Saturday, July 1, 2017

Attractions in Blue Mountain Katoomba Sydney Janalone Cave

Janalone Cave South Wales Sydney Australia

What is the story behind the Jenolan Caves?
There is a Dreamtime story that belongs to the Gundungurra people that describes how the area came into existence; there was a tussle between two ancestral creator spirits, a giant eel known as Gurangatch and a large native cat known as Mirrigan. The caves still remain a significant pWhat is the Aboriginal name for the Jenolan Caves?

Jenolan Caves were known to the local Aboriginal population for many thousands of years as Binoomea, "Dark places".art of Indigenous cultur
What is the cultural significance of the Jenolan Caves?
Gundungurra elder, Billy Lynch, recalled in the early years of the 20th century that, “The old natives knew the Caves”. They penetrated the caves as far as the subterranean water, carrying their sick to be bathed in this water, which they believed to have great curative powers.






















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