The tour takes you to up to 12 locations, from most of which you will be able to see one or more of the distinctive memorials shown in the accompanying photographs. To make things a little more interesting, at a small number of the locations you will find none at all. As you identify each of the pictured memorials, answer the accompanying questions to find the cache.
Among the interesting people whose memorials you will see are:
Charles “Chas” Brownlow, for whom the Brownlow Medal was named;
Thomas Chirnside, builder of the Werribee Park Mansion, once the hub of an 80,000 acre property;
Captain Foster Fyans, who was Geelong’s first police magistrate, responsible for siting the Geelong township, and inaugural Mayor;
James Harrison, founder and first editor of the Geelong Advertiser, editor of The Age, inventor of the first commercial ice-making process, member of Geelong’s first town council, and MLA for Geelong and Geelong West;
Reverend Andrew Love, after whom the Cancer Centre at Geelong Hospital has been named, was Geelong’s first Presbyterian minister and presided over the marriage of Foster Fyans to Elizabeth Alice Cane; and
Hugh Niven, whose burial service was the earliest recorded here.
You can find out more about most of these interesting characters online.
Locations.
Location 1: S38° 09.702, E 144° 22.811
Location 2: S38° 09.684, E 144° 22.875
Location 3: S38° 09.735, E 144° 22.778
Location 4: S38° 09.743, E 144° 22.866
Location 5: S38° 09.744, E 144° 22.929
Location 6: S38° 09.772, E 144° 23.009
Location 7: S38° 09.781, E 144° 22.803
Location 8: S38° 09.777, E 144° 22.855
Location 9: S38° 09.821, E 144° 23.004
Location 10: S38° 09.838, E 144° 22.907
Location 11: S38° 09.881, E 144° 22.890
Location 12: S38° 09.874, E 144° 22.956
Photos and Questions.
A. How many people are commemorated on the eastern side of this large family monument? Subtract 1 from this number to get A.
B. How old was Margaret when she died?
C. How many letters in the last four words in the second last line of the inscription?
D. What rank was Douglas (number of letters)?
E. He was the first to plant what in Western Polynesia (number of letters)?
F. On what day of the month did Margaret die?
G. About 10m south of this column, find the grave with a metal plaque showing two logos. How many letters in the seventh word of the Shakespearean quotation?
H. How old was Stephen Robert when he died?
J1. Go to the south-west corner of the large monument pictured. About 5m further west, find the metal plaque on top of the simple memorial. How many words make up the line describing how the son of Daniel died?
J2. About 15m west from the south-west corner, find another metal plaque. Read all about him. What verse from John IV is quoted here?
J3. About 9m south from the south-west corner, find a sandstone column surmounted by a celtic cross. On what day in May did Rosabel die?
K. How many ‘E’s in his full name (three words)?
L. Where did he lose his life (number of letters in second word)?
The Cache.
The cache is hidden at S38° 09.(J3-K)(B-J2-1)(1+A+G-L), E 144° 22.(H-C)(A)(F-J1-12). You are looking for a micro container, so BYO pen. Please take a moment to reseal the bag to keep the log dry, ensure the cache replaced exactly where you found it, and is not visible to other passers-by before you leave. Some stealth may be required when others are nearby.
For a bonus point of interest as you leave, go to S38° 09.D0K, E 144° 22.GL7, where you will find a small sandstone monument to Henry. His unfortunate death was undoubtedly the first of many to follow in subsequent years from similar causes. The graphic design across the top of the headstone is relevant.
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