“I was born to write of the things that are! And the strength was given to me; I was born to strike at the things that mar the world as the world should be!”
(From – The Writer’s Dream)
You will find this quote on the item you seek in this great park, a bust of Henry Lawson, Australian story writer and poet.
The Empire presents… Footscray Park. The seventh cache by The Empire is located in one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia.
The entrance to the park on Ballarat Road features stone walls and wrought iron grates. A World War I memorial which was unveiled in 1922 stands at the entranceway. It features an Italian-sculpted marble statue of ‘Victory’ on a granite base.
A rustic stone columned lookout shelter and pergola was designed and built by students from Footscray Technical School in 1928. It has a grand view toward the Maribyrnong River and Flemington Racecourse. Nearby a mounted bust of Henry Lawson honours the Australian poet and writer and the inaugural Henry Lawson Literary Society commemorative event held in the park.
Footscray Park is the venue for two large Melbourne events - The Saltwater Festival and the Vietnamese Festival. This was also an early home of Footscray Hockey Club. The Club’s early decades were based at this park near the old Pioneer Hotel, adjacent to Lynch’s Bridge before a move to Johnson reserve in 1965.
At the posted co-ordinates you will be standing at the wrought iron gates. You need to enter the park and find the bust of Henry Lawson. When you find the bust, complete the following steps to decipher your final co-ordinates for this cache.
ABC = This bust was unveiled in the year ???? – 1349
S37 47.ABC
EFG = This monument was transferred from the society to the city in the year ???? – 1706
E144 54.EFG
The cache can be found at…
S37 47.ABC E144 54.EFG
This is a micro cache, there is no room for swaps, please bring your own pen. Beware of muggles and please be careful when replacing the cache.