Credit River - Postboy Traditional Cache

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res2100: The Post Boy has grown up and now has a job working for the Daily Planet.

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Hidden : 9/5/2015
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Postboy
 October 22, 1905



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

Postboy
The 63 ton schooner Postboy was built at Port Adelaide in 1874. The schooner was owned by Messrs. Weman and Morgan and registered at Port Adelaide. She was a regular trading vessel between Port Adelaide and the gulf ports.

Captain James Thomas was in charge of the schooner Postboy on December 15, 1876 about 20 km off Glenelg when a sudden squall struck. She was returning from Port MacDonnell, South Australia to Port Adelaide, South Australia, with a small cargo of bark and stone ballast and seven people on board. The wind pushed the vessel bodily over and she lay on her side with sails floating in the water, resulting in the loss of 6 lives.

Captain James Thomas was drowned and his body was found on Kirkcaldy Beach on December 26, 11876. His wife Sarah was pregnant with daughter Edith Emily at the time.

Postboy was refitted but was eventually wrecked at Arno Bay, South Australia after being driven ashore by a squall on October 22, 1905, and was said to have been burnt on the beach. The ship’s wreck site is protected by the South Australian Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981 and is located at 33°55′12″S 136°34′12″E. The figurehead of Postboy is in the South Australian Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide.

The vessel One and All, built at North Haven as part of South Australia's 150th jubilee project, is based on a design of the Postboy.

There are leeches in this part of the river.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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