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History of Penrith Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/12/2016
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle to learn about the history of Penrith.

Cache is not at given co ordinates.

A google search can find the missing co ordinates.


Earliest known photograph of Penrith. St Stephens Church can be seen in High Street

Cache is located at South 33 AB.CDE 150 FG.HIJ

A= First European explorer in the area in 1789 was? Surname. Number of letters. Take 1

B= First land grant in Penrith was to? Surname. Number of letters. Take 3

C= Anglican church St Stephens opened and consecrated in 183? Take 3

D= Post office opened 18?8. Take 1

E= First Court House established 181?

F= First bridge over the Nepean River was opened in 185? Take 2

G= Railway line extended to Penrith in 186? Take 3

H= The Penrith Panthers NRL football team was admitted into the competition in 196? Take 2

I= Penrith was established in 181? Take 4

J= In 187? the area became a municipality.Add 1

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Now with these co ordinates you have found add 1680 milliarc seconds to the north and 4 times that to the east. There is a checker below for final cache location.

 

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va

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)