*The cache is not at the co-ordinates shown*
This cache is to celebrate the 90th anniversary since Bargo Second Grade side won the premiership medals in the local rugby league compeTition. The club was foRmed in 1919 after World War 1, and played in the Berrima District Rugby League competition in First and Second grade during the 1920’s.
In 1926, Nepean had Teams in both First and Second Grade formed from the men building the Nepean Dam. Some players played for Nepean Dam one year and Bargo the next.
In 1928 Bargo won the second grade competition defeating Exeter in the playOff for the Premiership Medals at Loseby Park Bowral on 25th August . During the season scores of 5-3 and 8-2 were very common due to the condition of the grounds , howeVer matches between the teams were always competitive from both players and spectators alike, with one newspaper report at the time recording a spectator’s comment of ‘give it to them Bargo, they are a dirty lot of cows’.
On September 19, Berrima Football League voted to allow Bargo Football Club £15 for cost of premiership medals. After the premiership mEdal competition, a knockout was played between the top 4 teams for the Warleigh Cup. In 1930 Bargo joined the Wollondilly Football League with teams from Campbelltown, Camden, Picton and Wollondilly.
During the 1930’s and 1940’s, challenge cup competitions took over from the league competition with cups such as Sommers, Dawson, Citizens Cups and Gumtree Cups. In May 1932 Bargo defeated Mittagong 8-0 in the Loch Cup.
In 1953 Bargo Football club was reformed and during that year a charity football match took place between the 1928 players and the 1953 players. This was at the halftime break during a charity competition organised by the Bush Nurses Association. This cache would have been placed in a more traditional place, however another cache was occupying that space.
The cache is at:
S 34 18.(A-8)(B-15)(C+1) E 150 35.D (E+8) Where:
A= Bargo’s winning score against Exeter in the Medal Final
B= The number of competition points that Bargo scored in 1928.
C=The Bargo Hon. Secretary’s surname in 1928.- Number of letters
D= The number of second grade teams originally in the competition in 1928.
E= Bargo’s score against Wildes Meadow in round 5 of the competition in the 1928 season.
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