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Australian Church Micro # 0001 Mt Barker Uniting Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/27/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This collection of caches is based on the Church Micro series in the UK which has over 12,000 caches as this series is on Historical churches .

This is a simple offset multi .

Visit the church to gain the co-ords for the final which is a short distance away as the crow flies but a bit further if you walk

At the given co ords you will be standing at the entrance to the church and to the left of the door you will see an oval shaped plaque where you can gather information required

You are standing at the front of the Mount Barker Uniting Church previously known as the Dunn Memorial Church.

It was a former Weslyan Methodist Church.

The current Church Hall was the 1st Church, and prior to that religious services were held in the 1840's for early settlers of all faiths at a gum tree along the bank of the Mount Barker creek just down the road from here.

John Dunn  was one of those early settlers. He paid for the construction of this current Church.

The foundation stone is located above the principal entrance and laid on 12th March 1884.

The Church was officially opened on 16th September 1884.at a total cost exceeding 4000 pounds.

Of particular note architectually is the clock tower & spire above the entrance to the Church.

Early English influence can be seen in the lancet windows.

In the 1970's with the Union of churches this church became the Uniting church as it is today.

 

You are looking for a micro container log only so please bring pen .

Currently the Church is under repair so you need to walk a few meters to your left to what was the original church and now a Hall. You will see an oval plaque where you can obtain info required. Once repairs complete will revert questions back to the John Dunn Memorial Church  

Gather the following info from the plaque to locate the cache.

 

A   What is the 1st number on the plaque

B  What is the 10th number on inner oval of plaque.

C   How many times is England mentioned on the plaque

D  4th number on the Inner oval of plaque 

E   How many letters in 3rd word on first line on INNER oval of plaque 

F   What is the 1st number on last line of INNER oval of plaque.

Final can be found at  S 35 04.ABC   and E 138 51.DEF

Check sum 18

This Church is of significant interest to Gwen and myself as our parents were married here in 1952 and we were christened in this church and attended Sunday school  

Gather info from hall a few mtrs left of original co ords at plaque on old original church which has a sign stating Hall for Hire.Thought by gathering info here would save putting cache offline whilst repairs completed  

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Raq bs srapr qbja ybj va punaary. Euvab pbagnvare

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)