Bradleys Head Red Ochre Fish
Regarded as Mosman’s best-surviving pigment art image, this Aboriginal site is in a shallow coastal overhang.
The Sydney Harbour National Park as created progressively from 1975, and now includes parts of Port Jackson, Sydney and its foreshores and various islands over 392 hectares of land. The national park protects the landforms of Bradleys Head, Clark Island, Dobroyd Head, Fort Denison, Georges Head, Goat Island, Middle Head, Nielsen Park, Rodd Island, Shark Island and Sydney Heads (including the Quarantine Station at North Head and The Gap bluff at South Head)
Regarded as Mosman’s best-surviving pigment art image, this Aboriginal site is in a shallow coastal overhang.
A very simple trig station consisting of a metal plug in a sandstone block, Bradleys Trig is “hidden in plain site” on Bradleys Head.
A long rock shelter near Bradleys Head with several hand stencils, and what appears to be a shield.
The Hunter Region has thousands of Aboriginal rock art sites, consisting of both shelters (stencils land drawings) and engravings.
Hornsby Shire – which is the largest LGA in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region – contains approximately 600 recorded Aboriginal rock art sites (and over 1,200 Aboriginal heritage sites). These date back from thousands of years to post-European contact art.
The Royal National Park in Sydney’s south protects about 650 recorded indigenous heritage sites, including many rock engravings and cave paintings.
Many sites Aboriginal engraving sites across the inner suburbs of Sydney have been destroyed or are very weatheredl. The sites which remain are isolated from their natural environment.
Collins Flat Beach is a sheltered harbour beach between between North Head and Little Manly Cove. It can only be reached via foot, via a couple of walking tracks.
At the head of Collins Flat Beach is Collins Beach Waterfall. The waterfall is best visited after decent rain.
Over ten metres in height, the Obelisk Trig at North Head was constructed around 1809 as a navigational aid for ships.