Dog Netting Fence Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Bunjil: Unfortunately there has not been a response (or regular update) from the cache owner within the period requested and, as per the original advice, this cache is now being de-listed (Archived) as abandoned.

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Hidden : 8/9/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You are seeking a small Sistema clip-seal container.

By the late 1870s it was clear that pastoral occupation of the Mallee was unsustainable due to rabbits and dingoes. One government initiative to control vermin was the construction, in 1885, of a vermin-proof fence, known locally as 'The Dog Netting' to prevent the rabbits and wild dogs from moving south. The fence stretched 204 miles from Tyntynder on the Murray River to the South Australian border. In effect it divided the land worth saving from that which was not. Within a decade the boundary was made redundant as it was realized the Mallee was highly suited to wheat growing.
The first wheat crop in the district was grown in the early 1890s by George Cecil in the paddock immediately north of the monument. If you drive to the east along the Dog Netting Road you will see several remnant sections of the original fence.
Please consider carrying away with you some of the cast-offs of less responsible travellers. Stay awhile and enjoy a brief walk in the Mallee.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh znl arrq n gbby ohg lbh pna rnfvyl vzcebivfr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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