The Hunter Region covers a large area to the north of Sydney: the hills and rivers in the Hunter Valley were created by Baiame, an ancestral deity. The traditional custodians of this area were the Wonnarua, Darkinjung, Wiradjuri and Awabakal people. A large number of rock art sites can be found this area, including the Baiame Cave and Finchley Aboriginal Area. While national parks protect many of the Aboriginal rock art sites, there are still many which are located on private land.
A pothole on a ridge above the Boree Track with carved water channels, which was also used by European settlers who carved their initals and a horse into the rock.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Quality: 2/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
Two adjacent and potentially related Aboriginal rock engraving sites near Boree Valley Road, which depict a koala, two kangaroos and over 30 animal tracks.
A long shelter below Corrabare Road with Aboriginal rock art, including two eels in red ochre and a hand stencil.
- Number of motifs: 8
- Quality: 3.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1997
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
The Cutta Muttan Creek Shelter contains some spectacular Aboriginal rock art, including multiple human figures and a club in red ochre and over 130 hand stencils.
- Number of motifs: 145
- Quality: 5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1893
- Originally recorded by: R.H. Mathews, F.D. McCarthy, Warren Bluff, W.J Enright
Documented by Warren Bluff in the 1980s, this very small overhang in an isolated boulder above Dairy Arm had five unusually coloured hand stencils.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Quality: 2.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1981
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
An unusual Aboriginal rock art site above Dairy Arm, which has several charcoal drawings of what may be leaves.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Quality: 2.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1981
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
A small and low shelter in an isolated boulder above Dairy Arm, which has Aboriginal rock art in white and red ochre.
- Number of motifs: 16
- Quality: 2/5
- Condition of art: Weathered
- Year first recorded: 1982
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
A deeply spiritual Aboriginal rock art site located along the Boree Track, Devils Rock or Burragurra has over a hundred engravings. They include deity figures, the spirit footprints of Baiame and over fifty bird tracks.
- Number of motifs: 180
- Quality: 5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1937
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, W.J Enright
- View site sketch
A large and very sheltered camping cave along the Boree Track, which contains over 50 Aboriginal rock art motifs (including a large kangaroo, deity figure and a possible contact motif).
- Number of motifs: 62
- Quality: 3.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1994
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
An Aboriginal rock art shelter near Devils Rock, which contains an impressive gallery of charcoal and red ochre figures.
- Number of motifs: 35
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1970
- Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
A small group of Aboriginal engravings near Devils Rock; one of the sites has three men and a boomerang.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Quality: 2/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1993
- Originally recorded by: Warren Bluff
The signposted Finchley cultural walk provides access to the Finchley Aboriginal Site, considered one of the best Aboriginal engraving sites in Australia.
- Number of motifs: 137
- Quality: 4.5/5
- Condition of art: Good, Vandalised, Re-grooved
- Year first recorded: 1937
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- View site sketch
Three Aboriginal hand stencils (two of them quite weathered) in a shelter below Finchley Campground in Yengo National Park.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Quality: 3/5
- Condition of art: Good, Weathered
- Year first recorded: 2024
A small shelter with Aboriginal art near the Finchley Campground; it has three white outline figures on the ceiling.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Quality: 3/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 2020
- Originally recorded by: C. Douchkov
One of the significant and complex Aboriginal engraving sites along the Boree Track, Frying Pan Rock has over 130 figures. The site probably depicts one or more hunting scenes, and includes 12 kangaroos (two of them speared) as well as many other animals.
- Number of motifs: 139
- Quality: 5/5
- Condition of art: Good
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
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