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NSW Atlas of Aboriginal Places

What is an Aboriginal Place?

Aboriginal Places are places of special cultural significance to the Aboriginal people in NSW for instance because of their spiritual, ceremonial, historical, social, or educational values. Over 70 Aboriginal Places have been declared in NSW since 1974.

Using the Atlas of Aboriginal Places

The Atlas comprises a map and table of declared Aboriginal Places in NSW. For each Aboriginal place you will find information describing the place and a summary of why it is important to Aboriginal people.

An overview of Aboriginal Places in NSW comprises a short history, types of Places and numbers of Places declared to 2011.

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List of Aboriginal places

Aboriginal place name	Local government area	Local Aboriginal land council	Latitude	Longitude	Gazettal date and page numbers	Comments
Algeboia	Murray	Cummeragunja	-35.9637193956	144.898007209	26/10/1990, p. 9558	Located within Murray Valley National Park
Barlings Beach	Eurobodalla	Mogo	-35.8269853435	150.199544427	23/06/2000, p. 5233
Bellambi Point	Wollongong	Illawarra	-34.370071	150.927783	01/06/2012, p. 2314
Bermagui Waterhole	Bega Valley	Merrimans	-36.4263631089	150.065325266	14/12/2007, p. 9647
Biamanga	Bega Valley	Merrimans	-36.5370493905	149.896133343	1/06/1984, p. 2824	Located predominantly within Biamanga National Park
Birubi Point	Port Stephens	Worimi	-32.7844640349	152.080435362	20/04/2007, pp. 2425-2426	Located predominantly within Tomaree National Park
Blackfellows Hand	Lithgow	Bathurst	-33.3213837186	150.118394381	18/07/2008, p. 7252
Bomen Axe Quarry	Wagga Wagga	Wagga Wagga	-35.069813	147.424007	23/03/2012, pp. 781-782
Boobera Lagoon	Moree Plains	Toomelah	-28.6250330214	150.164187995	10/02/1984, p. 2824
Bridge Reserve	Narromine	Narromine	-32.2214546825	148.240588493	29/07/2011, p. 5106
Brungle Cemetery	Tumut	Brungle - Tumut	-35.1562165541	148.236918857	8/07/2011, pp. 4922-4923
Burrel Bulai	Kempsey	Thungutti	-30.7884985017	152.562028279	22/09/1989, p. 7550	Erratum was issued on 19/1/1990, page 385 of the gazette.
Byrock Rock Holes	Bourke	Nulla Nulla	-30.6680730666	146.394888813	4/04/2008, p. 2640
Camp Wonawong	Sutherland	Gandangara	-34.0375703511	151.040312709	19/12/2003, p. 11534
Capeen Mountain	Kyogle	Muli Muli	-28.5500839699	152.638687251	18/07/2008, p. 7252
Carrai Waterholes	Armidale Dumaresq	Thungutti	-30.8478058196	152.193954628	7/11/1986, p. 5451	Located within Carrai State Conservation Area
Casino Bora Ground	Richmond Valley	Casino-Boolangle	-28.8307170569	153.048731782	24/07/1981, p. 3955
Chinaman's Creek	Tenterfield	Moombahlene	-29.1398181499	152.319118576	24/05/2002, p. 3290	Partially revoked on 15 Nov 2002, on page 9703 of the gazette.
Cocked Hat Rocks	Byron	Jali	-28.7055595761	153.621470172	6/03/1987, p. 1212	Cocked Hat Rocks are a part of the Broken Head Nature Reserve
Collingwood Precinct	Liverpool	Tharawal	-33.9332851845	150.918346069	6/03/2009, p. 1338
Coolamatong (Lambie Gorge)	Cooma-Monaro	Merrimans	-36.2418574717	149.116833537	19/12/2009, pp. 6300-6301
Cubawee	Lismore	Ngulingah	-28.7940950757	153.206611772	7/05/2010, p. 2124
Dandry Gorge	Warrumbungle	Coonabarabran	-31.0116582657	149.259462287	11/09/2009, p. 5093	Located within Pillaga Nature Reserve and Dandry Gorge Aboriginal Area
Dark Point	Great Lakes	Karuah	-32.6072498589	152.243535247	27/09/2002, p. 8461	Located entirely within Myall Lakes National Park
Devil's Chimney	Guyra	Armidale	-30.167745698	152.198077711	8/08/1980, p. 4068
Dharawal Resting Place - Coast Hospital Cemetery	Randwick	La Perouse	-33.9936067821	151.250635779	30/09/2005, p. 8037	Located within Kamay Botany Bay National Park: La Perouse
Dharawal Resting Place - Costens Point	Sutherland	La Perouse			30/09/2005, p. 8036	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Royal National Park. Contact OEH for information.
Dharawal Resting Place - Middle Rill	Sutherland	La Perouse			16/07/2010, p. 3564	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Royal National Park. Contact OEH for information.
