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Sydney is probably the only metropolis in the world with ancient rock art, and Aboriginal carvings are integral to the public art of the city. On a sandstone sea cliff on the North Bondi golf course are numerous carvings of marine creatures. These outline drawings were made using a hammer-and-chisel-like technique with a rock and a sharp stick. South of Bondi Beach—on a narrow sandstone rock ledge 150 metres south of the Marks Park lookout, on the ocean side—there’s another Aboriginal rock carving of a giant shark and a whale. To our eyes, it looks like there’s a fish or whale inside the shark figure, but it’s two carvings on top of each other.