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 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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A fish and sword club in thick scrub near the Waratah Track (part of the Arden Trig 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 7
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An Aboriginal engraving site just below the Waratah Trail surrounded by thick scrub, which has an enormous whale
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 19 Fig 15
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 114
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An Aboriginal engraving of a man with upstretched hands on a sloping rock platform; nearby are three mundoes and some unfinished figures.
- Number of motifs: 6
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 54 Series 1
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An Aboriginal engraving site with a small man, who has a curved line running from his ankle. It's part of the Warrah Sanctuary group.
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Bob Pankhurst
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 54 Series 6
An Aboriginal engraving of an enormous whale (8 metres in length) which appears to be blowing bubbles. The site is part of the Warrah Sanctuary group.
- Number of motifs: 14
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 54 Series 1
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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
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