The Wardell Bridge is a landmark for the town of Wardell and was opened to traffic in April 1964 - the town of Wardell was originally known as Bingall Creek and later as Blackwall before being changed to Wardell in 1859. Wardell was "discovered in 1828 by Captain Henry Rous". The township of Wardell was originally a thriving township with two sawmills operating, making use of steamboats on the river to deliver cedar trees felled from the area. The river was the highway for both commerce and personal travel. Enjoy a stroll across the bridge, which is designed to open so that boats can pass underneath. The bridge was built to replace the ferry which operated prior for 60 years+ and was the only way to cross the river, accommodating people, animals and vehicles. It was removed in 1964 - on one occasion, a local farmer murdered his workman for having an affair with his wife and tried to dispose of the body by chopping it up, bagging it and throwing it into the river. Unfortunately for him, one of the bags got caught on the cable for the ferry and when the ferry next went across the river, the bag resurfaced with the cable, and was found to contain the head of the unfortunate workman. The farmer was convicted and later executed for the murder. Wardell Police Station opened in 1876, but there was no lockup so criminals were chained to a tree on the riverbank until able to be transported to prison for their crimes.
Above this geocache and to the right is the local Community Preschool which was originally one of the two schools operating in Wardell. It currently operates on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. No need to go onto the church grounds, this cache can be accessed from the road.