summit stands a large rock shoal they wore shoes? upon which have been carved circular markings believed to repre- Further mystery surrounds the remains of the huge temple-like sent the phases of the Moon. structure, built of large stone blocks, which stands in the Woomera Situated at another site deep in the forest country west of district of South Australia. Gosford and standing against a cliffside is a remarkable doorlike Off the coast of Gladstone, submerged upon what was formerly structure. Constructed of two upright stone pillars 20 feet high Queensland's original eastern coastline in ages past, lies what is with another stone slab placed across the top of the two uprights, left of extensive stone ruins. Some ruined walls are formed of — its purpose beyond some lost ceremonial significance remains a Tiahuanaco-style blocks, while others are composed of the earlier- mystery. mentioned triangular-shaped bricks whose mortar appears more South of Sydney near Campbelltown, in thick bushland above durable than the bricks themselves, for, in many cases, barely the the Georges River, stand stoneworks predating early European set- rubble outlines remain of former dwellings and other structures. _ tlement of the early 1800s. Nearby is a large hill whose summit is The location is kept a closely guarded secret by divers. flattened by a base of stone blocks. The full view of the heavens At another secret site further north up the coast, a stepped pyra- in every direction suggests this site had once been an ancient midal structure is said to have been located. Constructed of large astronomical observatory. stone blocks, it has part~- ly collapsed due to the effects of countless tides over the centuries. If these submerged ruins off Torres Strait, Queensland and else- where around Australia, [ or mysterious temple- [4% like ruins in Queensland, New South Wales, South and Western Australia pose riddles, how else are we to explain the number of stone and earthen pyramidal struc- Residents of the Dapto dis- trict north of Wollongong on the NSW south coast still recall the "Dapto Stonehenge" m™ that stood near } the town until the early 1970s. Consisting of 12 huge boulders arranged in a circle, it was destroyed by a tures that have been construction found scattered across team for a local Queensland and New development. South Wales and perhaps Had it served as elsewhere? - yet another Apart from the § Examples of the mysterious rock script of Australia's lost civilisation, dc by Rex and J ancient astro- Gympie Pyramid ruin Heather Gilroy on the Blue —ao west wt of Sydney, NSW. nomical site? and also some pyramid- eo oa 7 z I know this . shaped hills that were spenvently utilised for astronomical purpos- may be a surprise to a many penpie, but megalithic stone struc- es—and where undoubtedly Middle Eastern rock scripts have been _ tures, reminiscent of England's famous Stonehenge and other simi- found—we are still left with other ruins and hills seemingly _ lar astronomical stone formations erected across the British Isles, employed for such purposes at a far earlier time by the mystery Europe and western Asia, exist right here in Australia! race in question. At these sites I have found rock inscriptions of They are perhaps the most startling visible evidence of the for- the type mentioned at the beginning of this chapter. mer existence of an Australian ‘lost civilisation’ and hint at a high- Sometimes scattered hundreds of miles apart, when pinpointed ly advanced ancient knowledge of astronomy. As my future book on a map they are found largely to line up. This aspect of our on our Australian lost civilisation will cover these structures in study is too extensive to describe fully here and will be left for the more detail, we shall for convenience examine a few aspects of forthcoming book, but it seems inevitable that other, as-yet- one particular site at a highly confidential location west of the unknown sites containing telltale rock inscriptions will be added Blue Mountains near Bathurst. to the list. This site consists of stone alignments, standing stones, dolmens, At Gosford, on the NSW central coast, stand large stones set stone circles, carved stone heads and other formations covering an amid circular, raised earthen mounds. These central stones have area of at least several square miles of scrubby country, flat except been hollowed out saucer-fashion. Water poured into the hollows _for a few hills where signs of astronomical observation platforms was the means by which the ancient astronomers were able to see _ have been found. a reflection of the heavenly movements at night. Since most Australians have for so long been conditioned to Also at Gosford, atop a mountain is a flat area now covered with —_ believe that their history only commenced with the arrival of trees hundreds of years old but which, thousands of years ago, Captain James Cook in 1770, it is not at all surprising to me that would have been cleared. For here stand sandstone blocks, the few people ever thought to consider the possibility that an earlier remains of some enormous edifice. In the same area, upon a flat civilisation may have occupied this continent thousands of years shoal of rock are 50 circular symbols, some joined by lines, others ago. in formations, perhaps representing the movements of certain stars I first became aware of the existence of Stonehenge-type stone or planets. arrangements in Australia back in 1965 when one day, following At another ‘astronomical observatory’ site further north near Wyong, atop a flat mountain summit stands a large rock shoal upon which have been carved circular markings believed to repre- sent the phases of the Moon. Situated at another site deep in the ferest country west of Gosford and standing against a cliffside is a remarkable doorlike structure. Constructed of two upright stone pillars 20 feet high with another stone slab placed across the top of the two uprights, its purpose beyond some lost ceremonial significance remains a mystery. South of Sydney near Campbelltown, in thick bushland above the Georges River, stand stoneworks predating early European set- tlement of the early 1800s. Nearby is a large hill whose summit is flattened by a base of stone blocks. The full view of the heavens in every direction suggests this site had once been an ancient astronomical observatory. Dacidante af ago. . , . I first became aware of the existence of Stonehenge-type stone arrangements in Australia back in 1965 when one day, following 34 © NEXUS AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1995