Category Archives: Aboriginal Sites

Bundeena to Marley Walk – 8 August 2022

It was pleasant to join Brian Everingham and other walkers in the National Parks Association of NSW for a walk from Bundeena along the Coastal Track to Marley Headland and back the same way. The weather was fine, but there … Continue reading →

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Gardens of Stone Walk – 17 July 2022

My friend Enmoore had been wanting to do a traverse of Mt Banks for a fair while and we had planned to do it this day, but strong winds were forecast, so we adopted Keith’s suggestion for a walk in … Continue reading →

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Mid Mountains Heritage Walk – 14 July 2022

Bob and myself travelled up the Blue Mountains and then set off down a creek looking for Aboriginal sites. There was a track down the creek, which we followed, and we also left it quite often to check out overhangs … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park – Looking for Aboriginal Art – 7 July 2022

Bob had never been to Oatley Park, and I had suggested a visit there, and we thought we could combine it with looking for Aboriginal art sites. Digi Dave had shown me an art site on a previous visit – … Continue reading →

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A Walk to “Mr Fat” – 29 June 2022

For our walk this week, Bob and myself visited “Mr Fat”, which is probably the largest tree in the Cumberland Plain. I had read about this tree in Peter Ridgeway’s excellent book – “A Wide and Open Land“, his account … Continue reading →

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More Whale Watching – Bundeena to Marley Walk – 24 June 2022

I was keen to head back down to Royal National Park and walk along the Coastal Track south of Bundeena to look for whales and birds. This time I was joined by Sue. We travelled to Cronulla by train and … Continue reading →

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Kings Tableland and Bulls Camp – Heritage Walks – 22 June 2022

This was another trip to look at some Aboriginal sites in the Blue Mountains. This time on Kings Tableland. Bob and myself travelled to Wentworth Falls and met up with Pete for the first part of the trip. Pete showed … Continue reading →

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Mt Tomah and Mt Wilson Weekend 18 – 19 June 2022

Wendy had planned a weekend trip to visit two of the basalt capped mountains in the Blue Mountains. Her plan was to first visit Mt Tomah and go to the Botanic Gardens there. She was particularly keen to visit the … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park Art Walk – 16 June 2022

Bob and myself decided on a trip to Royal National Park to see if we could find some Aboriginal Art sites.  On the day we visited five separate sites and found some amazing art. All the art we saw were … Continue reading →

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Linden – Woodford Heritage Walk and More – 8 June 2022

Bob and myself spent another interesting day in the Blue Mountains exploring a number of heritage sites. On an  earlier trip, we had missed an Aboriginal engraving site. It was not too difficult to get to, so we checked it … Continue reading →

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