Sim documented hundreds of Aboriginal rock art sites across Sydney, many of them published in a series of articles in Mankind in the 1960s. A consolidated set of his recordings referred to as the “Sim Collection” are now held by AHIMS.
An intriguing Aboriginal engraving site near Alison's Cascades, which has two birds, a shark and a long line of mundoes.
- Number of motifs: 26
- Year first recorded: 1971
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 7/10
An Aboriginal engraving of a large eel (or rainbow serpent) and several bird tracks on a ridge off the Bala Range Trail.
- Number of motifs: 8
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
The Basin Aboriginal Site is a significant, signposted rock engraving site along the Basin Track. It has 53 figures, and interpretative signage.
- Number of motifs: 53
- Year first recorded: 1964
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Stanbury and Clegg
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(6) 1965 Sheet 1, Fig A
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 138
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The three Shark Rock Aboriginal engraving sites near Berowra Waters include a shark and eel, a kangaroo, and a human figure on a vertical rocks.
- Number of motifs: 14
- Year first recorded: 1961
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 3, Figs J-K, p.59
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 125
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An Aboriginal engraving site near the Boree Track with a large Baiame figure, man and speared echidna.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Group XIV (McDonald River)
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A large rock platform above the Boree Track which has several engravings, including a large emu, two spirit figures and a line of mundoes.
- Number of motifs: 10
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Group XV (McDonald River)
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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 complex Aboriginal engraving site over eight rock platforms, which was recorded by Ian Sim in the 1960s. Most of the figures have now been covered over by vegetation.
- Number of motifs: 62
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection Site 4/5
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A small Aboriginal engraving site which is in the grounds of the Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre. The site has eleven figures, including a man, bi-sexual figure, kangaroo and fish.
- Number of motifs: 11
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 8 (1966). Sheet 1, Fig A. p.347
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 146
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Originally recorded as part of four sites in the area, the Bulbous Headed Man near Bundeena is one of only four around Sydney.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1962
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(1) 1965 p.23, Sheet 2, Fig A
- McCarthy reference: SUTHERLAND Mankind Group 112 Series 1
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