Kegelbahn Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/12/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The only active local Kegal club still operational in Tanunda.

Kegeln (Bowling with 9 pins)The historic Kegelbahn, or skittles alley, was built in 1858 in Herr Paul Fischer's tea gardens at the southern end of Tanunda. It is the only Kegelbahn still in existence in Australia. In earlier times there were Kegelbahns in various Australian towns.

An Ad for a Melbourne café written in "Germania, Allgemeine deutsche Zeitung für Australien" 24/03/186410-pin-bowling is a much more recent development in Australia than Kegeln; the first 10-pin-bowling alley was built in Sydney in 1937. However, that alley did not take off and it wasn't until 1960 that 10-pin-bowling became popular, when an 8-lane manually operated bowling centre was built at Glenelg in South Australia. The Tanunda Kegelbahn quickly became popular in the 19th century. The bowling competitions were social events, held mostly on Sunday afternoons from 1:30 pm until 5:30 pm. Coffee and German cakes were served. In the 19th century there were two bowling lanes; since 1898 there has been only one lane. Kegelbahn, Tanunda, April 2002. In 1931 the Kegelbahn was dismantled and reassembled at the Tanunda Showgrounds. The scoring system in Kegeln is quite complex in comparison with 10-pin-bowling. To leave only the front pin (Kegel)of the nine pins standing is a great achievement; it gets you 60 points. The Tanunda Kegelclub is still active today, and in May 2001 the historic alley was renovated thanks to a heritage grant from the government.(Source: Hampel, Les. 1998. The Tanunda Kegel Club, 1858-1998. The History of a Club and the Pastime of Bowling. The Tanunda Kegel Club Inc. Tanunda [S.A.].)

Wednesday & Friday nights around 730pm games are often played so avoid these days & times.

This is best done during daylight hours as attempting this cache in the dark will draw attention to you from the local houses across the road. Also there is a sensor light on the corner at the Kegalbahn, so be bepared.

Entry can be gained into the park / oval from either Bilyara Road (which is the best way) or from Elizabeth Street.

The cache is cleverly hidden with a logbook only, so dont forget a pen or pencil to sign it with.

If you are short you maybe challenged vertically to grab this cache. The new magnets works well.

Please replace as straight & neatly for the next cacher. We cant make it too easy.

Happy hunting!

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