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Members of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community gather around the petroglyph before it is loaded onto the truck. Source: SBS News / Sarah Maunder

Ancient rock carvings by Tasmanian Aboriginal ancestors have begun their journey home to the state’s far north-west. The petroglyphs were cut from the now-protected area of Preminghana over 60 years ago, and displayed at museums in Hobart and Launceston.

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Ancient rock carvings by Tasmanian Aboriginal ancestors have begun their journey home to the state’s far north-west. The petroglyphs were cut from the now-protected area of Preminghana over 60 years ago, and displayed at museums in Hobart and Launceston.

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