Category Archives: Aboriginal Sites

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

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

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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Mt Hay, The Butterbox and Kestrel Ridge – 19 September 2024

Bob and myself had planned a walk in Royal National Park, but a total fire ban resulted in all the walking tracks in that park being closed, so we decided to head up to the Blue Mountains. I had wanted … Continue reading

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Coba Ridge Walk – 29 August 2024

Bob and myself headed up to Fiddletown to walk along Coba Ridge in Marramarra National Park.  We had pleasant weather on our walk – where we were mainly looking for Aboriginal art sites. We found a number of pretty good … Continue reading

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Ida Falls Walk (and a Visit to the Clarence Caves) – 25 July 2024

Ida Falls is a waterfall close to Lithgow, and is located near the old Zig Zag Railway. It is one place that I have never visited and been on my list of places to visit for a while (like Ahearn … Continue reading

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Wattamolla to Little Marley Walk – 8 July 2024

I once again joined Brian Everingham and other walkers from the National Parks Association of NSW for a very pleasant walk from Wattamolla along the Royal Coast Track to Little Marley and back the same way. This is one of … Continue reading

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More Aboriginal Art on West Head – 4 July 2024

With more wet weather forecast, Bob and myself decided on another visit to West head to continue looking for Aboriginal sites. Wet rock platforms make the often very faint engravings much easier to discern. So that was a good reason … Continue reading

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Aboriginal Art Walk – 28 June 2024

Bob and myself decided to head up to the Blue Mountains and walk out along a ridge to looks for some Aboriginal sites. It was to an area we had visited before – but not to the particular ridge we … Continue reading

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Mowlee Ridge Walk – 24 June 2024

This was an interesting walk in Royal National Park, along the Mowlee Ridge, following the Little Marley Firetrail from the Bundeena Road to Little Marley. It was a ridge I have not visited before (except for the bottom section on … Continue reading

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Bundeena to Marley Walk – 13 June 2024

I was able to join Brian Everingham on a walk he led for the National Parks Association of NSW. I travelled down to Cronulla with Valerie on the train, and then we caught the ferry to Bundeena where we met … Continue reading

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