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.
A small Aboriginal engraving site with two kangaroos, three fish, an eel and a shield, which is part of a series of ten sites documented by Ian Sim near the Milyerra Trail.
- Number of motifs: 8
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 2 Fig 2J
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 167 S9
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Aboriginal engravings of a kangaroo, head of a kangaroo and shield on scattered rock surfaces; they are part of a series of ten sites documented by Ian Sim near the Milyerra Trail
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 2 Fig 2G
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 167 S7
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A large rock platform near the Milyerra Trail, with engravings of a 40' whale and 10' kangaroo.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 7(1) 1969 Sheet 2 Fig 2C and 2D
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 167 S3 and S4
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Traversed by the Milyerra Road Fire Trail, a large, tesselated rock platform contains a number of weathered engravings
- Number of motifs: 44
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Campbell reference: PATONGA Plate 25, Fig 1
- Sim reference: Group 167, Series 8
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Group 167 S8
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An Aboriginal engraving site with an enormous (14m) whale and two men on a rock platform above Mona Vale Road.
- Number of motifs: 8
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: NARRABEEN Plate 8 Fig 1
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Mankind Group 46 S5
- Campbell sketch (whale) / McCarthy sketch (additonal figures)
A significant Aboriginal cultural site, the Moon Rock Aboriginal Site was declared an Aboriginal Place in 2016. The site has over 50 engravings, including tools and weapons used and to catch animals that were eaten in the area.
- Number of motifs: 86
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 15 Figs 1-3
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 35 and 36
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A Daramulan figure on a spur off Mt Kariong; it's the last of five Aboriginal engraving sites documented by Ian Sim.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 8 No. 6 (1966). Sheet 2, Fig D. p.352-3
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 161 Series 5
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An Aboriginal engraving site on a spur off Mt Kariong with a very unusual one-legged man (as well as a second man and koala).
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 8 No. 6 (1966). Sheet 2, Fig C. p.352-3
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 161 Series 3
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A complex Aboriginal engraving site on a spur off Mt Kariong; it includes four men in a row, fish, kangaroos and a dingo.
- Number of motifs: 17
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 8 No. 6 (1966). Sheet 2, Fig A. p.352-3
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 161 Series 1
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An isolated and hard-to-reach Aboriginal engraving site in Mt Ku-ring-gai, which has three men side-by-side.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: SOUTH COLAH Group 92 S1
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