Aboriginal History
Ugarapuls or Yuggera people lived in the area roughly from Ipswich to Maroon and westward to the Dividing Range
The Ugarapul, have named all of the peaks within Moogerah Peaks National Park. Mount Greville is 'Moogerah' or “Moojirah” (along with the area between the mountain peak and Cunningham's Gap also known as 'Moogerah') meaning home of the thunderstorm.
Mount Edwards is known as 'Wummun' while nearby Mount Moon takes its name from 'Moorm', which means 'old walkabout mountain'. It is said that when the local Aboriginal groups were searching for food along the creeks west of Minto Crags ('Whimpullin') 'old walkabout mountain' appeared to move along with them.
The two peaks of Mount French are known as 'Punchagin' (the southern peak) and 'Mee-bor-rum' (the northern peak).
For the Ugarapul, the area was rich in resources. Animals such as the goanna, kangaroo, wallaby and koala were hunted for food and skins. During kangaroo corroborees—which were attended by people from the Richmond River (New South Wales), the Brisbane River, Nanango, Killarney, Warwick and the Bunya Mountains.
The peaks of Moogerah are key landmarks for the Ugarapul—each hold links to the creation of their landscape; many hold important cultural stories. When the yellow butterflies appeared, the Ugarapul knew that the bunya nuts were ready to fall from the trees.
When the yellow flowers bloomed, it was a sign that 'nairrar' (bearded dragon) was full of eggs and the witchetty grubs were ready to eat.
Nature, Culture and Histroy - Moogerah Peaks
Finding the Cache
Cache can be found at S28 01.A B C E152 33 .X Y Z
At the listed cordinates
Look for the Brass Marker.
X = Digit (number) before Zero Zero
Z = number of letters on the first word
Close to the Brass Marker is a metal object in the ground.
The shape of the object = Y
Square = 4
Star Picket = 0
Triangle = 6
Circle = 8
Now Look for a concrete marker
A = Third number in the year
B = Last number in the year x 2
Near the Wall
Look for a sign.
C = Distance to Summit + 1.
