Sunrise at Hill 60 Traditional Cache

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Hoojar: Placed by Team Casho, adopted by fluffyfish and then by myself, it is time to let this one go.

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Hidden : 3/13/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Due to the busyness of the nearby steelworks and the presence of a sewage treatment plant below we feel that this site (Hill 60) has lost a lot its traditional history. In placing this cache we hope to remind others that there is more to this location (and many others where caches are located) than is currently seen today.
We hope you enjoy the cache and the short history lesson and attached links for further reading related to this wonderful site and the people who once resided at this location.

HILL 60

Also known as Illowra, Red Point, Ti-tree Hill, this location is a site of immense cultural and spiritual significance to the Aboriginal people of the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Occupied and made use of for thousands of years, it is dotted with middens and burial sites, tangible evidence of its role in the everyday life of the local people. It is also a site of storytelling and ceremony.
For the Wadi Wadi and broader Aboriginal community of the New South Wales south coast, Hill 60 has strong social, cultural and spiritual associations with both traditional and modern Aboriginal ways of life.
Shell middens and campsites at Hill 60, bear testimony to the long history of Aboriginal association with the area. In the late-nineteenth century, a highly successful Aboriginal fishing enterprise supplying the local and Sydney markets was developed at the Hill and operated until the 1940s. Aboriginal families lived on Hill 60 in houses they built and maintained themselves, until their forced removal in 1942. While nothing remains of these homes today, many of the Aboriginal people raised on Hill 60 vividly recall the coastal life of their childhood, and have retained very strong social and cultural links to the Hill.
Today, deep beneath this scenic lookout, lies a series of fortifications, which were established at the beginning of World War II. These fortifications housed large guns, which were put in place to protect the vital industrial centre of Port Kembla. Although there are no longer any large gums here, the concrete bunkers can be clearly seen. These bunkers are connected to a series of underground tunnels, and in fact, the area is honeycombed with them. Unfortunately, construction of the tunnels and fortifications has contributed to the destruction of many Aboriginal artefacts.
We encourage you to come and experience this wonderful area of the Illawarra Coast Line to experience a beautiful sunrise, take a stroll down the narrow but well formed established walking track comprising of a series of post and rail guards or simply enjoy the scenery.
We have included a couple of links below that provided some very interesting reading in relation to this area and the Aboriginal history. You may wish to print and take a copy of these with you to read on one of the many seats available in the area. Sit back relax in the quiet of the open air with the sound of the ocean in the background. Try to imagine this area back all those years ago and how life would have been and shed a thought for those who were removed from this area and their homes.

Oh and after you have enjoyed the sunrise, the quiet and the reading please don’t forget, there is a cache close by. Please be mindful of the environment and the cultural significance of this wonderful area, as I am sure all geocacher’s do when attending all finds anyway.
Please replace exactly as you found it as muggles frequent this area.

LINKS
State Heritage Inventory 5051311 (page 21-32) (visit link)
Illawarra Aborigines – An Introductory History (16 pages) (visit link)
Stories from 9 Aboriginal Women in the Illawarra who once resided at Hill 60 (19 pages) (visit link)
P.S. If the links don’t work I have saved a copy of the files as a PDF and am only too happy to email them to you.

HONOURS FOR FTF GO TO: WOODY FIGTREE AND GOONIEROOS

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

fnaq fgrcf Jr ubcr lbh rawbl gur uvfgbel nf zhpu nf gur ivrjf.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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