Hyden - Mulka Cave

We didn’t get to do the humps as it was rather warm to leave the mystery bus 🚌 with Billy so we visited Mulka’s cave for 10mins. Paul got an instant hibby jibbies as he entered the cave yet at that point he knew nothing of the legend?

The name Mulka comes from an Aboriginal legend associated with the cave. Mulka was the illegal son of woman who fell in love with a man with whom marriage was forbidden according to their law.

It is believed that a result of breaking these rules, she bore a son with crossed eyes. Even though he grew to be an outstandingly strong man of colossal height, his crossed eyes prevented him from aiming a spear accurately and becoming a successful hunter.

Out of frustration it is said Mulka turned to catching and eating human children and he became the terror of the district. He lived in Mulka’s Cave, where the imprints of his hands can still be seen, much larger and higher than that of an ordinary man.

There are over 450 separate hand prints and images on the walls of the two main chambers.Read more