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 series of Aboriginal engraving sites along the cliff between Patonga and Warrah Lookout. Over 30 figures, which include a number of men, animals and bird tracks.
- Number of motifs: 39
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 5, No 1 (1954). Figs 5A-5F
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 53
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An Aboriginal engraving of a single, broad fish on a small rock platform between Warrah Trig Road and Patonga Drive.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 7/2
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 54 Series 5
Two Aboriginal engravings of fish (and axe grinding grooves) on a rock platform below the Warrah Trig Road
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No 8 (1966). Sheet 1, Fig F
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 151
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Very weathered site with an unusual feathered emu, as well as multiple kangaroos and axe grinding grooves
- Number of motifs: 15
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 57
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Washtub Gully near Berowra Waters has a number of Aboriginal engravings in a creek bed
- Number of motifs: 26
- Year first recorded: 1944
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 9
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An Aboriginal engraving site described as a "successful kangaroo hunt", which has a woman, kangaroo and boomerang.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: COWAN Plate 24 Fig 6
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Group 150
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Very weathered and hard to see, this Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo was first recorded by Ian Sim and Fred McCarthy.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 3 Fig C
- McCarthy reference: GORDON Mankind Group 119
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Two shields and some indeterminate figures at an Aboriginal engraving site on a tesselated pavement within Red Hill Reserve.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 10 Fig 2
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 47
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A deeply-carved Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo near the Red Hill Main Trail (Red Hill Reserve)
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1982
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 10 Fig 3
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 46
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Aboriginal engraving site on a rock platform above Wheeler Creek which depicts two shields.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 9 Fig 8
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 49
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