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The Palmerston Cemetery Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 6/27/2007
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This multistage cache will require you to conduct some extensive research at the location. Please allow about 1 hour or so to find all the answers. Entry to this location is available 7 days a week between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.

The Pioneer/Goyder Road Cemetery was originally called "Palmerston Cemetery" and is Darwin's first "official" cemetery. Among the gravestones and unmarked graves, lie buried the stories of hundreds of the Territory's pioneer men, women and children. There are stories of tragedy and triumph, hope and heartbreak. Here, in this final resting place, the 'occupants' sleep on oblivious to the modern homes and businesses established nearby and the thousands of vehicles that pass by.

The Pioneer Cemetery is situated on Goyder Road and is also known as the Goyder Road Cemetery or Palmerston Cemetery. The Pioneer Cemetery was opened in 1865 and closed in 1919. A number of burials have been carried out at Palmerston Cemetery since its closure and others associated with the pioneering families and individuals buried there may continue. The cemetery has been controlled by the Darwin City Council since 1958. The first burial took place around 1872 or 1873. In all, 1,230 burials took place at this cemetery, however 450 of these were not recorded by Births, Deaths and Marriages. Today, about 90 graves are still visible, within the new fenced area of what remains of the old cemetery.

The cache is a microcache and you will be looking for a 35mm film cannister. It contains a logbook and nothing else, so you will need to bring your own writing implement. Due to the size of the cache there is no room for swaps.

To find the cache you will first need to answer the following questions, which you will find within the fenced confines of the cemetery:

In close proximity to the posted coordinates there are gravestones with Chinese writing on them. How many are at this particular spot? = A

How old was Rupert Harvey Young when he died? = BC months

How old was Hannah Wood when she died? = DE years

John George Knight died in 1892. In front of his grave is a plaque. What year was this plaque unvieled in his honour? = FGHI

How old was Paul Foelsche when he died? = JK years

What year was Thomas Crush born? = LMNO

How old was Frederick Harrison Harwood when he died? = PQ years

George Henry died at Melville Island in 1907. He was born at Riverton in what year? = RSTU

Arthur Edwin died at Palmerston on the 15th of March 1901. How old was he when he died? = V months

How old was Edith Mary Pater when she died? = WX years

William Joseph Lawrie died on the 10th of July 1883 at the age of? = YZ years

Once you have found the information listed above you will find the cache hidden at this location:

South: BZ (M-N) (K+U) (A+G) (T+F-S) (D-C)

East: PK (V-X) (Q+R) G (I+L) (E-T) (Y-U)

Happy hunting and most of all have fun!

P.S. PLEASE DONT FORGET TO BRING YOUR OWN PEN OR PENCIL.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf ybpngrq jvguva jnyxvat qvfgnapr bs gur cbfgrq pbbeqvangrf. Lbh jvyy arrq gb svaq nyy gur nafjref va beqre gb bognva gur pnpur ybpngvba pbbeqvangrf.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)