Category: Art
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Elvina Aboriginal Engraving Site
Elvina Aboriginal Engraving Site The Elvina Aboriginal Engraving Site is one of the most significant cultural heritage locations within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, north of Sydney. It provides a glimpse into the lives, beliefs, and traditions of the Guringai (Kuringgai) people, the traditional custodians of this area, who created extensive rock engravings across the sandstone… Read more
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Living Desert Sculptures Broken Hill
Living Desert Sculptures Broken Hill The Living Desert sculptures are a group of 12 large sandstone works on Sundown (Sculpture) Hill inside the Living Desert Reserve north of Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. They were created as the result of a month-long sculpture symposium held in 1993 to add a permanent outdoor sculpture… Read more
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Silverton New South Wales
Silverton New South Wales Silverton New South Wales was established in the 1880s after the discovery of silver deposits in the Barrier Ranges. By the mid-1880s it had boomed into a mining town with a population of several thousand, complete with banks, shops, hotels, a jail, churches, and even a stock exchange. However, the richer… Read more