Sun Valley Boomerang Cave

Summary: An isolated shelter in Sun Valley (Valley Heights) which protects over 20 Aboriginal stencils in red ochre, including a boomerang motif.

  • Site type: Stencil - Hand, Stencil - Other
  • Number of motifs: 24
  • Motif/s: Boomerang, Hand, Lines
  • Quality: 4/5
  • Condition of site: Good
  • Year first recorded: 1958

A relatively large and very protected shelter with Aboriginal rock art is concealed behind a narrow opening in this sandstone boulder in Valley Heights.

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The shelter gets its name from a boomerang motif among the many hand stencils.

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It’s almost impossible to see the rock art without a torch; there are a large number of hand stencils across the back of the shelter.

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There are are at least 20 hand stencils (some including a forearm) in red ochre.

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