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(MMM) South Melbourne Markers Multi-cache

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Partic: Rebuilding the cache entirely in November, as the old GZ is now a childcare centre playground.

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Hidden : 1/28/2005
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

X Marks the Memory

Margins, Memories and Markers are a series of artworks and markers located all over the City Of Port Philip. This cache takes you to 2 of the 28 Memory Markers and one of the 6 artworks.


This Multi-Cache takes cachers to three of the 28 "X Marks the Memory" markers scattered around the City of Port Phillip.

South Melbourne Markers shares some memories with passers by.


For each marker, you will need to record a word that answers the following questions. From there, decode the clue to get the final coordinates.

S37° 50.277 E144° 57.613

What kind of boys used to live at St.Vincents? (6 letters)

S37° 50.205 E144° 57.651

Which piece of furniture is the focal point of the Maria's Story artwork at this location? (5 letters)

S37° 50.040 E144°57.551

South Melbourne is built on Emerald Hill which is an extinct _______ core. The missing word? (7 letters)

Take the three words and convert the letters to numbers using the grid below.

 
A=3
B=9
C=6
D=0
E=2
F=8
G=6
H=2
I=3
J=3
K=4
L=4
M=5
N=2
O=3
P=1
Q=7
R=8
S=4
T=5
U=0
V=9
W=5
X=5
Y=9
Z=7

Now you need to match up the numbers for the clues below.

For example, if the first word was Partic, and the clue is first letter of the first word, then look up P and the value is 1.

a = First Letter First Word
b = Second Letter First Word
c = First Letter Second Word
d = Second Letter Second Word
e = First Letter Third Word
f = Second Letter Third Word

The final cache location (600ml lunchbox) is near a popular local marketplace.

S 37° 49.eca
E 144° 57.fdb


More information: Margins, Memories & Markers

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svany qrfgvangvba vf arne gur raq bs n oynpx srapr va gur ynar.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)