Wagin is located 228 km south east of Perth and 257m
above sea level. It is an important centre for the surrounding
wheat and sheep industry with the inevitable grain silos and bulk
loading facilities beside the railway line. The town also produces
agricultural supplies including superphosphate and stock feed.
No one is quite sure what the word 'Wagin' actually means but it
is likely that it either means 'the place where emus watered' or is
a variation of 'wedge-an' an Aboriginal word for 'emu'. The first
European explorer through the area was John Septimus Roe, the
Surveyor General in 1835.
The Giant Ram
Wagin's Giant Ram located in the Wetlands Park was built by
residents in 1985 to acknowledge the prosperity created by the wool
industry. Each March the Wagin Woolorama draws up to 20 000 people
to the town's Agricultural Show. This show is second only to the
Perth Royal Show as Western Australia's premier agricultural
event.
The posted coordinates with find you at an information
board.
To find the cache you will need to use some of the information
found on the board and do a little maths. Apply the results to the
existing coordinates.
South decimals minus the sum of …
(“times the size of a live ram” + weight)
East decimals minus the sum of …
(length x height) + (“times the size of a live ram” + “months
creating the ram”)