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Mitiamo remembers Multi-Cache

Hidden : 12/9/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I came across this interesting sign while on the RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride 2011. The posted coordinates will take you to a sign which provides details about the post war activities at Mitiamo which contains the information required for you to find the cache. I have called this cache 'Post war history' in the log book but the current name better reflects the theme behind the cache.

The cache can be found at:

S 36 1A.B0C

E144 1D.E0F

which picture number?

A= A car ready for victory parade 1919

B= men standing with German machine gun that stood on the site between the wars.

C= Red Cross ladies 1914-1916 less US Army Store

D= C V Sims car ready for the victory parade in 1919

E= Mitiamo Bofors prior to restoration

F= Loading ammunition less The war memorial with the addition of the two granite pillars

Checksum (minutes and decimals)

S = 8, E = 8

The original calculation:

The cache can be found at:

S 36 AB.CDE

E144 FG.HIJ

where:

A= Bofors Mark ? Breech

B= 1st digit of the first year of the restoration of the War Memorial Corner.

C= Number of the picture showing the German machine gun that stood here between the wars.

D= The 2nd digit of the year the granite rock and plaque were added to the site.

E= Last digit of the year the British Army adopted the Bofors anti-aircraft gun

F= Number of service men and women from the district welcomed home on Victory Night in 1946 less 40.

G= This gun is on a Mark ? platform

H= 1st digit of the registration number of C W Sims' car

I= the last digit of the pound on hand for the tender of the erection of the memorial.

J= calibre of the Bofors gun divided by 10

Many thanks to WazzaAndWenches who will be maintaining this cache for me.

Edit June 2023: The sign has deteriorated significantly since 2011, the calculations to get the coordinates for the cache have been changed. As a challenge you can try the original set.

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