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 Aboriginal engraving along the Christys Gully Firetrail on the Central Coast with two back-to-back male profile figures.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection, Site 5/3 S2 (Mt White)
An Aboriginal engraving site depicting a school of seven fish, towards the end of West Head Road
- Number of motifs: 7
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 (1965) Group 142 (Sheet 1, Fig D)
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 142
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An interesting Aboriginal engraving site in the bed of Coorumbine Creek, first documented by Ian Sim in 1969 and depicting a whale and three men.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 3, Fig D
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 170
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A small Aboriginal engraving site above the Corrumbine Creek Firetrail with four eels and a small fish.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 7, No. 1 (1969). Sheet 2, Fig 2L
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 168
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Two eels at a small Aboriginal engraving site which was first documented by Ian Sim in 1969. Nearby are some deep axe grinding gooves.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 3, Fig C
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 169
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A complex and well-documented site on a rocky spur in Woy Woy, which is known for its "seven dancing rabbits"
- Number of motifs: 55
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Stanbury and Clegg
- Campbell reference: PATONGA Plate 28 Fig 3-4
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(8) 1966 Sheet 1, Fig K
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 156 & Group 179
- View site sketch – Site Overview / Site 1 / Site 2 / Site 3 (Rabbits)
An Aboriginal engraving site which has two men with head-dresses, located on a sloping rock platform along a creek in Somersby.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/52
- McCarthy reference: GOSFORD Unpublished Group 61C
An Aboriginal engraving site on a boulder along Berowra Creek; two fish are very distinct, and another seven figures have weathered away.
- Number of motifs: 10
- Year first recorded: 1961
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 3, Fig M, p.59
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 126
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An Aboriginal engraving site in Strickland State Forest, which feaures a large Daramulan figure.
- Number of motifs: 12
- Year first recorded: 1945
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/61
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An Aboriginal engraving site near Dog Trap Road which features a prominent Daramulan figure and a smaller deity.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/62
- View site sketch – Daramulan
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