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Woolstencroft Multi-Cache

Hidden : 11/21/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the Coffee Clans 64th Cache titled Woolstencroft.

The name Woolstencroft is synonamous within this district and by all means they are referred to as the Pioneers of Noojee.


Whilst exploring the many tracks throughout the area we came across this plaque.
From this we have visited the local cemeteries and gathered this info so far.

In 1887 George and Elizabeth Woolstencroft and their family John, Susana, Emma, Charles, Jane, Henry and Alex settled in the Noojee district and each embarked on their own journey with many choosing the Neerim cemetery as their final resting place.
George Sherlock Woolstencroft died at Leigh in England 16th October 1916 aged 69 years and is interred at Lostock Craeam England.
Elizabeth Woolstencroft died August 11th 1907 aged 57 years and is buried at Neerim.
Eldest son John Woolstencroft was a pioneer photographer and postcard publisher of Noojee and Neerim and died on the 25th August 1957 aged 86 years, Johns wife Clara died 6 years later aged 88 years, and their daughter Gladys died in 1986 aged 83 years. All have been buried at Neerim cemetery.
Henry Woolstencroft the 4th son of George and Elizabeth died in action on the 8th April 1912 at Lacnicourt? aged 36 years.

I am still researching the history of Susana, Emma, Charles and Jane and will update the cache notes as new information arises.

The terrain rating for this cache is listed as 2 and should be accessible by 2wd to within 200 metres. However with rain it may make the track slippery so please use common sense and take it easy.

The coordinates listed will take you a plaque erected by the descendants of George and Elizabeth Woolstencroft.
To find the cache you will need the year it was erected by their descendants and use the following sums.
The year Erected = ABCD
The cache is located at
S37.51.(D)(C-4)(A-1) x E145.58.(B).(C+1).(A-1)

The cache is a regular ammo container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

va tbys lbh pna uvg n onyy shegure jvgu n gerr jbbq

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)