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 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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An unusal Aboriginal engraving of a cicada in Ingleside, first documented by W.D. Campbell.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Unknown recording date
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: NARRABEEN Plate 8 Fig 11
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Group 81
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A large Aboriginal engraving site in Ingleside with which has over 24 motifs, the largest being an emu. McCarthy described the site as an emu hunt.
- Number of motifs: 24
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: NARRABEEN Plate 9 Fig 2
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Group 83
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A small Aboriginal engraving site in Ingleside, which has two pairs of men in a scene described by McCarthy as representing fishermen returning to camp.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: NARRABEEN Plate 8 Fig 12
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Group 82
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An Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo; one of a series of ten sites documented by Ian Sim near the Milyerra Trail
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 2 Fig 2F
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 167 S6
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