Preliminaries:
There is no cache hidden at the posted coordinates, but you will need to start there.
There is no need to enter any commercial premises for any part of this cache!
Please use the roadside footpaths where possible, and take care in crossing any roads.
Makku Mob Caches are popping up all over the place. We place them where we have met up with fellow geocaching friends, and encourage others to do likewise: meet up with a few friends and have some fun caching.
So, a Mob Cache is a Social Cache. In order to find the location of this cache, you will need to bring along some of your friends! The more friends you have, the easier it is to find the cache.
For this cache, you need a minimum of THREE cachers to meet at the posted coordinates with their smartphones.
Location:
Queanbeyan, on the Queanbeyan River, is a city in the south-eastern region of New South Wales, located adjacent to the ACT in the Southern Tablelands region. It is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
The first inhabitants of Queanbeyan were the Ngambri peoples of the Walgalu Nation.
Queanbeyan was officially proclaimed a township in 1838 and 13 years later, gold was discovered. Settlers were harassed by bushrangers, of which Frank Gardiner and Ben Hall were probably the more notorious. The Salvation Army claimed an outpost in Queanbeyan in 1884.
At the height of its rural prosperity Queanbeyan boasted sixteen public houses and six flourmills powered by wind, water, horse and steam. Queanbeyan was granted city status in 1972.
Queanbeyan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Rusten House, a former nurses quarters and hspotal from 1862
Hibernia Lodge built in 1865 as a residence
Queanbeyan Showground site is of strong cultural significance to the Aboriginal community
Queanbeyan railway bridge completed in 1927
Queanbeyan railway station opened on 8 September 1887 when the Bombala line was extended from Bungendore
Byrnes Mill and Millhouse operations began in December 1883, with the mill's two employees soon producing forty bags of flour per day.
St Stephen's Presbyterian Church and Manse built from 1872 to 1883
Christ Church built from 1859 to 1860
Kawaree, a former residence and parsonage built from 1886 to 1889.
There are many notable residents of Queanbeyan, including David Campese (football), Brad Hadden (cricket), Glenn Lazarus (footballer/politician), Megan Marcks (olmypic gold medalist), Ricky Stuart (footballer/coach) and Mark Webber (motor sports).
There are many caches (a heritage from the 2019 Mega) and and adventure labs in the area.
Technical details:
This style of cache is called a geomob. It is popular at events, where a mob of 6, 10 or even more cachers might be required before a cache is unlocked. As this isn’t part of any event, I’ve reduced the size of the mob to just 3 people to give you a taste of the geomob experience. Each cacher present will need an internet-supported smart phone.
[The original mob server was discontinued at the start of 2024; however, the experience has been recreated by talk2azs (with assistance from Mister Doctor) to run on a new server.]
Once at the listed coordinates, each of you should tap on the following link on your separate devices.
CLICK THIS LINK NOW and a new window will open. Continue to refresh this window until you are close enough and connected to the mob. You will see the message and new coordinates.
👓 If you get a Geolocation Permission error, ensure your browser‘s settings allow geolocation.
👓 Refreshing the window should also clear any GPS reading errors.
👓 Be patient - the mob refresh rate is a bit slow, so even though you might be within the mob radius you may have to wait there for a little bit until your presence is detected!
✅ It would be a great idea if someone in your group IMMEDIATELY takes a screen snapshot to minimize the risk of losing the screen. OR, you could just write down the directions or coordinates for the final.
The Cache:
Then you could take a pleasant WALK from the starting coordinates to the cache - it is a short distance away. Or you could elect to drive, but please park sensibly.
Good Luck!