Karlgarin Nature Reserve Traditional Cache
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Karlgarin Nature Reserve
Karlgarin is a town located 321 km south-east of Perth in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The first European to visit the area was Surveyor General John Septimus Roe who passed through in 1848. He recorded the name "Carlgarin" as the name of a nearby hill. Karlgarin is an Aboriginal word that is thought to mean "place of fire". Karlgarin was selected as a soldier settlement site and a declaration of a townsite was sought in 1924. It was not until 1930 that the railway came to the area. The townsite was gazetted in 1931. The town has an abandoned school, shop, telephone box, country club, church and a grain receival point complete with a railway siding. Karlgarin is home to the annual yabbie races and is often considered 'the gateway to Pingaring'. The town's proximity to Hyden, along with its location on the Brookton Highway, means reliable tourism potential which the town is yet to capitalise on. The town also shares a football team with Hyden, the Hyden/Karlgarin Football Club, which competes in the Eastern Districts Football League it also shares a hockey team with Hyden, the Karlgarin Hyden Hockey Club.
This cache is located in the Karlgarin Nature Reserve and is good for a stop to stretch your legs or a lunch break. The entry point at S31 29.776 E118 33.834 has a bit of a dip and may be difficult for caravans to negotiate but there is a parking Bay just a short distance away. Also in the town there is some interesting art work to see at the information bay.
The cache is a screw top fruit container hidden in a hollow log.
Well done arnott.family on your FTF
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