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 which depicts "a fleeing kangaroo, and an emu with 2 chicks, a "common site in the locality". The site has extensive views.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1945
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Mankind Group 45
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A signposted site next to Quarter Sessions Road has an Aboriginal engraving depicting a pair of leaping kangaroos.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Jo McDonald, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: SOUTH COLAH Mankind Group 64 Series 2
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Aboriiginal engraving of a large speared kangaroo as well as two nearby human figures near Raverson Close.
- Number of motifs: 7
- Year first recorded: 1979
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/36
- McCarthy reference: GOSFORD Unpublished Notebook 26
An impressive display of red, yellow and white Aboriginal hand stencils in a long shelter. The Red Hands Cave is reached via a 1km return walk from the end of the Red Hands Firetrail or a longer 8.2km bushwalk along Campfire Creek.
- Number of motifs: 76
- Year first recorded: 1913
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
An Aboriginal rock engraving site in the Red Hill Reserve depicting a single fish.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1963
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 2 (1963). p.55. Plate E, Fig E.
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 121
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The signposted Resolute Track Aboriginal Engraving Site is a short walk from the Resolute Picnic Area. It has several figures, including a man with a club across his waist.
- Number of motifs: 9
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Stanbury and Clegg
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 17 Fig 1
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 1965, Sheet 1, Fig B1-B2
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 140 Series 1
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Aboriginal engravings of five eels, two fish and a shark along the Resolute Track (West Head)
- Number of motifs: 8
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Stanbury and Clegg
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 1965, Sheet 2, Fig B3
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 140 Series 4
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A line of six mundoes at one of the many Aboriginal engraving sites scattered around the Resolute Track
- 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 B3
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 140 Series 5
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An Aboriginal engravng of a snake (which is bent double) along the Resolute Track.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 1965, Sheet 2, Fig B1
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 140 Series 2
An enormous Aboriginal engraving of a whale (just under 12m in length) above the Resolute Track.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No. 6 1965, Sheet 1, Fig C
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 141
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