Christys Gully Powerlines Fish

Summary: An Aboriginal engraving along the Christys Gully Firetrail on the Central Coast with two small fish.

  • Site type: Rock engraving
  • Number of motifs: 2
  • Motif/s: Fish
  • Quality: 2/5
  • Condition of site: Good, Weathered
  • Year first recorded: 1960
  • Originally Recorded by: Ian Sim
  • Sim Reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/3 S1 (Mt White)
  • Ian Sim, Archaelogical Sites in the Sydney Region – A Record of Field Surveys 1958-1973 (“Sim Collection”), Site 5/3 Series 1 (Mooney Mooney-Mt White), p.34

On a rock platform below powerlines along Christys Gully Firetrail are two small fish.

IMG 1171 LR enhanced Christys Gully Powerlines Fish

Both fish are engraved fairly deeply.

IMG 1165 LR Christys Gully Powerlines Fish
IMG 1166 LR Christys Gully Powerlines Fish

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