This cache is not located at the posted coordinates but it is a relatively simple multi cache.
There are a seven waypoints, but answers can be found on a short stroll around the shopping centre.
Dickson Shops History
Dickson Shopping Centre is the largest group centre in Canberra and streches from the west at the Wooley Street area (often referred to as Chinatown) to the east where you will find the Dickson pool and tennis courts. Some Canberrans can remember when Dickson was an outer suburb, or even when the planes used to land here. It is fabulous that the artwork around the Centre depicts Dickson's airport history, rural background and the wonderful diversity of bird life in the area. I remember when the Dickson McDonalds opened - the first one in Canberra - and how my brothers and I dismissed their burgers as a crazy American fiction that would never beat a real Aussie burger for value!
PREVIOUS CACHE: https://coord.info/GC1KG74 Dickson's Sheep & Dog
This cache pays tribute to a very cool multi cache hidden in 2010 by allrounder.
Although I had spent a lot of time at Dickson Shops, this cache made me stop and look around and notice the art work. Like lots of other caches, it helped me look at my urban world in a different way.
So thanks to all the cache hiders - I hope that this cache helps future finders stop and see the real beauty here. Have fun exploring the Dickson Shopping Centre and finding some of the artwork that so many pass by without notice.
This cache is hidden in plain sight and you will need to use your caching good sense to time retrieval so that muggles are unaware of the container. BYOP no room for swaps.
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Posted coordinates: You will be standing under a shade sail.
A = how many aeroplanes are on top of the yellow poles?
WP1 near the pie shop:
B = Northbourne Aviation Ground - 19B4 -19B6
WP2 - post office courtyard
C = How many statues of sheep can be found in this courtyard?
WP3 - birds mural
D = Which species of bird is painted on the right side of the mural?
Gang Gang D = 3
Magpie D = 5
Cockatoo D = 7
WP4 - southern courtyard
E = How many large spikes can you count on the upside-down cockatoo's crest?
WP5 - near the newsagency
F = How many painted or ceramic birds are depicted under the seating here (you will need to walk around the structure to count them all)?
WP6 - alleyway mural
G = What year was this mural created? 202G
GZ = S35 14.(E+F)(B+D)A E149 08.(C+A)(D+E)(D-G)