Please make sure you shut the gate if you use it. Don’t leave it open while you search for the cache. It doesn’t take long for the cattle to figure out that it’s open.
The Comet town weir was built by the Railway Department in the summer of 1915-16 and filled the same year. During WWI there were German and Italian internees working on various jobs in the Central Highlands area and it is rumoured that it was a group of these men who built the weir.
About 150m upstream is the site of the original boiler and steam-driven pump which was used to deliver water to a 30,000 gallon (136,382 litre) tank at the Comet railway station which was used for watering the steam locomotives and the township.
After the steam locomotives ceased running in the 1960s, the weir was sold to the Emerald Shire Council (now Central Highlands Regional Council). It is still used to supply water to the town. These days, the water is treated at the nearby filtration plant before being pumped to the highset tank behind the School of Arts in the centre of town. From there it is gravity fed to houses and businesses.
You’re looking for a camo’d cliplock container which contains a notebook and writing stick. There is room for small swaps and TBs.
Vehicle access may be limited during wet weather. It is possible to walk to the cache in most weather.