In 1882 La Gerche was appointed a Crown Land Bailiff and his chief tasks were to regulate timber cutting and cattle grazing in the Ballarat and Creswick State Forest. His appointment came at a time when the government raised concerns about the loss of tree cover in Victoria. The Creswick soils had proven gold bearing and most of the trees had been cut down, in the pursuit of alluvial and quartz gold. The land had been upturned and was covered in diggers' holes and was a mass of weeds and eroded gullies.
Take this virtual tour using an online map application or take a road trip and visit the four sites:
1. Use the Additional Waypoints section on this cache page to 'visit' four significant 'Trees of Creswick'
2. Find the Street Numbers to resolve the equation below and reveal the final coordinates
3. Locate at GZ another National Trust listed famous 'Tree of Creswick'
Abies Pinsapo - Spanish Fir Quercus Suber – Cork Tree
Pinus jeffreyi– Jeffrey Pine Taxus Baccata - Yew Tree
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Calculate final coordinates where:
South 37 25.(ABCx4)-(FG+HI)+18
East 143 54.(JKx10)-(DEx5)-2
ABC = the Street No. of the Spanish Fir Tree location (St John's Church mance yard)
DE = the Street No. of the Jeffrey Pine location (Creswick Pump Track)
FG&HI = the Street Nos. either side of the Cork Tree location
JK = the Street No. of the Yew Tree location (Creswick Havilah Lodge)
***Congratulations to Motndarg on FTF***