Category Archives: Aboriginal Sites

Bantry Bay – Looking for Aboriginal Art – 27 March 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, so I suggested to Bob that rather than head up the mountains, that we do a walk in the Bantry Bay area, and while there we could look for some Aboriginal sites. I knew about … Continue reading →

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Heritage Walk in the Lane Cove Valley – 7 March 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined Bob and Douglas for a very interesting walk in the upper parts of the Lane Cove Valley looking for two Aboriginal art sites. We set off from Cheltenham and followed a track at first. Then we left the … Continue reading →

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Store Beach and The Wormhole – 21 February 2025

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Dave Noble

I suggested a walk to Store Beach near the Quarantine Station at North Head to Bob. This beach is normally accessed by boat, but in low tide, it is possible to walk around the shore from the nearby Collins Beach. … Continue reading →

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Jibbon Walk – 16 December 2024

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham and party from the National Parks Association of NSW for a very nice walk in Royal National Park. It was  a hard day walk from Bundeena and then a loop around the Jibbon and back to … Continue reading →

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Raptors in Royal – 25 November 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen on a walk to the sea cliffs in Royal National Park to see how a breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons were going. Valerie and her great niece Izzy joined me. We had a very enjoyable walk. We … Continue reading →

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Another Glenbrook Heritage Walk – 21 November 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

After a most interesting walk, the week before, Bob and myself decided to do second trip in the Glenbrook section of Blue Mountains National Park in order to look for more Aboriginal art sites. We had to do a fair … Continue reading →

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Dalpura Canyon – 18 November 2024

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob was taking a relative, Luke, visiting from England, out for a canyoning trip – Dalpura Canyon, and asked if I wanted to come along. I did. Bob drove up the mountains and we were soon heading down the creek … Continue reading →

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Glenbrook Heritage Walk – 14 November 2024

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

On an earlier trip, Bob and myself had spent a bit of effort looking for an Aboriginal art site that is described in “Blue Mountains Dreaming” edited by Eugene Stockton. in the book, Stockton describes a cave, nit too far … Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches – Aboriginal Art Sites and The Dee Why to Curl Curl Undercliff Walk – 17 October 2024

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had been talking about doing the under cliff walk between  Dee Why and Curl Curl for some time now – but to do it requires not only a low tide, but a very low tide. And with … Continue reading →

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The Dry Canyon and The Glow Worm Tunnel 21-22 September 2024

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

A camping weekend had been organised for the weekend. It was a get together, camping overnight near the Dry Canyon on the Newnes Plateau. A big group met together for the evening around the campfire, but on both days, smaller … Continue reading →

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