A five point multi around a beautiful local park.
Frank Palmer Smith (1896-1983)
Bit of history: In 1896 Mary Smith, wife of Jacob Smith
purchased Lot 18 and engaged John Weymouth to build a house on "The
Knoll". This is still occupied by their descendants. The property
ran down to Sturt Creek where later Frank Smith dug a dam during
his grief after the death of his only son John. A plaque was
unveiled in 1995 and the once rural dam was renamed the John Wesley
Smith Memorial Lake. ---- When John died at the age of twenty two,
Frank went down the Sturt River and in his grief dug a dam which
today is known as the John Wesley Smith Memorial Lake. It is
located within the Frank Smith Reserve, just behind the Coromandel
Valley Primary School off Magarey Road. Frank didn't want the land
broken up, so when he sold it to the Mitcham Council he made sure
it would be kept as one lot, which is why the community is still
able to enjoy it today.
The initial coordinates will take you to a sign. Use the
telephone number on the sign as ABCD EFGH.
The next waypoint is at E 138°DC.A(E-F)(C-F) -- S
35°GF.ED(C-F)
Please be very careful with small children at waypoint 2!! Also
be aware that the paths can be slippy in all seasons. Access to
waypoint 3 can be blocked after very heavy rainfall, but an
alternative more circular route is still possible.
Return to the path and take the high road after wp3
Cache is a 1Litre Sistema container, containing the usual
swag.
Happy Hunting :-)
canipa
References
Blackwood Soldiers Project 2010, Private Frank Palmer
Smith, viewed on 23 Mar 2010,
http://blackwoodsoldiersproject.blogspot.com/2010/04/private-frank-palmer-smith-of.html
City of Mitcham 2010, Coromandel Valley, viewed on 23 Mar
2010, http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1377.