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Boatbuilders, Sailors and Fishermen Multi-Cache

Hidden : 12/8/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is located at S33° 50.ABC E 151° 12.DEF.

Lavender Bay, now increasingly very prime real estate, was a working waterfront throughout much of the 20th century.


James Ranalph Jackson, 1882-1975

From the listed starting co-ordinates, this simple multi takes you on a short history tour of Sydney Harbour boatbuilding.

You can find the missing co ordinates by collecting information from five plaques, all located relatively close together.

Bob Gordon Reserve

A - Between 1970 and 198A, Bob built fishing boats...

Waypoint 1

B - The pair of two storey sheds that survive today were erected as early as 19B5.

Along the foreshore

Three other plaques nearby will give you the remaining numbers

C - It was installed in the Government launch Calopus for use at Thursday Island in 193C.

D - From the 1880s until at least the 19D0s, swimmers shared the waters..

E - The slipway cradle consisted of two flat wooden frames, E.1 metres long by 5.3 metres wide..

F - The cradle had F steel vertical side arms.

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No need to go into any private property.

*** FTF Honours go to Team Canary. Congratulations! ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Na nggenpgvir fcbg.

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)