Moorowing Rock north of Bullabulling

Hi Alan,

I had to dig deep to find anything on these two rocks.


This is what I found about Caenyie/Caenylie/Caenye Rock
Aboriginal name recorded by F.M. Roe, second in charge of C.C. Hunt's exploring party, on 3rd October 1866 it was incorrectly positioned on early maps. As a result Reserve 8479, when gazetted on 2nd January 1903 (page 4) was incorrectly stated to be at Caenyie Rock -"said rock being situated about 12 miles north-westward of Bulla Bulling".
Since there is no rock in that position, post-1968 maps applied both name and reserve to the rock nearest there; one at co-ords 369.3 170.4 yds. Roe's diary and bearings, consulted during research in 1985, proved conclusively that Caenylie Rock was actually situated some 21km northwards. Consequently, positional amendment for Caenye Rock was approved on 15th February 1985.

Charles C Hunt
In his journal Hunt shows Mulyering for Mt Burges. Maybe Moorowing Rock is a corruption of the name. Moorowing Rock is to the west of Mt Burges and to the north of Caenyie.


The attached map shows both rocks.
The red lines are the main trunk lines of the Kurrawang Woodline rail routes. The Moorowing Rock area looks as though it was a good cutting area given the rail lines there.
Note that Caenyie has two polluted wells.

Here are my findings:

An extract from an old map


Waypoints on modern map:


Position of conglomerate blow on old map:


The rock to the north west of Bullabulling is not Caenyie. It is Morrowing.
I drove from Bullabulling to the rock and there was a conglomerate blow right where the old map said it was.

Here is a picture of it:


Morrowing Rock is very pristine and does not have many modern human visitors judging from the amount of visible tracks and damage etc...

Here is a picture of some of it:



I found some inscriptions.
B Dimer (had date but could not read)

3 female names:


Some horseshoes I brought together:


Not related but good view of Mt Burges from the west:


Cheers
Alan