"The Origin Of Rowing"
 

 
Way back in Dreamtime the canoe was made from the bark of the tree and used to make it easier to catch fish.

The Dreamtime stories passed down from some tribes say the Sport, now competed as Olympic Rowing, originated from Aboriginal fishermen rowing to catch their fish before the tide took them into the sea.

At the top right of this painting can be seen the various fish and turtles to be caught for food by the Aboriginals.

In the centre is a warrior cuffing a canoe from the bark of a tree with a large axe made from a sharp stone attached to a wooden handle.

The river can be seen running through the centre from the top left to the bottom right of the painting with the tribesmen racing to catch the fish before the tide takes them to sea.

At the bottom left is shown the various ways of catching the fish from the canoes- either by spears, or nets made from reeds gathered from the edge of creeks.

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