Biloela - A Great Place to Grow Multi-cache
Biloela - A Great Place to Grow
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A journey around some of the Points of Interest in Biloela
The co-ordinates above are NOT the location of the cache.
The co-ordinates above are where you will START your journey. It is a place where ‘Visitors’ previously obtained ‘Information’ about Biloela and the district... However the Information centre has been demolished to make way for a new shopping centre
To assist you to locate the first two POI’s you will have to make the following calculation at the journey START.
With the demise of the information centre, here is a little tip to get you started: A = 7
You will have to answer questions as you progress to each “Point of Interest”.
The questions are not in the order of the POI’s. Some maths is involved, but you will not need a calculator.
POI-1: Biloela’s People’s Promenade. S 24’ 24.0A1 E 150’ 30.A50
If you look along the edge of the footpath, you will see where you can get some answers.
POI-2: “Spirit of the Land”. S 24’ 23.6AA E 150’ 31.04A
Extract from the booklet “Spirit of the Land’ the Story behind the Mural by Sue Churchill. Available at the Biloela ‘Visitors Information Centre.’
“The Spirit of the Land mural is about real people who left their country of birth, compromised, pioneered and adapted to the Australian way of life. All our ancestors, throughout Australia, came from a different country, even our Indigenous people.”
If you do nothing else on your visit to Biloela, you should see this magnificent mural.
“Vision without Action is a day dream,
But Action without Vision is a nightmare.”
Japanese Proverb
POI-3: ”The Boy from Biloela” S 24’ 23.645 E 150’ 31.243
This “Director’s Chair” was erected by Biloela Lions as a tribute to Billie Brown, one of Biloela’s favourite sons.
A good look around may answer one of the questions.
POI-4: Rock Monument. S 24’ 23.384 E 150’ 31.300
The plaque on the Rock tells the story about the monument.
Questions:
1. Lions International District 201Q( ? ) ___ (B)
2. How many days did Margaret Rideout ride side saddle to the
boat in Gladstone? ___ (C)
3. When did explorers first enter the Callide Valley? 185( ? ) ___ (D)
4. Lorna Chambers from 19( ? )6 ___ (E)
5. How many times does the word “Pioneer” appear on
the Rock Monument plaque? (Read very carefully ___ (F)
6. Biloela Pharmacy 19( ? )3 ___ (G)
You should now have all the information to locate the cache at;
S 24’ 2B.CDE E 150’ 3F.FGF
It is located in the grounds of an icon from Expo88, and is accessible only between 9am and 4pm, 7days a week. Take the time to explore the attractions while you are there.
It is the home to the Callide Dawson Machinery Preservation Club.
EDIT: With the demise of the information centre since the cache been placed by the original owner the starting location will be near the local KFC... If you have any dramas with this cache feel free to send me a message here on Geocache..
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
V unq fbzr yrsg bire.