Tragedy Traditional Cache
jiwilly: Can not maintain as not in area anymore
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This Cache is near but not at the Kapooka Tragedy memorial and within 20m of what your GPS will tell you in a tree just off the road. It is a small round cantaner with a log only. (BYO PEN) easy to get to by any means. Have fun looking.
The kapooka Tragedy happend May 21st 1945 where Trainee sappers (engineers) and Royal Australian Engineers Training Centre staff were conducting training in the preparation of hand charges when a massive explosion destroyed the dugout they were in, and killed 26 men.
The funeral brought the town of Wagga Wagga to a standstill, with four semi trailers carrying the coffins of the soldiers through the town. About half the town's population lined the street to watch this part of the funeral - Australia's largest military funeral.
For many years this event has been considered a 'forgotten tragedy', but a new memorial near the site of the explosion ensures families, the military and members of the public can pass by and remember what happened on May 21st 1945.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Rlr uvtug.
Qba'g sbetrg gb purpx bhg gur zrzbevny.
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