Selwyn Village (Canterbury) Multi-Cache
Kiwi Moose: Will go for a looksie for this one
Selwyn Village (Canterbury)
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A Q&A multi in the middle of what remains of the once busy Selwyn Village.
With a railway terminus and the site of the first bridge to be built on the way south from Christchurch, Selwyn Village once had quite a population - large enough to support a blacksmith, baker, stable, livery amongst others.
However, with a proper railway station in the (mighty!) town of Dunsandel 5km to the south and after a few floods, the village lost favour and shrunk to the dozen or so houses left today and for most folks is just a kink in SH1 with a railway crossing.
After answering a few questions that you can find answers to at the information sign found at the above co-ords, you too will know a bit more about the history of this town. If you have spare time, wander over to Reid's Cottage (viewable from the road but not open to the public) for an a view of an example of an original home from the time.
The co-ords for the final are made up of S43 38.ABC E172 13.DEF where:
A = (count the number of numbered lots in the reduced plan of Selwyn village) + 1. REMEMBER TO ADD ONE TO YOUR ANSWER PLEASE
B = first digit of the lot number of Reid's Cottage
C = Last digit of the year that the Selwyn Station was closed
D = Look behind you at The Whitehouse. On the signage to the left, the "slogan" is "White House By The xxx". How many digits in the last word?
E = Last digit of the year that the Rakaia Road Rail bridge was completed.
F = the number of red carriages visible behind the locomotive in the photo on the top right.
The cache is a 1 litre green painted Sistema box, hidden not too far away. When I placed it and checked it again, I had 5m accuracy but I'm open to a more accurate reading. No need to go near the main road, which is rather busy.
As a final note, I was told that before the new railway bridge was built across the Selwyn, this was the longest railway straight in the country, going from Bankside in the south to Templteton in the north.
Additional Hints
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[1]va gur vil
[2]onfr bs gerr