Bricks were needed in North Taranaki to construct the many chimneys for open fires and coal ranges in the new buildings. Some of the bricks were used for buildings instead of, or in conjunction with, native timber.
(On this site), a brick works, including the managers house and workers accommodation, was built for Messers Herbert Joll and Peter Black and opened April ABCD. The total cost was £EF00. The mix of papa and sandstone silt that overlaid the adjacent flat land was used as the brick making material. Coal from Mokau was used for the firing. A second kiln was added later to make field tiles. Bricks were towed to the Waitara rail head, G0,000 at a time, using a traction engine. The company ceased production just prior to World War I.
(The remaining building), the old storage shed was used by later land owners Morris and Violet Rea as a shop to sell produce they grew on the flat. This shop closed in the XYZ0's.
It is now used as a hay and farmer's storage shed.
The given coordinates are the Heritage sign from which the above text is taken
To calculate the Final coordinates and find the geocache...
Add (AB+CD+EF+G) to the South decimal (seconds),
and Deduct ((Y-Z)*2) from the East decimal (seconds)
Checksum: AB+CD+EF+G+X+Y+Z=53
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