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Addington Pioneers Memorial Multi-Cache

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Saint.Anthony: Farewell Addington. Withdrawing from this area to concentrate on home, StA

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Hidden : 7/5/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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THIS IS A MULTI CACHE BEGINNING AT THE POSTED COORDINATES

PIONEERS MEMORIAL

"On a block of land, part of the road reserve facing the main Ballarat-Waubra Reserve made avallable by the Ballarat Shire Council a memorial park to the pioneers of the district was established yesterday. In the presence of a large gathering descendants of 36 pioneer families planted poplars and elms and a cairn was unveiled bearing the inscription "Erected to the Memory of the Pioneers of Addington." Councillor R Crosthwaite opened the park in the absence of the shire president (Councillor R Charles). He thanked Mr A Beseler and the committee for their enterprise."

SOURCE: Argus (Melbourne), 24 August 1934.

At the top of the monument is a plaque in the shape of a boomerang that commemorates the traditional owners of the area. In Memory of --- ------

Calculate GZ using the NINE letter values from the TWO words

Final Coordinates at S 37 2A.BCD, E 143 4W.XYZ

Where values required are:

A = second letter value minus third letter;

B = fifth letter value minus eighth letter;

C = third letter value minus 5;

D = first letter value minus eighth letter;

W = forth letter value minus sixth letter;

X = seventh letter value minus 3;

Y = fifth letter value minus second letter;

Z = eighth letter value minus third letter.

Checksums: South = 25, East = 23

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Urnq Uvtu

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)