Totally Findable Tourist Caches
Welcome to Sydney
This series of geocaches is designed primarily with visitors to Sydney in mind who may have limited time and transport options and want a quick and easy find while out enjoying some sightseeing around this beautiful city.
All cache containers will be one of three types; a flat magnetic key case (MKC), a round film canister (FC or MFC for magnetic) or a fake rock (FR).
The hint will indicate the type of container used and will be very specific to help you find the cache easily. If you want a challenge to find this cache and don't wish to know exactly where it's hidden, do not look at the hint.
At each location you’ll be given some information about the site you are visiting.
Enjoy!
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Fitzroy Dock was constructed to enable the servicing of Royal Navy ships in eastern Australian waters. Cockatoo Island was selected as the site due to the availability of good stone for building and the presence of a convict labour force on site. Construction commenced in 1851. It was the first large graving or dry dock commenced in the southern hemisphere.
HMAS Waterhen in Fitzroy Dock in the 1930s
Fitzroy Dock was entirely built by convicts and took six years. When completed in 1857, Fitzroy Dock was the largest dry dock in the southern hemisphere and one of the largest in the world at that time. It was the biggest engineering project completed in Australia to that time, and today it is the oldest surviving dry dock in the nation.
Did you notice the red and black bollards lining the dock used to tie up ships? They are barrels from SBML 12 Pounder guns that had been used since the early 1700s. These ones most likely were originally placed at a battery at Dawes Point where the southern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is now located.
Source: Wikipedia - Fitzroy Dock, Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company