Mosman Municipal Council

Planning & Heritage

• Planning Controls
• LEP & DCP Review
• Heritage
  • Heritage Listings
  • Advisory Service
  • Local Heritage Assistance Fund
  • Mosman's Built Heritage DVD
  • Mosman's Architectural Heritage
  • Conservation & maintenance
  • Aboriginal Heritage
  • Heritage Studies
  • Heritage Walks
• Documents & Guides
• Mosman Good Design Awards

Related Info

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• Aboriginal Mosman

Aboriginal Heritage Study of the Mosman Local Government Area (2005)

Mosman is exceptional in its Aboriginal archaeological heritage.

Evidence of Aboriginal occupation can be found in all landforms across the municipality, especially in areas where little development has taken place. The rock art found around Mosman exhibits an impressive range of engraved and painted figures including hand stencils, whales, fish, macropods (kangaroos) and ancestral beings. Shell middens are virtually everywhere around Mosman’s foreshore, offering us glimpses into the past.

There are very few areas in metropolitan Sydney where it is possible to view such a magnificent concentration of Aboriginal heritage.

This study was designed to bring together archaeological values (identified through background research and survey) and cultural values (identified through consultation with the Aboriginal community and oral history) in a holistic assessment of Mosman’s Aboriginal landscape.

• Aboriginal Heritage Study of the Mosman Local Government Area (PDF 34MB)

The heritage study was prepared for Mosman Council in partnership with National Parks and Wildlife Service (now part of the Department of Environment and Conservation), Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council and Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.