School's out! Multi-Cache
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No, no. I haven't broken the rules. The coordinates take you to the OLD site of Millchester State School. A plaque there commemorates the site.
Present day Millchester State School is also situated on the south-eastern side of Charters Towers. It is the oldest school in Charters Towers, being opened in 1874 at this site. The school was moved to its present location in 1947. The school existed as a one and two teacher school for many years, but in the last 15 years the school has grown to 200+ primary school children (prep to year seven).
Schools, among other things, teach information. The location of the geocache itself is at a site where you can find MORE information.
The coordinates are: S 20 04.ABC E 146 15.DEF
School may be out here, but to find the replacement digits for the letters A,B,C,D,E,F in the coordinates you will need to revert to school day thinking and come up with correct answers to the following, mostly based on the plaque at the old Millchester school site:
A - The cube root of the number in the last line on the plaque.
B - The number of the correct answer to the question - What direction is Townsville from Charters Towers? 1) north west; 2) east; 3) south east; 4) north east.
C - Besides being a very large island, Australia is also a land mass known as a ____________; others are Asia, South America, North America, Africa, etc. How many letters are in the missing word?
D - Subtract the year that Millchester School started at this site from the last year the school was here. Then subtract the units digit from the tens digit.
E - How many prepositions are in the last line on the plaque?
F - How many letters are in the name of the season of the year in which the plaque was unveiled?
When cache was placed, it contained a log sheet, a couple school-related tradeables, small pencil and a Mule for the FTF. The mule is to remember what one may grow up to be if he/she ignores school! (Especially for those who remember Bing Crosby and "Swingin' on a Star")
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Lbh zvtug svaq vg orybj qrpx.
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