Welcome to
Tarnagulla. This is
your 1st History Lesson.
This little multi
is a simple one. All
the questions below are found in 1 small area and the cache is only
a short walk from here.
THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE
LISTED COORDINATES.
This multi will
take you to a little park with some interesting features and an old
building next door.
(more info on each WP is included below)
All you have to do
to find the cache is answer 1 question from each WP, do a very
simple calculation/substitution and hey presto…
Ok. Lets get the tour and history
lesson under way.
WP1 is the
above listed coordinates.
The coordinates
should have you standing in front of a CANNON in a little park called
Soldiers Memorial Park.
This Cannon was
Taken from the flagship "HMS Nelson" and presented to the
Tarnagulla Borough Council in 1898. The cannon has been fired 5 times
in Tarnagulla.
1. Relief of Mafeking (19th May
1900).
2. Monstor picnic to celebrate the
relief of Mafeking (23rd May 1900).
3. Coronation Thanksgiving
Celebration (26th June 1902).
4. End of World War I.
5. Bicentennial Celebrations
(1988).
Your question here
is:
A = What is the missing Number?
811_
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WP2
Soldiers Memorial
Park - Opened in 1920 in commemoration to soldiers in various
wars. The MONUMENT was restored in 1996 as part of
the "Australia Remembers" project. BBQ's, tables and toilets are
located in the park.
Your question here
is:
B = How many names are listed on the
monument?
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WP3
You should be
standing in front of the Victoria Hotel & Theatre which opened
in 1862, and has been a Public Hall since 1922. Many big names of the gold era
entertained the miners from its stage.
Your question here
is:
C = 2nd number in the day the hall
was officially opened?
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WP4
You should be
Kangaroo Chair
The Kangaroo Chair
represents the spirit of federation by bringing together these
towns within the Loddon Shire. There is an INFO board here that will tell
you all about it.
Your question here
is:
D = How many letters in the missing
word “The Chair Itself Represents
______”?
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The cache can be
found at:
S36° 46.aDb E143° 49.bef
a = 1st
No. of B
b = C + D
e = C –
A
f = C +
2nd No. of B
You are looking
for a small cache with room for small swaps, log and pen.
Please use a bit
of stealth when retrieving the cache, you never know who may be
watching.
We hope you
enjoyed your lesson.