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Aussie Icon's 1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/13/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

A couple of sites you'd expect to see further west of here.

Gates open at sunrise and close at sunset, need more info than that? please check the Nurragingy Reserve Website


Icon's like this one are seldom seen in condition like this nowadays.

In 1876 the Griffiths Bros. & Co were credited with making the first ............. in Australia at their Toowooba Factory. They based their design on a ................. imported from America. The ................. became known as the "Griffiths" .....s. In 1903 the Toowoomba factory sold its first commercial .................. under the trade name the "Southern Cross". The Southern Cross ................... were design by Bert Giffiths and it was simple, robust and relatively cheap.

The ..................... were *ft high and made from galvanised steel. The Southern Cross became the best known and sold ................... in Australian history and is now an Australian icon.


As steam power developed in the 18th century the need for .......... operated ........s declined. Today, ....... power has gained popularity again due to the increasing use of ....... turbines for electricy.................. are still the cheapest and most reliable pumping machine invented.


Please have a go at the nearby Multi-cache Weddings, Parties, Anything and Traditional cache N.R Hideaway Please make sure 'stealth mode' is used at GZ and Happy Caching

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf pnpur unf unq n uvfgbel bs jnyxvat cyrnfr znxr fher gb erghea vg nf sbhaq. Lbh znl unir gb srry lbhe jnl...bccbfvgrf.....

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)