CALLALA BAY SHARED PATH, SHOALHAVEN LGA. Sue Feary Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment report Report to Shoalhaven City Council Nowra, NSW September2013 25 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1. Location ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.2. Landscape .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.3. History of peoples living on the land................................................................................................................. 14 2.4. Material evidence ............................................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.1 AHIMS search ............................................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.1. Regional archaeological context................................................................................................................ 17 2.4.2. Local archaeological context ..................................................................................................................... 20 3. ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION ................................................................................................................................... 27 3.1. Notification ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.2. Outcome of notification process ...................................................................................................................... 29 3.3. Stage 2: Presentation of information about project .......................................................................................... 29 3.4. Stage 3: Gathering information about cultural significance .............................................................................. 29 3.5. Stage 4: Review of draft ACHAR ........................................................................................................................ 29 4. ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 30 4.1. Predictions ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2. Sampling strategy ............................................................................................................................................. 30 4.3. Survey coverage variables ................................................................................................................................ 31 4.4. Field methods .................................................................................................................................................. 35 4.5. Recording methodology ................................................................................................................................... 36 4.6. Results and analysis .......................................................................................................................................... 37 5. SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 49 5.1. Criteria ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 5.2. Statement of cultural heritage significance ...................................................................................................... 51 6. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY ......................................................................................................................................... 51 6.1. Landuse history ................................................................................................................................................ 51 6.2. Description of development ............................................................................................................................. 54 6.3. Assessing harm ................................................................................................................................................. 55 7. AVOIDING AND/OR MINIMISING HARM ................................................................................................................... 58 7.1 Strategies for minimising harm .......................................................................................................................... 58 7.2. Area /sites to be harmed .................................................................................................................................. 61 8. POTENTIAL CONSERVATION OUTCOMES.................................................................................................................. 62 9. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................... 62 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................................. 64 Appendix 1: AHIMS site search ............................................................................................................................... 67 Appendix 2: Site cards 58-2-0144 and 58-2-0145 .................................................................................................... 70 Feary, S. 2013 Callala Bay shared path. Aboriginal cultural heritage assessment. FINAL REPORT. Page 2 Appendix 3: OEH report .......................................................................................................................................... 76 Appendix 4: Newspaper advertisement .................................................................................................................. 78 Appendix 5: Letter to registered Aboriginal groups ................................................................................................. 79 Appendix 6: Letter regarding project meeting ......................................................................................................... 81 Appendix 7: Detailed plans for proposed path, showing area of harm (Stage 1). ..................................................... 82 Appendix 8: Details of midden exposures................................................................................................................ 83 Appendix 9: Designs for path construction, above and at ground ............................................................................ 84 Figures Figure 1: Locality map, showing location of Jervis Bay ................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Map showing location of Callala Bay village/Callala Point. ............................................................................. 8 Figure 3: Map showing study area for proposed path (red line) at Callala Bay village. ................................................. 8 Figure 4: Jervis Bay regional landscape ........................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 5: Aboriginal protest poster. ............................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 6: Plan showing route of proposed path ........................................................................................................... 12 Figure 7: Remnant vegetation at Callala Point.............................................................................................................. 13 Figure 8: Named Aboriginal groups from blanket records . ......................................................................................... 14 Figure 9: Named Aboriginal groups ............................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 10: Red Point and Hare Bay. .............................................................................................................................. 21 Figure 11: Possible extent of 58-2-0145. ...................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 12: Survey units (SU) used in field investigation ................................................................................................ 31 Figure 13: natural shell beds, Callala Bay ..................................................................................................................... 32 Figure 14: SU1 looking