This Cache is located at the Entrace to Augusta, WA.
This small Southern WA Town was originially founded in 1830. During the 1880s, an expansion of the timber industry occurred following the construction of a timber mill at nearby Kudardup and the completion of jetties at Hamelin Bay and Flinders Bay.
In 1961, over 100,000 acres (40,469 ha) of farms, bush land and forests between Margret River and Augusta were destroyed by bush fires. Augusta was saved from these because a serious fire a few months earlier had created a low fuel zone north of the town. The Augusta residents cared for the school children who had been evacuated from Karridale and Kudardup.
On 30 July 1986, a pod of 114 false killer whales became stranded at Town Beach, Augusta. Volunteers from around Western Australia, including forestry workers, wildlife officers, surfers and townsfolk, carried 96 of the whales on trucks to more sheltered waters. The surviving whales were then successfully guided out into the bay, flanked by a flotilla of boats, board riders and swimmers.
A bushfire threatened the town in 2011 and over 200 residents were evacuated. The fire had already claimed 40,000 hectares (98,842 acres) before reaching the outskirts of East Augusta, but were later brought under control and no homes were destroyed.
Have spent many a great holiday in this town with my family.
Cache is a 200ml sistema containing log book and pencil.
This is a busy road so please do not pull up near cache as parking is availiable at additional waypoint along Allnutt Terrace. Please be very mindful of the road if you have children with you
Cache could maybe handle small trackables / geocoins. Please replace cache carefully where you found it for next geocacher to find.
Please Note : Do Not log a find if you have not signed log.
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