DENMAN MEMORIAL PARK Traditional Cache
Havago: Sorry to say this is the second time this cache has been removed by unknown person. So another one bites the dust! [:(!]
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The War Memorial Park is located on the corner of Isobel Street and
Paxton Street. The Cache is a medium size Bison Tube and only has
room for Log Sheet. Please place Log Sheet in small end of Bison
Tube first and BYO pen.
This is a high Muggle area at times.
There are a lot of historic shops in Denman’s Main Street
with Pubs at one end and the Hospital at the other end and
in-between is the general shopping area. Well worth taking a few
minutes to drive through and have a look and maybe take a break.
Denman is a small rural town with a population of 1500. Denman
hosts spectacular views of rich pastures spreading out from the
banks of the meandering Hunter and Goulburn Rivers. The town is
situated on the bank of the Hunter River. The Goulburn river system
meets the Hunter River 2km southeast of the town. The Hunter River
has a constant flow of water thanks to Glenbawn Dam at the head of
the river system. The township fulfils a role as a service centre
to outlying agricultural areas. There are many agricultural
ventures nearby, including: dairy farms, vineyards, horse studs and
beef cattle studs. Denman has been the setting for several movies
and television programs including:” The Shiralee" filmed in
the early 1950's.A Disney film "Born to Run" was filmed in Denman's
main street and surrounding district in 1976 with many locals
filling the roles of extras. An episode of G.P. (top rated ABC
program) was filmed in Denman's main street in 1996. A film called
"A Fist Full of Flies" was filmed in Denman around 1995. Denman's
average maximum temperature is 28° in summer and 16° in winter. The
average rainfall is 635mm per annum.
History Of Denman Prior to European settlement the Denman area was
inhabited by aboriginal people who roamed freely across the river
flats and through the lightly timbered hill country. Most of the
original tribe died out by the 1860's. The first European
settlement in the Denman district was Merton, located east of the
present Denman Township on the opposite side of the river. Merton
was the name given by William Ogilvie to his original grant of 2000
acres, received in 1825, on his arrival in New South Wales from
England. Merton was named after the family home in Surrey, England.
Due to its isolation, Merton grew to be self-sufficient and with
William Ogilvie becoming a Magistrate in 1825, became the centre of
justice of the district. The headquarters for Police moved to
Muswellbrook in 1837. In 1841 Merton still had a Police force of
eight and a population of 137. The population gradually moved
closer to the river and eventually crossed the Hunter River. On 21
October 1853 Merton Village Reserve was gazetted. The name was
changed to Denman in honour of Lord Denman. Lord Denman later
became the 5th Governor General of Australia from 1911 to 1914.
Continued flooding caused the population to move to its present
site. Flooding was still a problem until a levee bank was
established in 1988.
PLEASE REPLACE THE BISON TUBE IN ITS CAMOUFLAGE TO STOP IT ROLLING AROUND
Some times the GPS readings are a small bit out. Don't know if it is the trees and Satellite positioning or maybe the Telstra equipment next door.
If you put the co-ordinates into Google Maps and look at the satellite image you will find the cache and the co-ordinates are correct.
I have upgraded the hint to help with a Find. (if it hasn't been muggled)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
pna’g furq yvtug ba pnpur. Vg'f bire zl urnq !
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