Oxenford is located just south of the Coomera River not far from the theme parks of Movie World and Wet n' Wild.
In 1869, W.R. Oxenford took up 90 hectares (225 acres) near the Coomera River and gained a reputation as a pioneer in experimental farming in the Coomera district.
Less than two kilometres from the southern bank of the Coomera River, a station platform was named Oxenford. Often special trains terminated here bringing Brisbane punters to midweek meetings held at the adjoining racecourse which was constuctred on the Oxenford Family farm. At the time it was the largest country racetrack in the state.
Before a road bridge was constructed over the Coomera River in 1930, a ferry provided access for vehicles on the South Coast Road (today's Pacific Motorway). The Ferry Hotel operated on the northern bank and the Oxenford Hotel provided accommodation and refreshment for travellers waiting for the ferry on the southern bank.
The Oxenford Racecourse and Rail Station were conveniently located nearby. Today, the refurbished hotel, renamed the Oxenford Tavern survives as a link to those earlier days, with the racecourse and station, long gone. The Oxenford Hotel was once owned by Coomera personality and one time State Cabinet Minister(aka The Minister for Everything), Russell Hinze.
Back in the 1930's, the Ryder family operated a general store at the intersection of the Tamborine - Oxenford Road and the South Coast Road. By 1935, the township which had formed along the highway included a post office and St Mary's Catholic Church.
Apart from the businesses which picked up trade from the passing traffic along the busy highway, dairy farming on the fertile river flats was the mainstay of most local families in the early part of the 20th Century.
By the 1970s, changes in consumer demand and dairy production methods forced many small dairies out of operation. The highway too, now bypassed the businesses located on the Old Pacific Highway. The old highway itself was now a two lane local service road.
This spot is the location of the old town water supply for Oxenford now converted to a reserve for birds. The red dot on the photo marks the approximate location of the park.
To find the cache you need to know the capacity of the water storage in megalitres
The cache can be located at S 27° 53.ABC E 153° 18.503 where ABC is 420 + the capacity in megalitres
Thanks to Gold Coast City Council for info and permission to use images