DISMAL CACHE Traditional Cache
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Dismal Swamp - History
Blackwood was harvested at Dismal Swamp for almost half a century, from the 1930s until 1975. The first timber lease was held by Norm Hay, who built a tramline into the Swamp to transport the timber. He sold the lease to J.S. Lee and Sons (later Kauri Timber) in the late 1940s. Small volumes were cut by stave-getters, who used horses to bring the staves out from the Swamp. Blackwood stave production for beer barrels continued in Circular Head until 1962.
Over the past half a century there have been several moves to clear Dismal Swamp for farmland for dairying, the latest occurring in the 1980s. This was opposed by local sawmillers, environmentalists and the District Forester, Wes Beckett. Mr Beckett succeeded in having Dismal Swamp declared State forest in 1976. In 1978, 100 ha of the Swamp was declared a Nature Reserve.
FACT: Did you know that blackwood trees love damp feet?
Blackwoods are found in the eastern sea-board states and South Australia. But they only reach their full potential on the alluvial river flats and swamps of north-west Tasmania.
The cache is hidden near the start of the carpark no need to go bush at all.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
oruvaq ynetr gerr ba svefg pnecnex pbeare