Boofhead

In the late 1950's a long legged black and white fox terrier turned up on the platform of Temora Railway Station. A smart and plucky dog, he was given the name Boofhead and it was soon clear that he thought trains were fun. Steam locomotives were his favourite type of train. Spending more than 15 years riding trains across NSW at leisure but always returning home, Boofhead became known as Temora’s railway dog. In recent times, he has become known as the Riverina Red Dog.

Over the years Boofhead went on many advenures around the Riverina. He rode trains from Goulburn in the East and Lake Cargelligo in the West during the 1960's and became a legend of the rail network. One time, he even visited the Parkes Railway Station which is a long way from home.

Boofhead also liked weekends of sport and would regularly attend football games in Temora. Being the smart dog that he was, it wasn’t about cheering on the Dragons but the good source of tucker that was to be found at football games. Boofhead was also a life member of Temora RSL Club and had a suitably inscribed badge made to hang from his collar to prove it.

Our intrepid terrier continued riding the trains until old age finally caught up with him in the early 1970s. Boofhead’s body was brought home where his railway family gave him a heart felt and fitting burial in the railway yards at Temora. The gravesite’s exact location has been lost, however its approximate location is near where the old station master’s cottage once stood.

The Cache

To claim a find on this cache, find the statue of Boofhead on the main platform of the train station. Once found, you will need to complete at least one of the following two options.

Option #1

Answer the following five questions and send them to me either by the message centre or by email.

1. Name and/or GC code of the cache

2. What is Boofhead standing on?

3. What is written on the dog tag around his neck?

4. The statue was unveiled in which month of 2018?

5. Now look up and to the right. You will see a blue object hanging on the wall. Name this object.

Option #2

Take a photo of yourself** (eg. your leg) or a personal belonging (eg. your caching name, GPS) with the statue of Boofhead and upload it with your 'found it' log.

**As per the virtual cache rules: your face is NOT required to be in the photo.

Feel free to log the cache straight away. However, if you don't upload your photo with boofhead or I don't recieve your answers to the questions in a timely fashion, your log may be deleted. Also, please try your best to not place any spoliers in your logs.

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.