A Walk Back in Time Multi-Cache
Bulba's: We no longer living in this area and are unable to maintain it.
We have come down and it is definately missing. We have no way of replacing it.
So we have no choice but to archive it.
Thankyou Bulba's John & Margaret
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The Coordinates above are for WP1.
An easy 5-stage multi cache with a short walk between weigh points.
Your Assignment if you decide to accept is;
: To find the dates that these buildings were completed:
Then a small calculation to work out the final coordinates for the cache
A micro awaits you after your history walk around PICTON
Historic Buildings in the Town
Picton has a number of notable historic sites. At the northern end of town, overlooking Picton, is Vault Hill, so named as it is apparently where early settler Henry Antill is buried, allegedly upright at his own request, so that he could better overlook his domain. It is currently on private property.
(A) Picton Courthouse
Just south of the intersection of Argyle St (the name given to the old highway as it passes through town) and Margaret St, at the bottom of Vault Hill, is the old courthouse, built in (A). Some of the sandstone for its construction came from the old gaol which was hit by floodwaters in 1860.
S 34 10.095 E 150 36.726
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(B) Stonequarry Creek Bridge
The first bridge across the creek was built in 1834 but was destroyed in the 1860 floods.
The current span dates from (B).
S 34 10.232 E 150 36.650
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(C) St Mark's Church
After locating the Bridge. Walk back to the centre of town, turn left into Menangle St. St Mark's Church of England, to the left, is a simple small stone church designed by the prolific architect Edmund Blacket and completed by (C). When work started on the Church building , news of the discovery of gold, meant that most of the workmen left the site and headed for the goldfields. The graveyard is also of historic interest
S 34 10.131 E 150 36.611
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(D) Post Office & Clock Tower
Now the Tourist Information Centre.
The Victorian Classical stone post office, on the corner of Argyle and Menangle Sts, with its impressive clock tower, is a typical, prominent late-nineteenth century building dating from (D).
S 34 10.160 E 150 36.690
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Now you have all the Dates
Calculation 1 = Add dates (A) & (C) together Then divide by 15
Calculation 2 = Then add Dates (B) & (D) Together Then divide by 6 & takeaway 6
(Use whole numbers only)
Your Final Coordinates will be
S 340 10. (Calculation 1 )
E 1500 36. (Calculation 2)
This may help
Psalm 34:1
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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