For our sixth cache hide, we thought what better theme than
cricket.
The coordinates given are those of the pitch on No.1 oval of
Graceville Memorial Park. This is not the location of the
cache.
Graceville Memorial Park was gazetted by the Queensland
Government as the Graceville Recreation Reserve in 1904, but by
1926, it was referred to as Graceville Memorial Park.
A war memorial was built in the park in 1920 and a row of 52
bunya pines and cotton wood trees were planted along Plumridge St
and Appel St to commemorate the 52 local service men and women who
died during World War I.
Another interesting site in the park is an old steamroller built
between 1923 and 1925. It was once part of a children's playground
but is now listed as a “Engineering and Industrial Heritage Site”
and is protected by a fenced off shelter.
The Western Suburbs District Cricket Club was formed in 1921,
and it has had an association with the park since 1924. The
beautiful old grandstand facing the oval was opened in September
1936 and cost 1000 pounds to build at the time.
In summer, the fields host cricket games at all levels from
junior training squad to first grade. On weekend afternoons you can
sit on a seat on the edge of the field, smell the freshly mown
grass and enjoy the satisfying thud of leather on willow. During
one game, we saw someone hit such a big six that the ball was never
found. Hopefully, you'll find the cache though.
To find the cache, you will need to work out the coordinates
from the fragment of the scoresheet below.
The cache is a micro with only enough room for the log so bring
your own pen. GZ is a fairly public place so please replace the
cache carefully and cover well.
Click to verify coordinates