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 complex and well-documented site on a rocky spur in Woy Woy, which is known for its "seven dancing rabbits"
- Number of motifs: 55
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Stanbury and Clegg
- Campbell reference: PATONGA Plate 28 Fig 3-4
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(8) 1966 Sheet 1, Fig K
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 156 & Group 179
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An Aboriginal engraving site which has two men with head-dresses, located on a sloping rock platform along a creek in Somersby.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1976
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/52
- McCarthy reference: GOSFORD Unpublished Group 61C
An Aboriginal engraving site on a boulder along Berowra Creek; two fish are very distinct, and another seven figures have weathered away.
- Number of motifs: 10
- Year first recorded: 1961
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(2) 1963 Sheet 3, Fig M, p.59
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 126
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One of the most significant sites in the Sydney basin, Devil's Rock at Maroota has over 80 figures, including Baiame and Daramulan who are are both ends of the rock platform.
- Number of motifs: 83
- Year first recorded: 1894
- Originally recorded by: R.H. Mathews, F.D. McCarthy, Stanbury and Clegg
- McCarthy reference: FREDERICK McCarthy Sydney-Hawkesbury No 6
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Accessible by four-wheel drive (or by walking), this deeply spiritual site is located along the Boree track and includes the spirit footprints of Biame.
- Number of motifs: 113
- Year first recorded: 1937
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: LOCKYER Notebook 5
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Three adjacent Aboriginal engraving sites to the west of the main Devils Rock platform at Maroota, which have almost 30 figures.
- Number of motifs: 28
- Year first recorded: 1959
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Jo McDonald
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Two weathered Aboriginal engravings depicting what may be a deity or cultural hero of the Daramulan type and his wife, on a rock platform along the Djarra ridge.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 60
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An Aboriginal engraving of a deity (Daramulan) figure near the Duckholes Trail.
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: NARRABEEN Mankind Group 46 Series 3
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An Aboriginal engraving site in Muogamarra Nature Reserve, which has a single carving of a whale.
- Number of motifs: 1
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Mankind Group 59
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A clearly engraved site, featuring a detailed carving of an echidna and a very long line of mundoes (footprints).
- Number of motifs: 87
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Stanbury and Clegg
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(6) 1965 Sheet 2
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 139
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