Can you hear the whistle blowing? Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/23/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Couldn't resist the bridge, this is such a good place. Follow the road.

Snake Creek Armament Depot is one of the Northern Territory’s most extensive extant World War II military sites. It was constructed between 1943 and 1945 after the Navy identified the need for a semi-remote magazine. The design included a road system and a 2.85 km rail loop from the North Australia Railway, an ammunition storage area capable of storing 3,500 tons of high explosives, and related facilities. A total of sixty-nine structures were built, some into the hill slope and some entirely above ground. It appears that the whole complex was camouflaged against aerial observation.
The RAAF controlled the facility between 1953 and 1962, a period which included the days of the confrontation with Indonesia.
The facility fell into disuse in the 1970s
In 1943 39 locomotives were listed for service on the railway.
During World War Two the Northern Australian Railway was strengthened and reballasted to carry the massive increase of traffic. When up to 247 trains could run per week. The Railway was of major importance, ensuring a supply route to the north of Australia.
The Northern Australian Railway was opened in 1889, it was taken over by The Commonwealth Government in 1911, promising to complete the Adelaide to Darwin Railway but they never set a time frame. The Northern Australian Railway closed in 1976 only getting as far as Birdum.

Follow the railway tracks on the road down to the bridge. You will not have to walk out on to the bridge to get the cache.

Also see 'Air Raid' and 'Cowboys and Indians'

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnxr n anc.

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)


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