Brinkin is named after an Aboriginal tribe who inhabited an area to the south of the Daly River mouth.
The streets in Brinkin are named after boats which serviced the coast of northern Australia. One of the largest streets in Brinkin is Ellengowan Drive, which is named after SS Ellengowan. The wreck was discovered in 1991 by local scuba divers. The shipwreck's discovery and identity was later verified by archaeologists from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in 1994, making it the oldest known shipwreck in Darwin Harbour and the only known Norwegian built iron steamer in Australian waters. The shipwreck lies at a depth of approximately 14 metres, near Channel Island, in Darwin Harbour's middle arm.
The ship of about 30 tons was built in Christiania (Norway) around 1866. and serviced the Missions in New Guinea prior to being bought by the sugar company on the Daly River. Almost immediately upon entering service on the Daly River it was wrecked in the River where it remained for 4 years. It was purchased and raised by a CS Copeland who had a contract to carry mail to Gulf ports of Northern Australia.
However, Ellengowan was so poorly repaired after its stay at the bottom of the Daly River, that upon its return to Port Darwin she was pronounced unseaworthy. The ship was then used as a quarantine hulk for Chinese passengers from Hong Kong to make up the 21 days port before being allowed to land. Being in such poor condition, the Ellengowan sank at its mooring off Channel Island, unmanned, during the night of 27 April 1888 and was abandoned.
The listed coordinates are false and within 2 km of the actual cache.To find the cache you must find the answer in the picture.
This Photo Puzzle is a little unusual, and is designed to be not so obvious, and hence has a difficulty of 3. You will need a computer to solve this, and not a mobile phone.
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Do not forget to track down the other caches in the series and learn a little about Darwin's suburbs!
SS Ellengowan.