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.
A large, unfinished engraving of a whale on Bulls Hill, with another 10 very weathered figures.
- Number of motifs: 11
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(8) 1966 Sheet 1, Fig H
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 153
- View site sketch
Two whales engraved at the top of a large rock platform near Bundeena (originally recorded as part of four sites in the area by Ian Sim).
- Number of motifs: 2
- 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 3
- View site sketch
An Aboriginal engraving site with one whale and two fish on a large rock platform near Bundeena (originally recorded as part of four sites in the area by Ian Sim).
- Number of motifs: 3
- 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 4
- View site sketch
An Aboriginal art shelter above Peats Ridge Road, which has a charcoal drawing of a kangaroo; above the shelter is a mundoe.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim, R Taplin
Weathered Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo (and two grinding grooves) above Peats Ridge Road at Calga.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection Site 4/12
A small Aboriginal engraving site in Calga, which has a man next to what appears to be a dog, and two emus.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim, Warren Bluff
Aboriginal rock site above Peats Ridge Road, which has four kangaroos and a figure described by Ian Sim as a Rainbow Serpent,
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Sim Collection Site 4/13
- View site sketch (Bob Pankhurst)
An Aboriginal engraving site near Christys Gully on the Central Coast; most of the figures are very weathered.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1973
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim, Warren Bluff
- Sim reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/5 (Mt White)
A long rock platform above Christys Gully, which has multiple Aboriginal engravings including eels and kangaroos.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/3 S3 (Mt White)
An Aboriginal engraving along the Christys Gully Firetrail on the Central Coast with two small fish.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/3 S1 (Mt White)
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