Archer on Fitzroy Multi-Cache
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At the listed co-ordinates is a statue of Charles Archer. The statue commemorates the meeting of Charles and one of his brothers on the banks of the Fitzroy River in 1855 which determined the site of Rockhampton.
Charles and William Archer discovered and named the Fitzroy River in 1853 in honour of the then Governor of New South Wales, Sir Charles Fitzroy. In 1854, Charles and Colin Archer explored the Peak Downs district, being apparently the first to do so since Leichhardt traversed it in 1847. As a result of their examination of the valley of the Fitzroy the family partnership took up land there, and first occupied it in 1855. They had been attracted to the site not only by the suitability of the country for grazing, and the beauty of the mere which reminded them of Norway, but also by its position on the Fitzroy River which would allow them to use sea transport for taking out wool and bringing in stores. The city of Rockhampton now stands on part of the original Gracemere run. Gracemere was first called Farris, it was renamed Gracemere in honour of Thomas Archer's bride Grace Lindsay.
The cache is located at S 23 22.ABC E 150 30.DEF
From the largest plaque on the plinth at the statue
A = the value of the fourth letter in the sculptor’s surname (A=1, B=2, etc)
B = the tens digit from the year in the bottom right hand corner of the plaque less 1
C = the number of letters in the ketch’s name less 1
D = the number of letters in the horse's name less 3.
E = the value of the fourth letter in the horse’s name (where A=1, B=2, etc)
F = the number of times the letter O appears in the second line (the first line is the date)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vs lbh ner ohfurq gnxr n frng ba gur pbapergr
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