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.
Two Aboriginal engravings on Elephant Rock near Patonga, including an intriguing carving of an ant, spider or "indeterminate bag-like object"...
- Number of motifs: 2
- Year first recorded: 1966
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim, Bob Pankhurst
- Sim reference: Mankind 6(8) 1966 Sheet 1, Fig D
- McCarthy reference: PATONGA Mankind Group 149
The Ellis Trig North site at Cottage Point has three boomerangs, a bullroarer and a pierced seal.
- Number of motifs: 5
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 12 Fig 2
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 122
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The Elvina Aboriginal Site is easily accessed from the Elvina Bay Track at West Head. This significant site contains over 50 figures, including an enormous six metre high deity figure.
- Number of motifs: 56
- Year first recorded: 1954
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 47
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Two shield and eleven mundoes (all weathered) that were said to represent a hunting scene
- Number of motifs: 13
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 17 Fig 3
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 98
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A complex Aboriginal rock art site near the Euro Trig, which features s whale surrounded by fish, shields and a wallaby. (Also called the Basin Whale site.)
- Number of motifs: 42
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 17 Fig 4
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 99
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The signposted Finchley cultural walk provides access to the Finchley Aboriginal Site, considered one of the best Aboriginal engraving sites in Australia.
- Number of motifs: 137
- Year first recorded: 1937
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- McCarthy reference: YANGO McDonald River District Group 17
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Three Aboriginal engraving sites on vertical rock faces, to the east of Flint and Steel Beach.
- Number of motifs: 35
- Year first recorded: 1965
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Mankind Vol 6, No, 6 (1965) Group 143
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Mankind Group 143
The Gibberagong Track has a signposted site with an Aboriginal engraving (of a single human figure, fish ane shield) and a number of axe-sharpening grooves.
- Number of motifs: 3
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: GORDON Mankind Group 68
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A signposted Aboriginal engraving site at Glades Bay, which has eleven figures (two of which can be easily seen). Nearby are some grinding grooves.
- Number of motifs: 11
- Year first recorded: 1940
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
- McCarthy reference: HUNTERS HILL Mankind Group 5
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A complex Aboriginal engraving site in Berowra, which has eleven figures along a long rock ledge overlooking Joe Crafts Creek.
- Number of motifs: 11
- Year first recorded: 1958
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: COWAN Group 56
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