Case file · Sacred site
Quinkan rock art, Laura
The galleries near Laura, Cape York, depict the Quinkan spirits: tall, thin Timara and the more dangerous Imjim. They became widely known to outsiders through Percy Trezise's work with Aboriginal elders, notably his 1969 book Quinkan Country. Custodians George Musgrave and Tommy George spent their lives protecting the sites.
1969 CE · -15.56, 144.45 · status: official