Ship It!! Multi-Cache
Hidden : 5/23/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The area around Port Wakefield was initially explored by the first white man, Captain Matthew Flinders in March 1802. The area was already inhabited by aboriginals from the Karuna Tribe. Their land stretched from Cape Jarvis in the South to Crystal Brook in the North, across to Gawler and Myponga in the East.

With the discovery of Copper at Kapunda in 1842 and also richer deposits at Burra in 1845, there came a need to develop a more efficient way of transporting the ore and supplies to and from the mines. Drays loaded with 2 ½ tons of Ore took 3 weeks to make a round trip to the Port in Adelaide.

In 1849 the mouth of the Wakefield River was discovered by Mr Buck Lighterman. It was then deemed as a suitable site once dredged to become a harbour where ore and supplies could be transported to and from.  The decision to develop a port, came from the recommendation of Thomas Lipson to the then Governor, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young. The port was then to become known as Port Henry which later to become Port Wakefield. Unfortunately with the creation of the Railway Line from Adelaide to Gawler, and then onto Kapunda, the Port declined.

The Port changed its focus from the mining industry to the pastoral industry.  The wool industry in particular was a major product being exported through the port. In 1866 it was second only to Port Adelaide for the quantity shipped throughout the state. In 1870 a Tramway was established to service towns through to Auburn. These were horse drawn trams which were hauled to Auburn and then returning to Port Wakefield. The tramway was further developed into a railway system that allowed goods and produce from other towns to be directed through Port Wakefield for transfer onto ships.

Today it is still a vibrant community that caters to the agricultural industry, developing tourism market, professional and recreational fishing industry, and as a centre servicing the needs of motorists travelling on Highway One.


Images and text from http://www.portwakefield.sa.au/history.html

Once at the give cordinates you will find a monument to commemerate the ports history. There are 4 Plaques on the monument use them and the clues below to find your way to the final cache.  

What years did the Large Number of Bullock and Mule Teams Travel To and from Pt Wakefield = ABCD to EFGH
The years that the Sailing Ketches traded = IJKL - MNOP
Number of letters of the last word on the Shipping Co. Plaque = Q
Number of letters in the name of town that the teams travelled from ?? to Port Wakefield = R
Day that Brass sign was unveiled = S
Year the Brass sign was unveiled = TUVW
How Many times does the number 1 apear on all the plaques = X
Number of letters in the first word on the Brass sign = Y
Number of letters in the second word on the last line of the Brass sign. = Z

S O(F-C)° AT.(M+E-L)(Q-I-S)(R+W-Y) .
E (D-B)OV°P(H+A).(G+K-Y)(J+X-H)(N-U+W).

Additional Hints ()

Znl jnag gb purpx Gvqr Gvzrf naq erzrzore gb ybt lbhe svaq.

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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