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Byrock Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/7/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

How did Byrock get its name?

One school of thought claims that the local Aborigines, the Nyamimba people, referred to the rock hole simply as 'bai'. This then became the Bye Rock hole.

One thing is certain. When the railway arrived in the tiny settlement, the station was called 'Bye Rock'. The most popular explanation for how it became 'Byrock' is that, when the post office arrived, they requested a rubber stamp from Sydney and it came back with the incorrect spelling 'Byrock'. The Railway Station Master, eager for a simple solution, cut out the 'e' and the space from his sign and made it 'Byrock' as well.

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