Mackay Historical Cemetery Mystery Cache

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GeoCrater: I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.

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Hidden : 5/24/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Heritage Walk at the Mackay Cemetery, on Cemetery Road, looks at the history of the Mackay Region between 1862 and 1883 and provides an insight to the lives of the Pioneers of Mackay. The walk is a one and a half kilometre circuit and takes about 45 minutes and can be self walked with the booklets, which are available at Mackay Cemetery & the Mackay Information Centre (located at the City Gates). The booklet expands on the lives of those recorded along the walk.

The booklet is now available online: (visit link) (see "Mackay Cemetery Walk" near bottom of page).

The Cache however will not take as long to complete if you retrieve the information and don't stop to admire the scenery, possibly about 20-30 minutes and only 300 metres of grave hopping and your all done.
The information you are looking for is located on the graves that are marked as part of the 30 graves in the Heritage walk, They are all located in the OLD half of the cemetery, not all of the 30 graves have been used but if you locate them all you will have all the information required to complete the cache and find the treasure of this puzzle

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED CO-ORDINATES

The cache can be found at S21°08.ABC E149°09.DEF

To find the cache co-ordinates you will need to answer the following questions and do some simple math calculations.

G=Number of letters in the person who erected Charles Keeley’s Head Stone?

H=How old was John Fatnahoona when he died?

I=Gustav Muller’s wife died M2?

J=The number of letters in the last name of the person buried at number 4 on the list?

K=How many females listed on William Landells Head Stone?

L=On Daniel Craines Head Stone, down the bottom, are 2 names. How many letters in the 2nd name?

M=What is the value of the last letter, in the 1st word, on the 3rd line on the Head Stone of Edmund Dimmock?

N=How many letters in the word in brackets on the Head Stone at number 8?

O=At number 9: Y4 the 1st person died PLUS M2 the 2nd person died TIMES D1 the 3rd person died MINUS Y2 the 4th person died.

P=The number of females listed on Andrew Diehm’s Head Stone?

Q=The value of the 2nd letter of the 1st word on the 1st line of Andrew Henderson’s Head Stone?

R=John Sharp was born D1 + Y1

S=Number of letters in the shape of the item on top of the grave of Charles King?

T=Samuel Dunn died Y2 – M1

U=James Ready died Y2

Calculations
A = (H / J) - P

B = (M - O) x I

C = G + Q

D = L + R - K

E = S

F = U - T

The answers can be found at the listed co-ordinates on certain headstones listed on the Mackay Cemetery Heritage Walk. There are 30 graves listed in the Booklet which can be obtained from the cemetery & the Mackay Information Centre, or you can wander around the cemetery and look for the grave
sites numbered from 1 through to 30.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrggre Inyhrf nf sbyybjf N=1 O=2 P=3 Qngr inyhrf nf sbyybjf Q1Q2Z1Z2L1L2L3L4 Gur Pnpur vf ybpngrq jvguva gur obhaqf bs gur przragrel.

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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