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.
Two leaping kangaroos, part of an emu and with rays on his head forms part of what may represent a hunting scene near the Myall Trail
- Number of motifs: 7
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- Sim reference: Mankind 5(9) 1960 Fig 2A, p.387
- McCarthy reference: SOUTH COLAH Mankind Group 74
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Two kangaroos on either side of a rock shelter; one with entrails coming out of its stomach
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: SOUTH COLAH Mankind Group 75
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An interesting Aboriginal engraving site near Myoora Road, which includes a man holding a boomerang, and many animal figures.
- Number of motifs: 19
- Year first recorded: 1969
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 7, No. 1 (1969) Sheet 1, Fig P. p.57
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 173
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Located in the middle of an informal walking track between Natural Arch Track and Forestville Park is a wallaby or kangaroo. A few nearby engravings are considered to be fake.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 8 Fig 3
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 60 (ii)
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A sacred Aboriginal engraving site in Somersby, which has a large Daramulan figure.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1945
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/35
- McCarthy reference: GOSFORD Unpublished Group 27
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A significant Aboriginal engraving site in Somersby, which includes a large bird of ceremonial significance and an anthropomorphic "spirit figure".
- Number of motifs: 28
- Year first recorded: 1945
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/34
- McCarthy reference: GOSFORD Unpublished Group 27A
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An Aboriginal engraving site on a long ledge in Oxford Falls, which depicts five wallabies or kangaroos.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 9 Fig 6
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 52
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An Aboriginal engraving site on a small rock platform in Oxford Falls, which includes a shield, kangaroo and some indeterminate figures.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 9 Fig 7
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 51
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A small Aboriginal engraving site in Faulconbridge, which includes two men and a leaping kangaroo, as well as many axe grinding grooves. It was likely a ceremonial site.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1946
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: COOK Mankind Group 24
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Five mundoes (of which only two are now visible) on an overgrown rock platform on Porto Ridge near Peak Hill.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Group 71
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