Dharawal Resting Place - North Era Beach	Wollongong	Illawarra			30/09/2005, p. 8036	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Royal National Park. Contact OEH for information.
Dippo Ceremonial Ground	Balranald	Balranald	-34.6480100869	143.572778372	19/10/2001, p. 8698
Farquhar Park	Greater Taree	Purfleet/Taree	-31.9457473646	152.609884199	16/05/2003, p. 4802
Fox Ground	Kiama	Nowra	-34.7207961152	150.737768235	4/12/1992, p. 8671
Gooreenggai (North Arm Cove)	Great Lakes	Karuah	-32.6716553401	152.039546781	23/02/2007, p. 1112	Erratum was issued on 1/6/2007, page 3118 of the gazette.
Guringai Resting Place - Bujiwa Bay	Hornsby	Metropolitan			30/09/2005, p. 8036	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located within Mougamarra Nature Reserve. Contact OEH for information.
Guringai Resting Place - Quarantine Station	Manly	Metropolitan			30/09/2005, p. 8037	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Sydney Harbour National Park. Contact OEH for information.
Guringai Resting Place - Reef Beach	Manly	Metropolitan			30/09/2005, p. 8037	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Sydney Harbour National Park. Contact OEH for information.
Guringai Resting Place - Towlers Bay	Pittwater	Metropolitan			30/09/2005, p. 8038	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Contact OEH for information.
Hannibal Hamilton Grave	Tumut	Brungle - Tumut	-35.325818849	148.238963899	2/11/2001, p. 9043
Inalla (Dandaloo) Reserve	Narromine	Peak Hill	-32.2612497945	147.5894294	2/08/2002, p. 5826
Inglebah	Walcha	Tamworth	-31.1702086667	151.451583542	21/12/2007, p. 10680
Jacks Lookout and Surveyors Lake Rocks	Central Darling	Ivanhoe	-32.624472	143.807354	22/11/1985, p. 6098	Jack's Lookout and Surveyor's Lake Rocks are two separate areas, covered by the one Aboriginal Place declaration. The latitude/longitude provided here relates to Jacks Lookout. The location of Surveyors Rock is -32.654616, 143.684459.
Kings Grave	Lachlan	West Wyalong	-33.0690862934	146.7890236	11/07/2008, p. 7013
Kings Tableland	Blue Mountains	Deerubbin	-33.74256656430	150.38376795500	04/11/2011, pp. 6537-6538	Located within Blue Mountains National Park
Koomaringa	Carrathool	Griffith	-33.7887643866	146.086390632	1/02/1991, p. 945
Koonadan	Leeton	Leeton and District	-34.4969932452	146.361755778	4/11/1983, p. 4995
Lake Macquarie Resting Place	Lake Macquarie	Unincorporated			2/09/2011, pp. 5359-5360	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Land not currently allocated to a Local Aboriginal Land Council. Located entirely within Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Contact OEH for information.
Long Gully	Kempsey	Thungutti	-30.7995505011	152.520772162	14/12/1979, p. 6236
Mack Reserve	Narromine	Narromine	-32.1935983178	148.243734094	12/08/2011, pp. 5216-5217
Merriman Island	Bega Valley	Merrimans	-36.3665533745	150.063405448	25/11/1977, p. 5201
Miimiga Gaungan - St Marys Waterhole	Coffs Harbour	Coffs Harbour			22/12/2000, pp. 13862-13863	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located predominately in Sherwood Nature Reserve. Contact OEH for more information
Moordale Wells	Walgett	Walgett	-29.6232259463	147.524885077	22/12/1989, pp. 11053-11054
Mount Yengo	Cessnock	Metropolitan	-32.98450177	150.871374031	11/07/2008, pp. 7013-7014	Located entirely within Yengo National Park
Mt Drysdale	Cobar	Cobar	-31.1733312811	145.85878517	2/03/2001, p. 1132
Mt Mackenzie	Gloucester	Forster	-32.0611311051	151.590620937	11/10/2002, pp. 8769-8770	Located within Barrington Tops National Park
Northcote Bora Ring	Moree Plains	Mungindi	-28.6838029365	149.651800972	11/03/1988, p. 1570
Nymboida	Clarence Valley	Grafton-Ngerrie	-29.9767858345	152.722298659	6/04/1979, p. 1655
Oak Hill	Yass Valley	Onerwal	-34.8262391423	148.920508321	23/02/2007, p. 1112
Parrots Nest	Lismore	Ngulingah	-28.8710178553	153.232534046	22/09/2000, p. 10745	First of two declarations on this page of the gazette.
