Welcome to EdwardsClan's next cache - Historical Warrandyte.
The bulk of the work to complete this cache will require a visit to the Warrandyte Historical Society Museum on Yarra St.
It's open at only weekends and on some Public Holidays as shown below, so please time your visit.
And...bring a calculator! ;-)
All Year: 1:30pm - 4:30pm Saturdays and Sundays
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, days declared as Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger
All of the answers to the questions can be found at the museum (except the last one...)
Enjoy.
Questions
A government report determining that "Mr. Michel and his party have, therefore ... clearly established their claim to be held as first publishers of the discovery of a Gold Field in the Colony of Victoria" was published in March of what year? (A)
In what year did Caroline Hastings die? (B)
What is the sum of the dates on the plaque dedicated to Ted Rotherham? (C)
W H McCulloch was the secretary of the Andersons Creek Cemetery. What is his phone number? (D)
Find the Quick Cooker and identify the first patent number listed in the format #####/##. Record all the digits, ignoring the slash. (E)
In what year did five local potters set up a cooperative “based on a philosophy that modern, handmade pottery could enhance the quality of contemporary life”. (F)
In what year did William Barak die? (G)
The age of Simon Wonga when he died plus the year in which he died. (H)
In what year did the Warrandyte Football Club first play at "Recreation Reserve"? (I)
In what year did Chief Protector Robinson first try to secure land for Aboriginal Reserves? (J)
Solve the following:
W=(E-D-((F-2)*200)-G-H-A-(B+C+I+1011)+(J*5)+((I-6)/2)+7)/1000
X=(((((E+F+G+I-8)/10)+B+50)/10)-((I+54)/3))/1000
and proceed to:
S 37 W
E 145 X
For how many complete months was water supplied to this area by this organisation? (K)
Y = W-((K-87)/1000)
Z = X+(((K/2)-12)/1000)
The cache is at ...
S 37 Y
E 145 Z
Enjoy!
FOOTNOTE:
The task of keeping this Geocache going has now transferred to Long John Silva.
The question for clues C, F, H and I were changed in June 2015 as the displays had changed. The co-ordinates for the Waypoint and the Cache were checked and adjusted.
The questions for Clues F and H were changed again in May 2016 as the displays had been changed again. The formulae were changed to match the new questions.
The questions for Clues A, B, F, H and I were changed in June 2022 as the displayed had been changed during the COVID-19 closure period. The formulae were changed to match the new questions.
The questions for Clues H and J were changed in February 2024 as the displayed had been changed during the building works closure. The formulae were changed to match the new questions.