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Wollemi National Park

The Wollemi National Park is wilderness area located in the northern Blue Mountains and Lower Hunter regions of NSW. It’s the second largest national park in NSE and contains the Wollemi Wilderness, which is the largest such wilderness area in Australia.

AWAT4539 LR Sheep Cave Art Site
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Sheep Cave Art Site

A long rock shelter with spectacular Aboriginal cave paintings in red ochre. The four large figures are said to represent quails.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 24, 2022 ago
Dog Rock on the Dog Rock Loop
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Dog Rock Loop on D’Arcy Range in Wollemi

A short off-track loop in the D’Arcy Range (Wollemi NP) that visits some interesting sandstone formations, shelters and rock platforms.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 15, 2022 ago
AWAT3396 LR Mount Irvine Road Stencils and Grooves
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Mount Irvine Road Stencils and Grooves

Two adjacent indigenous heritage sites along Mount Irvine Road near Bilpin. One has axe grinding grooves, and the other hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 13, 2022 ago
AWAT3275 LR D'Arcy Range 18 Shelter
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

D’Arcy Range 18 Shelter

Single hand stencil in a deep sandstone shelter below the D’Arcy Range Trail in the Wollemi National Park

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 13, 2022 ago
AWAT3214 LR Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tootie Creek Charcoal Frieze

A long shelter with a panel of Aboriginal rock art, above Tootie Creek in the Wollemi National Park.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 13, 2022 ago
AWAT2977 LR A short Wollemi walk off the Box Tree Clearing Trail
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

A short Wollemi walk off the Box Tree Clearing Trail

A short, off-track bushwalk in Wollemi National Park off the Box Tree Clearing Trail (Lilavale Track), to visit and record a shelter with Aboriginal hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 13, 2022 ago
AWAT2995 LR 1 Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Tollagong Range Red Hands Shelter

An isolated rock shelter west of Box Tree Clearing Trail has about 15 Aboriginal hand stencils in red ochre along the rear wall.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 12, 2022 ago
AWAT2934 LR Lilavale Track Stencil Shelter
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Lilavale Track Stencil Shelter

A long but shallow overhang with multiple Aboriginal hand stencils, near the Lilavale Track.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 12, 2022 ago
AWAT2906 LR Back Creek Shelter with Art
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Back Creek Shelter with Art

A small shelter with Aboriginal rock art, just outside the Wollemi National Park. The deep overhang has a number of hand stencils, as well as one of a hand and a club.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 12, 2022 ago
AWAT2869 LR Cave of Many Hands
Australia NSW Western Sydney & Blue Mountains

Cave of Many Hands

A recently “discovered” shelter with Aboriginal rock art, just outside the Wollemi National Park. The shelter has over a hundred hand stencils.

By oliverd :-), 4 yearsAugust 12, 2022 ago

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