Rosebery - (Racecourse) Multi-Cache
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This cache celebrates the Sydney suburb of Rosebery and its interesting history.
Brief History
Rosebery was named after Archibald Phillip Primrose, the fifth Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1894-95).
Rosebery was once the site of two of Sydney’s Racecourses. The first opened in 1895 (located in the now suburb of Beaconsfield) and the second, which is the subject of this cache, opened as a pony track in 1906. Racing at Rosebery was very popular in the 1920 when the Rosebery Cup was run. The track became an army camp during World War I and II and after the second war became a training track used by the Sydney Turf Club. In 1961 much of the land was purchased by the Rosebery Town Planning Company and developed as an industrial area while the area north of Gardeners Road was developed by Richard Stanton (1862-1943). Rosebery was once known as a 'garden suburb'.
Many of the current street names of Rosebery bare reference to the Early of Rosebery and his family. Several park names also commemorate local history, including the (possibly incorrectly/inappropriately named Turruwul Park (supposedly named after a “locally spoken” indigenous language) and Taraken Reserve, after the first stage in the World War II Borneo campaign.
The Cache
For those with a keen eye, Rosebery’s history is still in plain view and the two legs of this cache involve Rosebery’s equine and World War II past. I have attached several historical photos of Rosebery for those who are interested.
The first way point of this multi-cache will take you to a George and Annis Bills horse trough. (information on these can be obtained at the following link - (visit link) and the second to the location of the second racecourse where the 1st Light Horse Regiment A.I.S and the HQ 8th Division 2nd A.I.S prepared for the first and second World Wars.
At WP1, note the plaque and use the following code key and instructions to complete the coordinates of the GZ.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
p n o s a d e t
Take the first three letters of the third word on the plaque and using the key above derive the last three numbers of the following
S 33 55.xxx
Take the last three letters of the first word on the plaque and using the key above find the missing numbers below
E 151 12.xxx
N.B. You will need to bring a pen to log your visit and, in order to travel comfortably between the first and final way point you will need to use a bike or car. It is also possible to visit both way points using one bus route, which you can figure out at the first way point.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur ynfg ....
Cune Ync vf svefg cnfg gur .... ntnva
Treasures
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