Credit River - SS Bonnie Dundee Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/5/2013
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Credit River - Shipwreck Series

SS Bonnie Dundee
 March 10, 1879



There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series

SS Bonnie Dundee
SS Bonnie Dundee was a 193/121 gross ton Australian steamship which was sunk after a collision with the SS Barrabool off Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, on 10 March 1879.

She was built by Gourlay Brothers and Company, Dundee, Scotland for George and Bruce Nicoll, Sydney, Australia and intended for trade from the Richmond River, New South Wales and launched on 2 March 1877. She was sailed from Dundee on 28 March 1877, travelling via the Suez Canal and stopped in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and arrived in Cooktown on Wednesday 27 June 1877. She put into the Clarence River in mid July 1877 and arrived in Sydney on 18 July 1877.

While under charter, SS Bonnie Dundee, captained by John Alexander Stuart, was run into by SS Barrabool, captained by John Readman Clark at about 8pm on Monday 10 March 1879, she was cut in two and sank within a few minutes with the loss of five lives. The Barrabool suffered a gash in her port bow above the water line. Her wreck is located in 35 metres (115 ft) of water about 5 kilometres (3 mi) off Caves Beach, south east of Moon Island, approximately at 33°06.327′S 151°42.258′E

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

5z sebz jngre'f rqtr pnzbrq ovfba

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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