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History of Carcoar Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/20/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle to learn about the history of Carcoar. Cache is not at published co ordinates.


Google the answers to these questions to work out the missing co ordinates.

Cache is located at South 33 AB.CDE East 149 FG.HIJ

A= 18?9 Carcoar became the third settlement west of the mountains to be gazetted.

B= Carcoar had first daylight bank hold up in Australian history in 18?3.

C= Court House built 188? Add 4 to answer.

D= Convict built stables of Stoke House built 184?

E= 18?7 towns public school opened.

F= First official land grant to Thomas Icely in 18?9.Subtract 2 from answer.

G= St Paul's Anglican Church built 184?

H= Micky Burke shot dead 2? October 1863.He was a member of Ben Hall's gang.

I= First settlers arrived in 182?

J= By 1850 Carcoar was the ?nd biggest town west of the mountains. Subtract 2 from the answer.

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbex bs gerr

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)