Pulbah Island	Lake Macquarie	Bahtabah	-33.0952176317	151.591775755	26/03/1982, p. 1338	Aboriginal Place generally corresponds to the boundary of Pulbah Island Nature Reserve
Saltwater	Greater Taree	Purfleet/Taree	-32.0085619045	152.564997421	18/04/1986, p. 1692	Located within Saltwater National Park
Sandon Point	Wollongong	Illawarra	-34.3275575044	150.925173885	16/02/2007, p. 936
Sugarloaf (Gwydir)	Glen Innes Severn	Glen Innes	-29.4317976448	152.374000457	15/09/2000, pp. 10588-10589	First of two declarations on this page of the gazette. Located entirely within Washpool National Park and Gibraltar Range National Park.
Terramungamine	Dubbo	Dubbo	-32.1697781116	148.590247969	22/08/2008, p. 7950
Terry Hie Hie Corroboree Ground and Grinding Grooves	Moree Plains	Moree	-29.8065235855	150.146903159	17/07/2009, p. 4113
The Murie	Lachlan	Condobolin	-33.108992	147.146942	04/05/2012, p. 1248
The Pinnacles	Unincorporated Area	Broken Hill	-32.037553002	141.341010211	5/07/1996, p. 3947
The Rock Nature Reserve (Kengal)	Lockhart	Wagga Wagga	-35.2754454586	147.076124578	20/05/2005, p. 1770	Located entirely within Rock Nature Reserve
Three Brothers Biripi Brothers Mountains South	Greater Taree	Purfleet/Taree	-31.744357308	152.67330744	6/12/2002, p. 10510
Three Brothers Mountains Middle and North	Port Macquarie-Hastings	Purfleet/Taree	-31.677729224	152.72583454	21/12/2001, pp. 10766-10767	Located completely inside Dooragan National Park (Dooragan - North Mountain) and Middle Brother National Park
Ti Tree (Taylor's) Lake	Byron	Jali			22/09/2000, p. 10745	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Second of two declarations on this page of the gazette. Taylors Lake is located near Broken Head Beach, south of Byron Bay. Contact OEH for more information
Tooloom Falls	Tenterfield	Muli Muli	-28.5125815717	152.526326261	16/12/1977, p. 5534
Towra Point Keeping Place	Sutherland	La Perouse			3/01/2003, p. 40	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Towra Point Nature Reserve. Contact OEH for information.
Tuggerah Lakes Resting Place	Wyong	Darkinjung			16/09/2011, pp. 5554-5555	This is a culturally sensitive site. Exact location is not public information. Located entirely within Tuggerah Nature Reserve. Contact OEH for information.
Two Sisters	Eurobodalla	Bodalla	-36.1268156335	150.091603097	12/10/1979, p. 5140
Ukerabagh Island	Tweed	Tweed/Byron	-28.1896696279	153.548333372	23/02/2007, pp. 1112-1113	Located within Ukerebagh Nature Reserve
Upper Kedumba River Valley - The Gully	Blue Mountains	Deerubbin	-33.7160107571	150.304452568	17/05/2002, pp. 3120-3121
Waratah Trig	Glen Innes Severn	Glen Innes	-29.4893097121	152.306544246	15/09/2000, p. 10589	Second of two declarations on this page of the gazette. Located entirely within Washpool National Park and Gibraltar Range National Park
Wellington Rock / Woolool Wooloolni	Tenterfield	Moombahlene	-28.9399308759	152.19088172	19/01/1979, p. 247
White Lady Rock	Unincorporated Area	Tibooburra	-29.5985117147	141.838734044	21/12/2001, p. 10766
Yabbra Spring	Kyogle	Muli Muli	-28.5247863277	152.566171882	25/07/2008, p. 7327

Types of places

Aboriginal Places can be divided into the following types:

Sacred site: A place of spiritual and/or ceremonial importance for Aboriginal people.
Burial ground: A place containing one or more Aboriginal graves.
Settlement: A place where Aboriginal people lived during the period after 1788 (e.g. Mission)
Other: Other places, including resource sites and gathering places.

Note about location information

The location of each Aboriginal Place is marked on the map as a single centre-point. The area and boundaries of the Aboriginal Places are not shown. Location information for some Aboriginal Places (e.g. burial grounds and sacred sites) have been generalised because of their cultural sensitivity.

Location information is approximate only. If an activity or development is proposed that may potentially impact on or harm (i.e., damage, deface or destroy) an Aboriginal Place, then proponents must undertake a search for the exact boundaries of Aboriginal Places through AHIMS Web Services.