Description
On City Hill, and unveiled in March of 2014 sits a time capsule inside a stainless steel sculpture. The $200,000 obelisk is a centenary gift to the city from a variety of Canberra CBD businesses.
Canberra artist and designer of the sculpture, Geoff Farquhar-Still was inspired by the Canberra Commencement Column which was laid as part of Canberra's naming ceremony on March 12, 1913. This new sculpture rests on a concrete base, clad in granite. It features acid etched images of Canberra and a row of tiles created by glass artist Liz Kelly that were inspired by the geometric designs of Walter Burley Griffin.
The obelisk was officially unveiled by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher on the last day of the centenary year. The 100 objects inside the time capsule were selected by a committee including representatives of Canberra CBD Limited and Craft ACT. The collection ranges from rare and fascinating items, including a toe from the Skywhale prototype, to everyday pieces such as an ACT number plate and a parking fine.
This is a simple, off set multi-cache.
The final cache will be found at: S 35 1A.BCD E 149 0E.FG
At the given coordinates you will be standing in front of a plaque. To find A and B, look at the plaque which describes the time capsule.
The number of letters in the 3rd word on line 12 = A
The number of letters in the 3rd word of line 8 = B
The number of small granite pillars surrounding the obelisk = C
Sculptor Geoff Farquhar-Still was born in 19?3 ? = D
(The number of times the word “Australia” appears on the plaques multiplied by 3) + 1 = E
The number of vertical faces on any one of the small granite pillars surrounding the obelisk, minus 4 = F
The total number of small glass tiles on 3 sides of the obelisk base + 1 =G
Checksums S = 36, E = 43