Adelaide Hills History #01 Crafers
The information sign at the published co-ordinates will give you some historical information about Crafers. Don't believe everything you read - for the real history read the cache notes below.
Extract numbers A, B, C and D from the year the Post Office was established 18AB, and the year the butcher shop opened 18CD
The final co-ordinates are:
S34 59.C (A+3) (B-1)
E138 42.D (B+C) (B-1)
Approx 350 meters away.
Crafers real History (according to Mr Tardis):
The fact that David Crafer was one of the first people to settle here in 1838 and build a hotel is a mere coincidence. What really happened is the hotel was frequented every evening by a local Scotsman (Ewan McGuinness) who was quite a character and by far their best customer.
As he became intoxicated he developed a craving for seafood, especially crayfish. In his thick drunken accent he would call out "CRAYFISH IN! CRAYFISH IN!" and point to his open mouth. Unfortunately for him, the bemused onlookers didn't understood what he was saying. He died in 1839 (in suspicious circumstances) and in his honour the hotel owners named the hotel the Crafers Inn.
