Noongar Boodjar # 1 Mystery Cache
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This cache in one in a series of caches placed along the 'Wadandi Rails to Trails' to encourage you to get on your bicycle and take a ride through the countryside and enjoy some of the scenery along the way. There are lush forests with tall trees, bubbling brooks, native bushland with some interesting geological features and classic farmlands with cows in the paddocks and vineyards which change with seasons. More information about the trail can be found here and here.
Noongar Boodjar # 1
The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates.
This mini series of caches is based on the fact that we are all on Noongar Boodjar (land traditionally belonging to the Noongar people). In fact, the Noongar people have occupied the entire south west of our country for over 45000 years. Their land extends from north of Jurien Bay, inland to north of Moora and down to the southern coast between Bremer Bay and east of Esperance.
The word Noongar means ‘person’ or ‘people’. Boodjar means 'country'. As Noongar language was not written prior to colonisation, there are many spellings of most Noongar words. Early European settlers were recording the sounds they were hearing being pronounced. Examples of this are the spelling of Noongar or Nyungar or Noongah or Nyoongar or Nyoongah; Pibelmen or Bibbulmun or Bibelmen; Wheelman or Wilmen; or even Wadandi or Wardandi (hence the naming of the trail these caches are placed along).
Noongar boodjar is traditionally occupied by 14 Noongar groups: Amangu, Balardong, Juat, Kaneang, Koreng, Minang, Njakinjaki, Njunga, Pibelmen, Pindjarup, Wardandi, Whadjuk, Wilman and Wudjari.
Your first task is to place all 14 of these Noongar groups onto the crossword below. Once that is done, the coloured squares will spell out another Noongar word that you will need to enter into the checker to obtain the coordinates for the cache.
You can check your answer and get the cache coordinates here.
Good Luck!
FTF Congratulations Cirrus_WA
PS Remember to look out for the number that is inside the cache.
You will need this number to work out the coordinates for the
Noongar Boodjar Bonus Cache.
Additional Hints
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