More Howick History (East Auckland) Multi-Cache
TheCoddiwompler: 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.
More Howick History (East Auckland)
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Howick is one of the early settlements of Europeans in New Zealand. HOWICK is named after the third Earl Grey, formerly Lord Howick, who was Secretary for the Colonies in the British Parliament and was responsible for the Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps immigration scheme. His family home is Howick Hall, Northumberland, England.
Gather the required information at the waypoints for the final and you can learn something about the local history along the way.
The final cache is at:
S 36° 53.ABC
E 174° 56.DEF
WP1 - A = The 4th digit of the year the Corporal was born
WP2 - E = The 3rd digit this building was build
WP3 - D = The 3rd digit of the year that Sister Pointon was appointed Matron + 1
WP4 - F = The 4th digit this buillding was opened
WP5 - B = The 3rd digit of the year the Pa was destroyed
WP6 - C = The 4th digit of the year the homestead was built
The cache is a 400 ml Sistema with a logsheet, please bring your own pen.
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