At this same time on earth there was a major period of glaciation and it is thought that at least the southern half of Australia would have been frozen over with ice in winter. Proof can be found in the form of dropstones in certain parts of the quarry- which were carried by large glaciers and then deposited once the ice melted. More @Wikipedia
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