The extension of the railway from Tadmor to Glenhope in 1912 brought life to this country district located 41 kilometres from Murchison. In those days Glenhope had an accommodation house, tearooms, shop, stables, school, and five or six railway houses.
It was hoped that the railway line would continue and link with the main trunk line, but alas, that was not to be and in 1955, trains stopped running and the lines were removed.
The monument was originally just through the fence from the cache but has now been shifted across the road on reserve land near the railway station. See GC8978Z if you want details on how to access the reserve.
Update May 2014
When this cache was first placed you could see the monument from GZ. Then the broom grew tall and you had to either go for a walk or just imagine where it was. Now some noble volunteers have shifted the monument to a more appropriate spot. (See news item) I feel no need to move the cache closer, so here it will remain for the rest of its days.