OTD 19.10 October 19th Traditional Cache

Geocaches are hidden along the Willunga to McLaren Vale section of the Coast To Vines Rail Trail. Walk or ride, the trail is also suitable for wheelchairs & strollers although cache retrieval is not possible from a wheelchair. Occasional rest areas along the way provide water for you, your dog or horse. We recommend taking plenty of drinking water, share the trail, keep left unless passing other trail users and take care at road crossings.

OTD - 19:10 

Perhaps you want a smiley for every day of the year or maybe a birthday smiley. For whatever reason these 12 mini monthly power trails are here to be found. Most are easily located, with an occasional sneaky one in the mix, sat lock can be difficult in some areas.

Here are some facts for this day. You are welcome to log your interesting, quirky or fun fact/s with your log.

On This Day - October 19th 1872

The largest single piece of reef gold ever discovered in the world is found at Hill End, in New South Wales. 

Hill End, originally known as Bald Hill, is a gold-mining ghost town about 66km from Mudgee in the New South Wales central-west. Alluvial gold was discovered at Hill End in 1851 and within a month, there were were 150 miners working the area. The Hill End goldfield was one of the richest gold mining areas in NSW, and the first reef mining area in Australia. The Beyers and Holtermann nugget, the largest single piece of reef gold ever discovered in the world, was found by workers at the Star of Hope Gold Mining Co on Hawkins Hill, on 19 October 1872. It weighed about 286kg, measured 150cm by 66cm, and was worth at least £12,000 at the time.