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.
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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Two leaping kangaroos engraved on a large rock platform next to the Road to Nowhere Trail.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: NARRABEEN Plate 8 Fig 5
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Group 89
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A solitary engraving of a whale with an oblong figure at its snout. Nice views from this rock platform.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: NARRABEEN Plate 8 Fig 4
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Group 90
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A lesser-known site featuring seven shields, located below the "Seven Rabbits" (Woy Woy) site
- Number of motifs: 10
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(8) 1966 Sheet 1, Fig L
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 157
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A small Aboriginal engraving site, with two shields and a small man with bent legs.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Group 100
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Below the Shark Rock Ridge in dense scrub is an Aboriginal engraving of a "protective deity, holding up a fish with the right hand"
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: COWAN Plate 25 Fig 6
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Group 163
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