Like other caches in this fair city, this one is an historical tribute to the many and varied types of windmills that pumped water from underground to enable the establishment of agriculture in our dry land. In bygone eras, windmills proliferated on the Darling Downs, and today many examples remain - some still actively in use, but many are no longer in use for pumping purposes.
At the posted coordinates you will see a fine example of a windmill, and a plaque. The cache is not at the posted coordinates; you will need information from the plaque (and some mathematics) to determine the coordinates of the hide.
The windmill itself is on the campus of the University of Southern Queensland. At times the location and surrounds will be very busy. Please use discretion and common sense!
(On car trips with the kids, along with punch buggies and pinch minis, they were punching each other every time they saw a windmill. We toned it down a bit by suggesting that they poke one another. Particularly between Toowoomba and Warwick, they poked each other prolifically!)
Final Coordinates are:
| S 27° 35.ABC' E 151° 55.XYZ' |
ABC = the regular number represented as 3BE in hexadecimal
X = difference between the first and last digits of the year of the dedication ceremony
Y = (number of times the letter 'B' occurs in the Chancellor's name) x 2
Z = \(Y^{2 \over 3}\)
(OK, so CO is a maths nerd!!)