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.
Aboriginal engraving site which represents a man with fish which are his totem (or which he hopes to catch) near the Waratah Track. (Part of the Arden Trig series.)
- Number of motifs: 8
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 11
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 115/116 & Mankind Group 48 S3
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Aboriginal engraving of a man and woman near Waratah Track. (Part of Arden Trig series.)
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 9
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 115/116 & Mankind Group 48 S6
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A cerermonial or ritual Aboriginal engraving site below the Waratah Track, with a decorated man and woman, whale and many fish.
- Number of motifs: 9
- Year first recorded: 1946
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 37
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Aboriginal engraving of an "unusual pair of human figures" near the Waratah Track. (Part of the Arden Trig series.)
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 115/116 & Mankind Group 48 S5
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An Aboriginal engraving of a "dancing man", axe grinding grooves and a water channel on a long rock platform below the Waratak Trail.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 14
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 111
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Two echidnas and a leaping wallaby on a rok platform near the Waratah Track,
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 115/116 & Mankind Group 48 Series 8
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A small Aboriginal engraving site in thick scrub, which includes a fsh and an emu in an unusual pose.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 13
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 112
A fish with a hook inside its body near the Waratah Track (part of a series of Aboriginal engravings).
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 9
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 115/116 & Mankind Group 48 Series 9
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Described as a "sacred site for whales", this large Aboriginal engraving stie near the Waratah Track includes two whales (one with a man inside it) and a deity figure.
- Number of motifs: 7
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 20 Figs 1-2
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 113
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A clearly defined decorated shield and boomerang near the Waratah Track
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 115/116 & Mankind Group 48 Series 10
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