Fred McCarthy documented an enormous number of sites across Sydney, and further north (36 parishes in total). His Catalogue of Rock Engravings spans two volumes and over 1200 pages, and includes the recordings of Campbell and Sim, as well as his own sites.
An Aboriginal engraving of a fish and an oval below Lyre Trig; it is one of a series of eleven sites documented by Ian Sim.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 1 Fig C (Series 1, p.52)
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 166 Series 1
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A complex and likely significant Aboriginal engraving site below the Lyre Trig in Kariong. The site has over sixty figures and 10 axe grinding grooves.
- Number of motifs: 59
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: PATONGA Plate 27 Fig 1
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 171
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An interesting Aboriginal engraving site which has 14 figures, including a marine creature (which could be a shark), a snake and an indeterminate animal. It's one of a series of eleven sites documented by Ian Sim near the Lyre Trig.
- Number of motifs: 14
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 1 Fig F (Series 4, p.54)
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 166 S4
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An interesting Aboriginal engraving site below Lyre Trig in Kariong; most figures are very weathered or have been buried by soil and vegetation.
- Number of motifs: 14
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy, Bob Pankhurst
- Campbell reference: PATONGA Plate 25 Fig 2
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 172
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An Aboriginal engraving of a single wallaby, which is fairly weathed; it's one of a series of eleven sites documented by Ian Sim near the Lyre Trig.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 1 Fig H (Series 6, p.54)
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 166 Series 6
A whale and bird engraving, and number of “stone circles” formed by thousands of small pebbles arranged in neat circles.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 17 Fig 9
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 97
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A "well posed" kangaroo almost four metres in length, this Aboriginal engraving site in Mangrove Mountain was originally recorded by Ian Sim.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 5, Fig D
- McCarthy reference: POPRAN Mankind Group 133
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A ridgtetop Aboriginal site at Mangrove Mountain, which has nine figures including an eel or Rainbow Serpent.
- Number of motifs: 9
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- McCarthy reference: POPRAN Mankind Group 130
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An Aboriginal engraving of a large whale on a flat rock surface in Mangrove Mountains. Nearby are two Aboriginal wells.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1963
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 5, Fig B
- McCarthy reference: POPRAN Mankind Group 131
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A quite clearly defined kangaroo, and some smaller engravings, next to the Max Allen Track on a small rock
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 (1965). Sheet 1, Fig E
- McCarthy reference: GORDON Mankind Group 145
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