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WHERE IS THIS? · Sawn Rocks, north-western NSW

GEOLOGY Rising above the surrounding forest like a vast cathedral pipe organ, Sawn Rocks is a tourist attraction in Mt Kaputar National Park, inland from Tamworth and Armidale in north-west New South Wales.

The unusual rock formation is a reminder of Australia’s more volcanic past. Around 21 million years ago, our continent’s northward drift 

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