Welcome to Historic Childers Traditional Cache
Fuddley: Due to the fact that I will be unable to get up to check on this cache for a while, I will archive it now in the hope someone else may put a new one here.
Welcome to Historic Childers
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Stop for the cache by all means, But also stop in town to take on some of the History that abound here.
Childers is a town which was created and sustained by the sugar cane which grew around it until the recent 8 years of drought. The local council, determined to capitalise on the tourist traffic which drove through town without stopping, then embarked on a campaign which has resulted in the title 'Historic Childer'
The Childers area was first explored by Europeans in the 1850s. The name of the town of Childers comes either from the village of Childre in Oxfordshire (there are other Oxfordshire names in the area including Didcot, Abingdon and the Isis River) or from the Rt Hon Hugh Childers, Auditor-General of Victoria.
The area grew slowly as teamsters stopped in the town and the land around was taken up by pastoralists eager to raise cattle on the fertile soil. In 1902 the town was virtually wiped out by a fire which demolished nearly all the buildings on one side of the main street. Those that survived are now the interesting and important buildings in the town.
Things worth seeing:
Pharmaceutical Museum and the Olde Butcher Shoppe, both of which are specialist museums where the history of particular trades can be explored.
Palace Hotel, the most ornate and ostentatious building in town. It was recently converted into a backpacker destination but in late June, 2000 it was severely damaged by fire. Tragically 15 backpackers were killed in the fire.
And much more, Please stop and enjoy this sweet little town on your way to where ever you may be going.
The Cache itself is a screw top container big enough to hold swaps, TBs and GCs, it should be an easy find although this spot can be busy at times, with people stopping for smoko and lunch etc.
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