The cache is not at the above location, but the above
location is where you will start your hunt.
To find this cache, you will first have to go plaque hunting in
Queens Garden. With at least two dozen plaques around this small
place, this must be one of the more historical places in
Brisbane!
However, Queens Garden is actually relatively modern, having
only existed in its complete form since 1962, when the CIB building
in the north east corner was demolished, allowing the garden to
take up the entire square. Parts of the garden have existed since
1904 when the old church buildings where demolished. More
information is available at EPA Queenslands website: Queens
Gardens.
On to the cache hunt:
I have put a small selection of the many plaques below, with a
letter for each. To find the final cache you will have calculate
the value of each letter based on errors in my transcription of the
plaques. To make things easier there will only be two types of
errors that count: a single incorrect digit, or missing
consecutive words. Any misspellings or other typos are
unintentional on my part.
The value for each letter/plaque, is either the correct
digit (the one on the plaque), or in the case of missing words,
the number of words from the plaque missing in the
transcription.
To make things nastier, one or more of the transcriptions below
might have no errors. In that case the value would be zero.
So off you go, find the plaques and correct the errors...
| Letter |
Transcription |
Value |
| A |
MONUMENT OF MEMORIES
DEDICATED TO THE 70,000 WOMEN
WHO SERVED AUSTRALIA
IN THE NAVY, ARMY, AIR FORCE & AUXILIARY SERVICES
THE FIRST SERVICEWOMEN TENDED THE WOUNDED AND SICK
DURING THE BOER WAR. FROM THEN ON, WOMEN SERVED IN
WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, MALAYA, KOREA & VIETNAM.
THEY WORKED IN HOSPITALS, FIXED DEFENCES, CAMPS,
HEADQUARTERS, BARRACKS, SHIPS, AIRCRAFT & UNDERGROUND.
THEY WERE BASED IN AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM,
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, INDIA, SINGAPORE & JAPAN.
SOME WERE DECORATED,
SOME WERE TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR,
SOME DIED.
THIS MONUMENT REMEMBERS THEM ALL |
|
| B |
VICTORIA
1847-1901 |
|
| C |
THE BRISBANE RAAF MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN LIONEL N. RACKEY D.F.C, O.A.M., A.E.
RAISED AND GAVE THIS MEMORIAL
TO THE
QUEENSLAND STATE GOVERNMENT
UNVEILED THIS SECOND DAY OF MAY 1996
IN THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF THE RAAF
BY THE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF
AIR MARSHAL L. B. FISHER A.O., RAAF
SCULPTOR - RHYL HINWOOD
PROJECT MANAGER - ROB HINWOOD |
|
| D |
ON 18TH AUGUST 1918.
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR HAMILTON GOOLD-ADAMS, G.C.M.G.
UNVEILED THIS TROPHY OF
BRITISH VALOUR.
PRESENTED TO QUEENSLAND BY
HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V.
AT THE REQUEST OF HON. T.J. RYAN, (PREMIER)
THROUGH LORD KITCHENER. |
|
| E |
QUEENSLAND
PARALYMPIC
COMMITTEE
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1992 - Barcelona, Spain: 4200 athletes and staff,
82 countries. For the first time athletes with
intellectual disabilities competed in athletics, swimming,
basketball, football and table tennis in Madrid, Spain. |
|
| F |
HERE STOOD THE ALTAR
OF THE CATHEDRAL
CHURCH OF ST JOHN
1853 - 1904 |
|
To get the final coordinates, you will need to calculate the
following:
W = B + E
X = C - A
Y = D - F + B
Z = A + C - D
And the final coordinates will be S27 28.WXZ E153 01.WYY.
Happy hunting, and please be stealthy.
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