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.
One of the larger Aboriginal engraving sites along Flat Rocks Ridge in Gunderman, Group 9 has 30 engravings (including a large Baiame and his wife).
- Number of motifs: 4
- Year first recorded: 1961
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy
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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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Located along the popular Spit to Manly bushwalk, the Grotto Point Aboriginal Site included boomerangs, fish, sharks and a large kangaroo. The engravings are about 1,000 years old and have interpretative signage.
- Number of motifs: 17
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 5 Fig 15
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 72
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A significant Aboriginal rock engraving site in Allambie Heights, Gumbooya Reserve has 70 figures (many very weathered or no longer visible) in three groups.
- Number of motifs: 70
- Year first recorded: 1899
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: MANLY Plate 7, Figs 1-3
- McCarthy reference: MANLY Group 67
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The Howe Aboriginal Area is one of the most important ceremonial Aboriginal rock engraving sites in the Sydney area. Figures includes an enormous Daramulan and three Rainbow-Serpents.
- Number of motifs: 24
- Year first recorded: 1947
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, Ian Sim
- Sim reference: Sim Collection 2/3
- McCarthy reference: NARRARA Mankind Group 38
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The Hungry Trig engravings are on a small rock platform below a low cliff, surrounded by dense bush. The site has many figures including 12 ovals and three decorated men.
- Number of motifs: 27
- Year first recorded: 1898
- Originally recorded by: W.D. Campbell, F.D. McCarthy
- Campbell reference: BROKEN BAY Plate 14 Fig 2
- McCarthy reference: BROKEN BAY Group 129
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An Aboriginal engraving on a spur above Cowan Creek, which may depict an initiation ceremony. The group of figures includes two deities and seven men.
- Number of motifs: 15
- Year first recorded: 1960
- Originally recorded by: F.D. McCarthy, 1st Hornsby Scout Group
- McCarthy reference: SOUTH COLAH Group 91
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