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Tahmoor Centenary Walk Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/6/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Tahmoor Centenary Walk

 

*The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates. *

This walk celebrates the contributions by local families to the history of Tahmoor.

From the time John Wilson explored the area in 1798 to other explorers such as Charles Throsby and George Caley through to when the township was officially name in1916, and the progress of the township since then.

 Officially opened on August 11 2018, a series of 10 plaques , approximately 20 metres apart, outlining historic events and organisations in the town. In addition, information boards are at either end, with the location of places of interest.

The cache is located using 1 peace of information from each plaque:

S 34 (A-2)(B-3).C(D+1)E        E 150 ( F-1)G. (H-2)( I-1)(J+4) where:

A= The name “ Tahmoor” was approved  on  2? August 1916

B= The number of senior ministers at Holy Trinity Church since 1930

C= Tahmoor Railway Station waiting room was destroyed by fire in 197?

D=  Date in January 1940 Tahmoor Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade was formed

E= The number of children contracting scarlet fever at Bargo Bridge Camp School

F= The number of churches named on the plaque

G= Tahmoor House was sold to James Crisp in 183?

H= The name of the shop in Sydney promoting Tahmoor in its window. (Number of letters)

I=  The number of Golden Fleece petrol bowsers shown at Arthur Wright’s garage.

J= The Freeway number that bypassed Tahmoor in 1980

Pencil required

Congrats to J+J.au for {FTF}

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

TM vf bccbfvgr n ohvyqvat fubja ba gur ynetr vasbezngvba obneq nsgre “W”,ohg jurer vf vg?. Sbex

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)